Patience is a weapon most people drop because it’s too heavy to carry for long.

Waiting is harder than acting, which is why so few people manage it. Every hour without a result invites you to do something, anything, and the pressure comes from inside rather than from the situation. Most advantages go to whoever can stand the wait rather than to whoever is cleverest.

Give whatever you are waiting on a date, so that patience has a shape rather than being open ended. Fill the interval with work that belongs to you, since idle waiting is the version nobody can hold. When you feel the urge to force it, check whether anything has changed except your comfort.