Do You Really Need It?
We know that Saving and Investing is good for the long term, but we don't receive the same pleasure from putting our money behind these practices. Instead, we seek instant gratification in the form of purchases big and small that only temporarily fulfill the void we're trying to fill. Self Control is one key aspect of getting out of the Struggle State. Is your mindset strong enough to delay the instant gratification in exchange for financial stability?
\nThe ancient idea that what we desire isn\u2019t necessarily what we enjoy has received support from modern neuroscience, which indicates that the two processes involve distinct circuits in the brain; dopamine, the so-called \u201cpleasure chemical\u201d, is probably better understood as a desire chemical, which can be triggered in huge quantities in the near-total absence of pleasure.
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