... I was faced with this question of delayed gratification recently outside of work. I was playing one of my time wasting games on my phone. I was tempted to buy some gems for a few dollars, so I could get some upgrades. The issue was, if I just waited 10 days and continued to work at the levels, I would get twice as many gems for free. ...
It would be great if some games not only allowed delayed gratification as an option but had a scoring model that actually encouraged it.
"Do not seek to follow in the footsteps of the wise. Instead, seek what they sought." - Matsuo Basho