Is There a Relationship Between Wisdom and Delay Gratification?

The author says there's a close relationship between wisdom and delayed gratification. Sex is one of the most important instances of failure that you're talking about, he says. The problem is that deep, lasting relationship stuff has a hard time winning out over the instant gratification thing if it happens at all.

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