<!-- bryant-content-generator:start --> # Long-term strategy converts delayed gratification... > Long-term strategy converts delayed gratification into social capital by directing present effort toward relationships, artifacts, and positions that may become valuable only after years of compounding. What a person wants immediately can obstruct what they are actually trying to build. **Source:** [[livestreams/Long-Term Strategy, Social Capital, and Delayed Gratification - Workbook|Long-Term Strategy, Social Capital, and Delayed Gratification]] ## Share on Social Media ``` “Long-term strategy converts delayed gratification into social capital by directing present effort toward relationships, artifacts, and positions that may become valuable only after years of compounding. What a person wants immediately can obstruct what they are actually trying to build.” — Bryant McGill https://bryantmcgill.com/quotes/quotes-long-term-strategy-actually-trying-build ``` <!-- bryant-content-generator:end -->