I caught myself checking my phone at a stop sign... How had I gotten so ridiculously bad at sitting still that even a moment at an intersection felt unbearable?
Impatience isn't merely a quirk anymore. It's our new default setting... Four seconds. That's how long we'll wait for a website to load before irritation sets in.
Waiting feels broken. Like a design flaw in modern life. But the flaw isn't in waiting. Waiting isn't wasted time; it's where clarity, creativity, and resilience are built.
Stillness makes us squirm. It leaves room for thoughts we'd rather not face... We've all gotten terrible at waiting. And the cost? It's bigger than we realize.
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