“Adolescents, more than adults, tend to discount the future and to afford greater weight to the short-term consequences of decisions.”
Kim Taylor-Thompson, States of Mind/States of Development, 14 STAN. L. & POL’Y REV. 143, 154 (2003).
How often do I think of this principle (cited to in The Virginia Lawyer, and United States v. Berry), when a client wants to upgrade their discharge.