Temporally distant consequences and goals.

Write a brief explanation in more ordinary, plain language of what each passage says. In other words, use simple language to paraphrase each passage.

1. To function effectively, individuals must voluntarily postpone immediate gratification and persist in goal-directed behavior for the sake of later outcomes.
2. Enduring individual differences in self-control were found as early as the pre-school years.
3. The challenge has been to clarify how individuals, while remaining capable of great impulsivity, also become able to control actions for the sake of temporally distant consequences and goals.