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Delayed gratification is a lost art in today’s 
society.

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Everyone prefers immediate satisfaction. 
Yet as one occupational therapist points 
out,

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"To be able to delay gratification means 
[we are able] to function under stress.”

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When we give ourselves everything we want 
immediately,

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we create a pattern of living that isn’t 
sustainable and steals from our joy.

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As Stephen Covey put it, “Happiness can be 
defined, in part at least,

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as the fruit of the desire and ability to 
sacrifice what we want now for what we want 
eventually.”

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That’s why my encouragement for you today 
is… try patience. I’m Mac Hammond; this is 
the Winner’s Minute.