COLUMN: Instant gratification addictive, perilous

University Wire;  November 9, 2000 ;     656 words ......that too often I am guilty of needing instant gratification. Instant gratification has conquered me, like eating a candy...have the money. (I'm still in debt.) Instant gratification is almost like a great high. It has...

Communicating with digital natives; Teachers [Derived headline]

The Intelligencer;  August 29, 2008 ;     446 words ...Communicating with digital natives face=+Italic; Teachers learned the importance of speaking...before the first Seinfeld episode. Today's world consists of "digital natives" -- those growing up with an uninterrupted stream of texting...

America's 'instant gratification' period satisfies few

SouthtownStar (Chicago, IL);  January 20, 2008 ;     307 words ......era in American history will be known as the period of "instant gratification." We see this phenomenon in the way our government, along...trust him because he promises (there's that word again) instant gratification. He will pull our troops out of Iraq and probably the...

Cricket' Bish, bash, bosh, bish, bash, bosh - let's all get some instant...

The Racing Post (London, England);  August 12, 2006 ;     482 words ......increasingly built around people's all-consuming desperation for instant gratification comes in the shape of the hugely popular Twenty20 cricket...so we get an instant hit and clear time for some more instant gratification straight afterwards). I see the Community Shield is still...

Instant gratification is key to Big Box success.

Furniture-Today;  January 8, 2007 ;     414 words ......Best Buys, Toys 'R' Us, Lowe's, Home Depot and on and on. They all offer vast selection and instant gratification. I believe instant gratification is what really made the original Levitz stores successful, not price or selection. Before...

JOHN W. KLUGE CENTER AT LIBRARY OF CONGRESS OPENS LECTURE SERIES ON...

US Fed News Service, Including US State News;  March 20, 2008 ;     563 words ......than a generation ago. Who are these "digital natives" and what are they thinking? How are...Library of Congress series titled "Digital Natives." The first lecture will explore how...will present "The Anthropology of Digital Natives" at 4 p.m. on Monday, April 7, in...

Commentary: Waiting in a country used to instant gratification

NPR All Things Considered;  September 21, 2001 ;     491 words ......Commentary: Waiting in a country used to instant gratification Host: NOAH ADAMS Time: 8:00-9:00 PM NOAH...Americans don't like waiting. In the country of instant gratification, waiting is unbearable. So we don't usually...

New ways: 'Digital natives' prompt new teaching methods

Northbrook Star (IL);  May 8, 2008 ;     663 words ......Ridge District 29 in Northfield. Prensky theorizes that digital natives are fundamentally different than their predecessors...brain development. As toddlers, they were provided instant gratification from toys and video games. In school, computerized...While teachers and parents learn in a linear ...

Eschewing instant gratification.(edn.comment)

EDN;  August 5, 2004 ;     491 words ...WE LIVE IN A CULTURE THAT EXPECTS and demands instant gratification. Whether you are a consumer who wants information from the Web or access to music or video or an engineer who wants to see the...

ON THE BOOKSHELF; When It's All About 'Instant Gratification'

The Washington Post;  June 7, 2000 ;     700+ words ...BOOK AND AUTHOR: "Instant Gratification: No-Hassle Desserts in...Fast As You Can" and "Instant Gratification for Company." Despite...your favorite. From the Instant Gratification for Company chapter...

BEYOND INSTANT GRATIFICATION.(trends in US consumer attitudes, convenience...

Food Processing;  May 1, 2001 ;     335 words ......than three minutes. The convenience trend is starting to become a little absurd, says Luttman. People are looking for instant gratification. The demand for ever-faster products has some marketers concerned. We've heard kids say they find it inconvenient to...

No easy answers in age of instant gratification.(Opinion)(Letter to the...

The Post-Standard (Syracuse, NY);  September 20, 2008 ;     225 words ......30 p.m. when the waiting room is full. Yet I do not give up the fight. Unfortunately, Americans today are often into instant gratification and not accepting any risk responsibility of their own. This spills over liability insurance, government compliance issues...

Instant gratification mode.(Opinion & Editorial)

Manila Bulletin;  March 2, 2003 ;     273 words ...OUR values today seems to focus on one thing instant gratification. We want to get rich instantly, get to the top of the ladder instantly, be a star instantly. Never mind if we have to steal, or...

Ericsson and Boston University School of Management Award Digital Natives'

Wireless News;  April 4, 2008 ;     680 words ......University School of Management Award Digital Natives' WIRELESS NEWS-April 4, 2008-Ericsson...University School of Management Award Digital Natives' (C)2008 10Meters - http:// www.10meters...support of what the company calls "digital natives," the generation that has grown up...

I.O. Metro offers consumers instant gratification.

Furniture-Today;  June 25, 2007 ;     350 words ......piece of furniture in inventory for more than 30 days. We have had a lot of success in by being unique, by delivering the instant gratification that you see everywhere but in the furniture business, said Howard. The local competition can't offer that and that's...