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3. You will be able to help others. If you have patience, it is easy for you to help others.
4. You will live happily with your family and friends and build fruitful relationships.

5. If you have patience, it will help you become successful in life.

6. Patience increases your power. If you have patience, it will teach you self-control.
7. Patient people have a lot of friends. When you have patience, it means that you would
not harm anyone.

Patience is the quietest, but most impactful form of action. It is vital not to underestimate

its role in leading a successful life. How important patience is in life stretches far beyond
being nice to others. It benefits your relationships with others and helps these relationships
stay healthy over an extended period of time. Being a patient person also teaches you to

regulate your emotions so that your well-being remains strong.

Conclusion

Anything wasn’t built in a day; it required time, consistency, and attentive effort. Patience
can even help you avoid and recover from burnout. Rather than working yourself to the
extreme, have patience remind you to slow down and prioritise your own well-being. On
the other hand, patience also helps you become more disciplined in life and live it with
mindfulness.

Book Recommendation

‘The Power of Patience’ by MJ Ryan

In our everyday busy lives, we expect everything to happen
instantaneously and become instantly aggravated when it doesn’t.

The result is that we can feel stressed and unhappy nearly all the
time. This book teaches us how to slow the rush and reclaim the
forgotten virtue of patience on a daily basis. This allows us to make

better decisions and to feel better about ourselves every day.

1. Derailed : Go off track
2. Cope : Deal with

3. Fortitude : Courage
4. Fruitful : Productive

5. Underestimate : Minimise
6. Burnout : To become exhausted

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