We learn to program computers, write prospectuses, develop financial models, make copies, build shelves, wear suits, or clean toilets - whatever it takes - to make our visions become realities.
Here's the reality. On a physiological level, your breakfast choices - or lack of them - can set off a cycle of cravings and blood sugar spikes that spells doom for weight control.
In her whole life, Sophia, the female protagonist of the Old Wives 'tale, is striving for an "intact" self-identity in a patriarchal society, which is impossible to realize in social reality.
Other people believe that getting a reward encourages kids to do housework, and it also teaches them real world lessons about how we need to work to get money.