Strategic patience means knowing what condition you are waiting to see.

Waiting without a defined trigger tends to continue indefinitely, because there is never a moment that obviously ends it. Naming the specific condition you are waiting for turns an open state into a plan and lets you tell whether the wait is working. It also protects you from waiting out of fear.

For anything you are holding off on, write down what exactly would tell you it is time. Make it observable. Then let that condition, rather than your comfort level, decide when you move.