Being able to wait is a superpower in a world that can’t sit through a fifteen second ad.

Tolerance for delay has become genuinely rare, which makes it a real advantage rather than just a virtue. Most opportunities have a waiting period attached, and most people leave during it. Being one of the few who can stay puts you in a small group by default, without needing to be better at anything else.

Practise it in small ways where nothing is at stake. Let the ad run. Stand in the queue without your phone. Sit through the slow part of the film. The capacity is trainable, the training is free, and it transfers to the waits that matter.