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kimmy · 06-05-2008, 12:37 PM

KK, I'll tackle this when I get back home tonight. I'm doing it...

wlmak · 06-05-2008, 12:39 PM

delayed gratification, ok 2nd attempt from me, it means you want something badly, say a nice car, but you willing to wait for the right momment to get the right deal, for example, wait for financial crisis, to see if any cannot sustain their lifestyle and willing to sell their car cheap cheap, then you just grab it. some scenario on the stock market.. financial crisis, wait for the stocks to drop like shit.. then you buy in lower and wait patiently for it to rise when the economy recover?

KURAUKING · (This post was last modified: 06-05-2008 12:57 PM by KURAUKING.)

That's 'Investment' you have describe. I'll give you a example..... Tongue

"Delayed Gratifications" is more on "would you sacrifice certain point of pleasure or lifestyles 'now' in order to gain a better financial status in the future(or for some other reasons)":P

Another example of Delayed Gratification is :- You wanna take a Master Program now and it'll cost you a bomb which you can still afford but would you sacrifice this Master Program thingy for the future of yr child(or for some other reasons)~???

wlmak · 06-05-2008, 01:18 PM

i did the survey from Central Michigan university - http://www.happypsych.com/

part of my result ~~~ "your responses indicate that you are sometimes able to withstand discomfort for the sake of long-term gains, but in some areas you are more concerned with immediate pleasure" Tongue

KURAUKING · 06-05-2008, 01:36 PM

Ok good, now you understand the word 'Delayed Gratification' so "What does 'Delayed Gratification' meant to you~???"

gneleey · 06-05-2008, 03:18 PM

does it mean i suffer now with the thesis writing and enjoy later with the fishes that i can catch? hahaha...sorry ar, mui mui chai here, u all talk grown up style, i cannot catch up...

and the reaction to the fuel price hike... one word: sien~! It will of course affect in many ways. So lifestyle will change, lesser outings, more drama-watching...in the course of shaping myself to be a 100% nerd.

KURAUKING · 06-05-2008, 06:04 PM

Hmmmm, not really gneleey. It's kinna like you already caught the fish but it's oni 1 kg in size so you decide to let it go so that you can come back and fish it when it size reaches 3kg....... Tongue

gneleey Wrote:does it mean i suffer now with the thesis writing and enjoy later with the fishes that i can catch? hahaha...sorry ar, mui mui chai here, u all talk grown up style, i cannot catch up...

and the reaction to the fuel price hike... one word: sien~! It will of course affect in many ways. So lifestyle will change, lesser outings, more drama-watching...in the course of shaping myself to be a 100% nerd.

wlmak · 06-05-2008, 06:06 PM

very chim ah...................

KURAUKING · 06-05-2008, 06:22 PM

LoL Mak, no one says it's gonna be easy. Well, Delayed Gratification is a discipline you'll need if you want to get out of yr rat race. Clear off all yr liabilities and you'll need to build a network of income that'll help you enhance yr assets. Can you do that without delaying yr gratifications~???

wlmak Wrote:very chim ah...................

wlmak · 06-05-2008, 06:25 PM

ok. i shall try... but it takes time.. will go home.. sit down and plan it out.