Instant Gratification And Procrastination Have The Same Roots

Self control or the ability to direct one's thoughts are at the root of a successful or unsuccessful life.Without the abilty to forestall gratification now for something better in the future poverty is assured.Spending one's money for consumer objects now is a sure way to destroy the seeds needed either monetary or psychic for the potential fruits of the future.What is wanted now takes precedence over the future.Likewise procrastination is where the difficult route now is moved into the future.In both cases the gratification is immediate in one case by something positive and in the other by the absence of anything negative.Putting off for tomorrow what should be done today and spending today what should be saved and grown for tomorrow are attributes of people who have no self control and are not much different from an animal who lives in the here and now.The world is such that taking the easy route today means failure in the future.Develop the ability to take the difficult route which also includes persistence and success is assured.