Patience

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To be patient is perhaps one of the hardest things to master as humans.

Explanation

Resisting Temptations is perhaps against our biological tendencies. Especially as Uncertainty creates anxiety when knowledge and control are incomplete goes up, our tendency for We prefer immediate benefits over delayed ones is stronger, which makes patience all the more difficult.

Patience, more than being a skill that is based on Self-control is the capacity to regulate behavior against impulses, is rather based on Emotional resilience enables managing hardship and maintaining composure. Since it's our emotions that try to impact our decisions the most, whether it's the urge to fall for temptations, or stressing about what might happen, it's only when we learn to balance ourselves that we can resist them and choose differently.

Why it matters

However, regardless of the circumstances, we must remember that we always have the Freedom of response. Usually, unless we live in a constant state of high uncertainty, we can be relatively certain that patience is a worthwhile effort.

When we choose to wait, knowing something better lies ahead, we can be more relaxed, knowing that being stressed in that moment serves no purpose Focusing on process and consistency yields better results than obsessing over outcomes.

Being patient also means that we don't rush things, that we are aware that some things takes time to develop, and by rushing it we might lead to a worse outcome, like harvesting before the fruits are ripe Slowing down prioritizes quality over speed and enables reflection. It's to resist the urge of urgency, that if we won't act now we might miss the opportunity, while actually in most cases acting immediately gives too much power to Noise obscures truth with external interference and confusion that seems urgent, that would have disappeared if we just waited.

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