
On: December 5, 2025
When people start to think about creating something, they always think about the end product instead of the process itself. When you only focus on the end you miss the little details and the end result ends up being completely different than what you would have imagined. There are things that make the end result even better and that is having patience throughout the entire project.

Usually when you think about a rush job you don't expext the best results and if you do then you are definitely taking your time somewhere in the process. The idea of patience is that there is no rushing. It is not the easiest thing to do but it definitely can be the best. When you realise that making decisions to slow down brings better results, you begin to understand why patience is very important.
Nothing usually says professionally made than a job done right. That doesn't come with rush jobs. It comes with understanding the scope of a project or event and then applying patience to not rush. It is important to slow down, especially when you don't want to. When you slow down and apply patience, things turn out better and you are not as stressed.
It is okay to not have patience at first. Patience is something that can be learned and only those who are willing will actually learn from it. There is not many people that are willing to learn. But it is worth it

Not that many people understand that there are things in life that are learned by few. Patience is one of those things. Yes, everyone has some level of patience. But is it enough to succeed in life? The answer is NO. Unfortunately, people don't really have enough patience to actually use it as a superpower. When you say "I am losing my patience", it usually means that they just can't learn to be patient. Of course everyone has limits but not everyone should be snapping so easily.
Nothing is more useful than patience. It leads to so many other things such as, being able to step back and realising that you need more than just skills to do something. The biggest part of anything is not the result but consistency. Can you replicate things more than once? If you can't then it was probably not well thought out and/or rushed.
When you meet successful people, you realise that they all share a superpower, patience. They all know that they can either learn patience or struggle. Knowing when to do things and not have to rush it because "I want it done now" is the best advice anyone can receive. It does not mean procrastinate, it means manage time better.

There is nothing better than completing something with so much time left to spare. The thing about patience is that it can help you figure out how to manage time better. Not only do you create a timeframe for yourself but you also end up going through the entire process correctly.
Some things make it very tough to have patience. For example rush jobs, they can be complicated but it can also be an opportunity to be patient. Every time you encounter yourself with the feeling of "losing my patience", it's a chance to actually increase your patience. Not everyone will be the best person you meet. Sometimes it will be harder than others but patience will get you far.
When you manage your time well, it becomes part of your professionalism. It is meant to show that you can work something and end up with consitent great results. Sometimes people don't understand the process of what you do. But we all know that the process is always fluctuating. For example, writing an article for The Collective - Briarstone Editorial it sometimes take very little time and sometimes it take a lot longer. We don't focus to much on the end result because we understand that as long as the process is consistent, we will always end up with an article that people can read and understand. Sometimes we sit down for hours thinking about what the topic of the article will be and sometimes we write everything in less than 30 minutes.

Nothing really makes sense when you are frustrated and when you begin to just want to leave things behind. But instead of leaving or rushing. We suggest taking a small break, and analyse what the reason behind the "loss of patience" is. Sometimes it can be something simple like not knowing what you write, or something big like having the feeling of giving up on everything altogether. Regardless of what it is, there are so many ways to deal with things than to lose patience.
In our opinion, there is no such thing as losing patience. Instead there are opportunities to become more patient. There are things that make more sense when you have patience. For example, there are things you can fix instead of leaving them as they are just because you want to see the end product as soon as possible. There are no such thing as rush jobs because even a job that has to be done fast requires patience.
Don't underestimate the power of patience. Because at the end of the day, patience is a virtue.
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