It’s interesting that “fun” thoughts increased the delay while “sad” thoughts shortened it. This makes complete sense to me... the fun thoughts increased the mo

It’s interesting that “fun” thoughts increased the delay while “sad” thoughts shortened it. This makes complete sense to me... the fun thoughts increased the momentary happiness of the participant, while the sad thoughts decreased it. The impulse to take a short-term reward is driven by a thirst for pleasure in one who is lacking it. A man lost in the desert will stop at the first oasis he finds. It’s hard to resist something when we’re in dire need of it. This is an important factor in the process of addiction.