Thinking ahead leads to healthier choices and environmental actions, study finds.
The article explores the connection between how people make decisions about waiting for rewards and their thoughts about the future. The researchers found that people who are more willing to wait for rewards tend to think more about the future consequences of their actions. On the other hand, those who prefer immediate rewards tend to focus more on immediate consequences. The study also showed that people's behavior in conserving electricity is more closely linked to how they think about time rather than how they make decisions about waiting for rewards.