Is Impatience Really That Bad?

Understanding Impatience

It's hard to judge just exactly what makes a person impatient - I'm impatient with some things, and then totally fine with others, and I wouldn't agree I am an impatient person just because I get bored easily either. It's something that is frowned upon both in the workplace and in social situations, I'll be exploring whether being impatient really is that bad at all.

When researching this topic, all I came across was negative reasons as to why a person may be impatient, such as having some sort of negativity surrounding the situation, like nervousness, fear of missing out and suffering with misconceptions of the world around them. These points do seem relativity thought-provoking, but none of them in my opinion are reasons why I am impatient. In my mind, impatience is a implicit kind of motivation. What's the use of waiting around for the right job to turn up, or being patient enough to see if romance blossoms by itself? Being impatient can benefit you in that light, meaning you are more determined than ever to reach your goals rather than taking a back seat on it all. From this side of the argument, it seems impatient people could be more successful in terms of reaching their aspirations, simply because they are motivated enough to grasp them with both hands.

Impatience can be the reason that fall-outs are resolved quicker. We have all been in a moment of sheer boredom when you are tiresome just from waiting around. If arguments have happened, it shouldn't be long before the impatient person in question gives up waiting for the others to reach out and apologise first, and takes the first step themselves.

As team leaders, those showing signs of impatience may seem hard to please, but it does wonders for those working as they are more inclined to work just that little bit harder to reach extended goals. Those showing similar traits often have a tainted view of efficiency and practicality, meaning they believe less work is being completed than they expect, which is actually a lot more work to the average leader who doesn't display these traits.

Why Impatience Is Bad For You

Though many of us would hate to admit it, impatience resides in all of us, as we find different things higher or lower on the priority scale and speed seems to be a very demanding factor which we all believe can be affected by the people involved. In our minds, if it doesn't go to plan, there is someone to blame for it.

Health effects of severe impatience have been put out there, though their integrity does make me question it, the stated symptoms include:

★ Chronic procrastination

★ Poor judgement

★ Damaged communication

I can see how these could be an effect of being impatient, but I don't believe that these would come solely because of a characteristic - particularly one that doesn't appear full-time. Nobody is impatient all of their waking life as they are always resolved in the end no matter how long it may take. Impatience is an unattractive trait, but it is comforting to know that there is some fair and useful points behind why it can be positive if used in the right instances. Although to you reading you may believe you are pretty patient, there is always going to be that once-in-a-blue-moon moment, whether it be a very irritating person, waiting to receive vital information or working towards a deadline, that impatience will arise. Every so often, it's healthy!

Knowing what you want, when you want it, and how quickly you can get it is always beneficial to planning ahead and taking the best route to getting where you need to be. Which is why I genuinely believe that impatience isn't as bad as what it is said to be!