<!-- bryant-content-generator:start --> # Immediate gratification is a slow-motion dream... > Immediate gratification is a slow-motion dream killer because it repeatedly exchanges future leverage for present relief. The loss rarely feels dramatic in one decision; it appears later as the absence of a portfolio, reputation, relationship, skill, or body of work that was never given time to accumulate. **Source:** [[livestreams/Long-Term Strategy, Social Capital, and Delayed Gratification - Workbook|Long-Term Strategy, Social Capital, and Delayed Gratification]] ## Share on Social Media ``` “Immediate gratification is a slow-motion dream killer because it repeatedly exchanges future leverage for present relief. The loss rarely feels dramatic in one decision; it appears later as the absence of a portfolio, reputation, relationship, skill, or body of work that was never given time to accumulate.” — Bryant McGill https://bryantmcgill.com/quotes/quotes-immediate-gratification-slow-given-time-accumulate ``` <!-- bryant-content-generator:end -->