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When instant gratification corrupts slow pleasures

I love gardening but I get impatient with how slowly plants grow and end up buying new ones instead of tending what I have.

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More people experience this than they realize.

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The conditioning toward immediate satisfaction can undermine our capacity for the deeper joys that require patience.

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“Where Are You with Pleasure and its examined life?”

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