The Need for Immediacy
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The Need for Immediacy

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psychology
cognitive science
mindfulness
productivity

The latest technological advances have been very useful for humanity, but have also created many problems. One of them is that we now want everything immediately. Nowadays we can watch all kinds of entertainment online, buy almost anything over the Internet and within a few minutes or days we will receive our order. These social habits somehow create the "anytime, anywhere" culture because customers can get anything at any time and receive it faster and faster or immediately. This has in a way created a misconception in our minds because we think we don't need to put in a lot of effort for a long time or have more patience with some things. As an example, how many people search for "how to lose a large amount of weight in one week", "how to get 6-pack in one week" and "how to quit smoking fast". Most of the people who do this have a lot of trouble achieving these goals because they think these processes should be quick and effortless.

In addition, instant gratification whose definition is the desire to experience pleasure or satisfaction without delay or postponement, is a recurrent problem in our lives, which often manifests as procrastination. This issue is a problem that everyone with an internet-enabled device has probably experienced. Nevertheless, not all instant gratification is bad.

Another question about immediacy, some people who see people of a similar age on social networks, look at their achievements and skills, and think that it is necessary to achieve that in the same time. We should not compare ourselves with others, everyone has lived and experienced different things. Everyone goes at their own pace.

On the other hand, I have experienced this problem, because I thought I should learn the languages that I am learning more quickly than I do. However, after having more patience with my process, and seeing my progress month by month, I am happy with my learning pace. We need to be more tolerant of our goals, such as a college degree, a job, and things that take time to pay off. We can achieve many goals and fail at some, but we have to enjoy the journey and learn from our mistakes. In the same way we need to rest, and relax sometimes, we can't be always working and learning every day, because our mind and body can't handle that level of intensity.

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