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Delayed Gratification and the Creative Soul – Part 3: Why Double Gratification is Best
1 Comment Published by Andrew Leigh August 21st, 2008 in Goals and Goal Setting, Just Doing It, Success.Creative Development for Artists, Writers and all Artistic Creativity
Right then – in part 1 and part 2 of this series I’ve looked at the pros and cons of delayed and instant gratification.
As Gaina suggests in the comments for Part 2, hitting the right balance is vital. Like most things in life, it’s going to one [...]
Delayed Gratification and the Creative Soul – Part 2: the Case Against
2 Comments Published by Andrew Leigh July 3rd, 2008 in Goals and Goal Setting, Just Doing It, Success.Creative Development for Artists, Writers and all Artistic Creativity
Okay – so you read (I hope) the case for incorporating a delayed gratification approach into your creative life – now, for the first time anywhere (so far as I know), here is the case against – or:
Why Instant Gratification Rules
Note: I’m taking a devil’s advocate stance [...]
Delayed Gratification and the Creative Soul – Part 1: Delayed Gratification is Good For You
2 Comments Published by Andrew Leigh June 24th, 2008 in Goals and Goal Setting, Just Doing It, Success.Creative Development for Artists, Writers and all Artistic Creativity
Have you ever given up something pleasurable now in order to reap greater rewards later? That’s delayed gratification. And I’ll bet you’ve also decided to blow the consequences and take the pleasure now. That’s instant gratification.
In this post I’m going to present the standard arguments for delayed [...]
Increase your sense of wellbeing in three simple steps
6 Comments Published by Andrew Leigh May 7th, 2008 in Happiness, Success, Uncategorized.Creative Development for Artists, Writers and all Artistic Creativity
I’ve been doing a lot of reading about attaining enhanced wellbeing – about what brings people a sense of fulfilment, meaning and peace. All at once my thoughts crystallized into this simple formula that cuts to the essence of how to increase your sense of lifelong wellbeing.
Despite [...]
Find Your Definition of Creative Success
2 Comments Published by Andrew Leigh April 23rd, 2008 in Goals and Goal Setting, Happiness, Success.Creative Development for Artists, Writers and all Artistic Creativity
Here’s a question to mull over – what happens if your definition of the word success is so difficult to attain that it cripples your ability to achieve it and blinds you to the very real successes that you can (maybe already have) achieved?
The trouble with the [...]
