<!-- bryant-content-generator:start --> # Delayed gratification is not passive waiting. It... > Delayed gratification is not passive waiting. It is active preparation performed before the reward can validate the effort: practicing, documenting, serving, building, and maintaining enough continuity for a future opening to recognize a prepared person. **Source:** [[livestreams/Long-Term Strategy, Social Capital, and Delayed Gratification - Workbook|Long-Term Strategy, Social Capital, and Delayed Gratification]] ## Share on Social Media ``` “Delayed gratification is not passive waiting. It is active preparation performed before the reward can validate the effort: practicing, documenting, serving, building, and maintaining enough continuity for a future opening to recognize a prepared person.” — Bryant McGill https://bryantmcgill.com/quotes/quotes-delayed-gratification-passive-recognize-prepared-person ``` <!-- bryant-content-generator:end -->