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instant gratification monkey 

An imaginary term used to describe how a procrastinator avoid doing important tasks.

Often it is though of as whenever the rational decision maker wants to make a good choice like doing homework the monkey takes the wheel and makes the person procrastinate
Joe:hey don't you have a really important project due?
Henry:yea well my instant gratification monkey wants me to look through India through google earth!
Joe:well don't blame me I you end up flipping burgers for a living!

Instant Gratification Policing 

When law enforcement officers unreasonably require that their commands be followed immediately and without hesitation. Almost all police abuse and killings stem from this inability to be patient, deescalate, and just listen to people first.
Instant Gratification Policing can happen when police say: "Turn around!" or "Put your hands behind your back!" or "Get on your knees!"

Instant Grassification 

The feeling one gets the day that eight very tall pallets of SOD are so perfectly installed all around your yard that you now have a gorgeous lawn whereas the day before you had basically a pile of dirt.
Yesterday... a dust bowl. Today a luscious fairway of a lawn... Ahhhh.... the sweet sweet smell of INSTANT GRASSIFICATION......

Instant Gradification

A recent graduate who expects a top level position in a company upon hiring.
Armed with her degree and suffering from instant gradification, she emailed in her resume and awaited the job as VP of the company.
Instant Gradification by Jacqski August 12, 2012