Melanie Monarch on Instagram: "We’re living in an instant-gratification world. One click, one swipe, one impulse buy, one text sent too fast. Your brain is being trained to want relief now instead of results later—and that’s why so many people feel stuck even though they’re “doing everything right.” Delayed gratification is choosing the boring, uncomfortable, quiet action today because you respect the woman you’re becoming. It’s skipping the short-term dopamine hit so future you isn’t cleaning u