"How to Be More Patient"

This artifact is a screenshot of an email composed by John Gilchrist, the submitter's father, to William Gilchrist and Joan Gilchrist (mother) in reference to an article about how to be more patient in the age of instant gratification. He includes a note that says "It's normal to want to see immediate results--but you can fight that impulse" and the link to the article.

The submitter provided the following about the artifact's history:
The artifact is a screenshot from my iPhone of my personal email. Something that cannot be seen in the screenshot is my dad’s electronic signature along with his contact information. Although the screenshot was taken at 8:55 the actual email was sent on March 18, 2016 at 7:56 am. The link in the email is about an article pertaining the current generations obsession with instant gratification.The artifact was originally composed on my dads mobile phone if you look at the handle in the bottom of the picture. He included the message “It’s normal to want to see immediate results – but you can fight that impulse”. He also includes the title of the article How to Be More Patient in the Age of Instant Gratification. The email composed by my dad was sent and received by my mothers and my email address.

John Gilchrist

William Gilchrist

Unpublished

John, William, and Joan Gilchrist

English

2000-2024

email

digital

John Gilchrist to William Gilchrist and Joan Gilchrist (Digital)

Verizon LTE
All Inboxes
From: Dads Ipad Hide
To: Will Gilchrist Joan Gilchrist

How to Be More Patient in the Age of Instant Gratification| Motto
March 18, 2016 at 7:56 AM

How to Be More Patient in the Age of Instant Gratification

It's normal to want to see immediate results--but you can fight that impulse.

http://motto.time.com/4217641/how-to-be-more-patient/?xid=emailshare

At the top of the screenshot on the left are five bubbles that indicate network strength; one is filled with grey. In the top right corner there is a picture of a lock with a circular arrow around it, a black arrow pointed to the right, and a grey triangular shape, as well as a picture of a battery filled in a quarter of the way with yellow color. There are three thin, blue arrows inside the top margin. The to/from text, "hide" text, "all inboxes" text, and the hyperlink are all in blue. The rest of the text is black.

Verizon LTE 8:55am 50%
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From: Dad's Ipad Hide
To:

How to Be More Patient in the Age of Instant Gratification
March 18, 2016 at 7:56am

http://motto.time.com/4217641/how-to-be-more-patient/?xid=emailshare

John (mobile phone)

William Gilchrist, Joan Gilchrist