The Jaime David Podcast- Episode 2: Instant Gratification

Episode 2 of the podcast is out!

https://open.spotify.com/episode/49RJlIT2aI0jKrasD0BKak?si=Y44qzDefTeiMaUSpGLyp7w

Check out the video on YouTube:

https://youtu.be/wfFXYLDapc8

See transcript for episode below:

🎙️ The Jaime David Podcast — Episode 2: "Instant Gratification"

JAIME DAVID (calm, thoughtful tone):

Hey everyone—and welcome back to The Jaime David Podcast.

I’m Jaime David, and this podcast is all about peeling back the layers of my writing—sharing the thoughts, the emotions, and the context behind each piece. If you missed Episode 1, we dove into my very first blog post, Rain, and how even simple weather observations can open the door to deeper reflections.

Today, we’re moving on to a poem I posted the very next day—October 28, 2019. It’s short, it’s tight, and it packs a punch. The piece is called Instant Gratification.

Let me read it for you.

JAIME DAVID (reading “Instant Gratification”):

When we have a fixationFor gratificationThat is instantaneous,We are left in a state ofFeeling constantly voracious.

JAIME DAVID (reflection/analysis):

So yeah—this one’s a compact five-line poem, but I think it says a lot about the culture we live in. When I wrote this, I was thinking about how everything was speeding up. Social media, streaming, food delivery, online shopping—you name it. Everything was becoming instant. And that seemed exciting on the surface... but also kind of dangerous underneath.

The rhythm of this piece is deliberate. There’s a bounce in the rhyme—fixation, gratification, instantaneous, voracious. It almost sounds playful at first. But then you realize what it’s really saying: that chasing the high of instant rewards makes us hungry for more—and never really satisfied.

That word voracious—it’s doing a lot of heavy lifting here. It’s not just hunger. It’s insatiable. Desperate. Like no matter how much you get, you still want more.

 PERSONAL REFLECTION:

This poem was definitely me processing my own habits. Like, I’m not above it—I’ve scrolled endlessly, binge-watched whole seasons, bought things on impulse. I’ve felt that weird emptiness after getting what I thought I wanted... too quickly.

And I think writing this was my way of stepping back and going: Wait a minute—is this really healthy? Is it possible that the more we chase immediacy, the more we lose our capacity to sit with things, to wait, to appreciate slow growth?

 SOCIETAL CONNECTION:

Zooming out a bit, I think this poem feels even more relevant now. Algorithms are designed to feed us what we want—instantly. But it’s kind of like junk food for the mind, right? It fills you up, but you’re empty again an hour later.

And the danger is, this craving for immediate gratification can spill over into how we treat people, how we learn, how we pursue goals. If something doesn’t give us a quick win, we’re tempted to give up on it. That’s a scary thought when it comes to things like relationships, activism, or creative work—stuff that takes time and effort.

 OUTRO:

So that’s Instant Gratification. A short poem with a long echo. I hope it made you pause and think about your own habits—and whether slowing down might actually bring more satisfaction in the long run.

Thanks for spending time with me today on The Jaime David Podcast. You can read this poem and all the others on my blog at jaimedavid.blog. If this episode resonated with you, feel free to share it, subscribe, and leave a comment or review wherever you're listening.

Next time, I’ll be picking another early post to unpack—maybe something a little more personal, a little more introspective. I’ll let the muses guide me.

Until then—keep musing.