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poopatroopa3 t1_jdeuzks wrote

It doesn't have to be bad, it's an act of sacrificing the present/delaying gratification for a future reward. Ideally you express gratitude to your past self when you get the reward, as they made your life easier, and then pay it forward to your future self 😄

As for the fisherman story, I think most people are like him and would rather relax more and that's alright. Other people really enjoy developing things and that's alright too.

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TreatThompson OP t1_jdf1b3x wrote

I think the scary part of your first paragraph is getting caught in a cycle of constantly paying it forward and never paying yourself now

I don’t think I want to pay it forward for decades and decades and then at 80 realize I never cashed in to enjoy it now

Thanks for writing this it got me thinking!

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