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Finally a term for something I see in my professional life constantly: delayed reward discounting- the inability to resist immediate gratification

Fascinating-On page 21 there is reference to a study showing how the brain has an acute trade off with the physical. When the body competes with the mind, the mind wins by a large margin.

The book pulled me in on page 2 with the accurate description of the seemingly easy choice of white paint and the infinite complexities it creates.