While some of us still have a good amount of willpower, Everyday that we don't work our "willpower muscle" we lose a little bit, Increasing our impatience.

Actually, there is a way to encourage the "willpower muscle" that's unique to Steemit:

The more you power up, the more influence you have over other people's rewards!

So...by investing long-term, you get the immediate benefit of becoming a kind of king- or queenmaker.

Interesting how Steemit sucks you into a longer-term orientation by ticking your vanity!