#gratification

[couriernewvegas]

i think its also bc most ppl doing these hcs in alternative/“progressive” fanspaces are either straight women or transmasc and gay/perhaps bi men and so dont personally relate at all to the concept of lesbianism or transfemininity so its immediately impossible because u cant put urself in the shoes of said character anymore

[addictivecontradiction]

Piercing, 2018

[random-xpressions]

What an age of instant gratification. There used to be times when letters and postmen existed. It used to take weeks before one would get a response, eagerly waiting for the postman, to see if there's any letter from their loved one. And here we are today, if someone doesn't see a blue tick, they get frustrated. Don't know if I should laugh or cry at this height of human impatience!

Random Xpressions

[itsbarbiebiiittchhhhh]

another english word i love is “Gratifying”. It reminds me of chocolate whipped cream.

[albertayebisackey]

Friday 29th September 2023 - “The gratification comes in the doing, not in the results.” - James Dean

[miraculousmemory]

Ooh this shit be hittin’ different

[realityhop]

"As the otaku spread online, the last thing they wanted was to replicate the world from which they were escaping: a complex hierarchy of identity and status.  American forum users, of course, were doing just that, creating usernames and cultivating reputations in their online communities.  For most American bulletin boards, in order to post you had to sign up for an account and create a name.  In the Nameless World things were different.  Users could leave the name field blank, and all that appeared for each user’s identity was the default term “nanashii” (“nameless”).  This allowed otaku to discard not only the hierarchy, but the sad fact of themselves, and roam not simply without their bodies but without their souls in a ghostly Saturnalia where all laws, prohibitions, and even human identity dematerialized into a catalog of interests, desires, and self-gratification."

— Dale Beran, It Came From Something Awful

"The original Saturnalia was a Roman mid-winter festival held in the middle of December, starting on the 17th in the modern calendar (or the 25th in the Roman one).  It lasted for seven days and was a period when excess was encouraged: the shops were closed, gambling was permitted, presents were exchanged, slaves were given licence to speak their minds and join in the fun, and generally joy was unconfined."

— WorldWideWords.org, Saturnalia article (2005)

"The Apollonian takes its name from Apollo, the god of light, dream, and prophecy, while the Dionysian takes its name from Dionysus, the god of intoxication.  Apollo is associated with visible form, rational knowledge, and moderation, Dionysus with formless flux, mysticism, and excess.  The world of Apollo is made up of distinct moral individuals, while Dionysus presides over the dissolution of individual identity into a universal spiritual community uniting human beings with nature. [...] While Socratic Alexandrian culture represents the overwhelming influence of the Apollonian attention to knowledge, form and limits, the tragic Brahmanic culture is the result of a too profound immersion in the Dionysian insight into the meaninglessness of individual existence in the face of the ongoing creation and destruction of life."

— Douglas Smith (2000) on The Birth of Tragedy

"As forms of play, festivals are self-representations of life.  They are characterized by an excess, an expression of an overflowing life that does not aim at a goal." — The Disappearance of Rituals (2019) "A form of rule in which human beings did nothing but play would be perfect domination." — Non-things: Upheaval in the Lifeworld (2021)

— Byung-Chul Han

[howifeltabouthim]

. . . expecting some gratification which not only never comes, but which never even begins to come.

Anthony Trollope, from Can You Forgive Her?

[adventurechristianity]

Just You Wait

Wait for the Lord;    be strong, and let your heart take courage;    wait for the Lord!Psalm 27:14 I’ll admit it. I’m addicted to instant gratification. I like fast food, short lines, and one-day Amazon delivery. I have a hard and fast rule–if the hold music goes through its little song and starts to repeat–I hang up. Waiting is not my thing. Reference.com tells me that Americans spend 27…

[tapan4evr]

True me.. Tap-1812..

The more confident you are, the quieter you become, then you choose privacy over people in most scenarios. Confident people are not attention seekers. Contrarily, the insecure ones are the loudest, drawing most attention to themselves. Immature people thrive off external attention & gratification.But confidence is has it’s own elegance. Elegance thrives off self-respect & honour. Confidence…

[whisperintrees]

Instant gratitude is the antidote to constant gratification.

[addictivecontradiction]

Amulet, 2020

[rochestertoastmasters]

Need some immediate gratification? We’ve got you covered for fun! Be our guest & email rochestertoastmasters@gmail.com for a link

[fieriframes]

[Gratification of their animal passions.]

[tenth-sentence]

Jane was as much gratified by this as her mother could be, though in a quieter way.

"Pride and Prejudice" - Jane Austen

[spankingtheatre]

For the Study Anon? Could they view self spanking as a reward instead of a punishment? I don't fully understand entrance exam. They earn a spanking for x amount of time they study?

Absolutely right, hence my advice we should use pleasure as an incentive, not as sedative. Spanking feels good, so it makes a lousy deterrent. I'd never use it as a punishment. You need positive encouragement, not more aversion in your life.

If you struggle with motivation, stress, or a fear of failure, gamify your incentives. Set a challenge, then reward yourself, then set a slightly higher challenge next time. Name the progress milestones, Level One, Two, Three - give them subtitles - like badges in a video game.

This isn't just to pass a one-time entrance exam (an exam to qualify for entry into some universities and some professional occupations), it's a fundamentally useful life skill whenever you need to achieve anything hard.

Some people motivate themselves with treats, and if your preferred treat happens to be erotic, that's perfectly fine. But you do have to do the hard work, and reach your goals, otherwise you'll just be indulging yourself with easy gratification.