Instant gratification is a curse and a blessing. The digital era that we live in has fostered a desire for satisfaction and fulfillment at our fingertips. While this can just be seen as yet another ...

In a time where almost anything you could want is just a tap away—AI-powered answers in seconds, groceries delivered within the hour, endless content streamed instantly, and real-time validation ...

I know a big part of your teaching centers around the importance of learning to delay gratification. You seem to believe reaching a level of maturity where you can do this is essential to attain the ...

Cognitive control plays a central role in mental skills ranging from plain concentration and focus (on your homework, not that text from your BFF) to calming down after you get upset (say, when you ...

These days, we all seem to live in an “instant” world. Everything is at our fingertips. We can do research with the click of a mouse, we have 100s of channels on our TVs that can be accessed ...

You’re right, it is hard. Sometimes it’s very difficult to leave the dinner table when someone’s asking if you want another piece of pie. And harder still to go from there to taking a nice, long walk ...

The world moves fast, and we’re hooked on it. Order a pizza, and it’s at your doorstep before you can scroll through ten TikToks. Post a selfie, and the likes roll in before you blink. Everywhere you ...

The following contains spoilers for Lazarus Episode 1, "Goodbye Cruel World," now streaming on HBO Max. Shinichiro Watanabe’s Lazarus has been one of 2025’s most highly anticipated anime series due to ...