The Problem With Delayed Gratification

If you are constantly delaying gratification, that seems like a miserable way to live. You will be delaying until you are dead then you would have spent your life delaying.

The root of this philosophy is that we think of things as all-or-nothing solutions.

"Live in the moment" or "Delay gratification"

Why does it have to be 0 or 1?

There are infinite options if you look at the in-between. Most times, the obvious answer and the obvious opposite to the answer are not the best options, but rather they set the parameters for you to find the best option somewhere in-between.

0 or 1 aren't the best options.

In-between 0 and 1 are where the best options for you are found.