Why Impatience Is Ruining Your Life | Episode #143

Waking Up | 30 Day FREE TRIAL- wakingup.com/drmike Impatience does not just make you frustrated; it makes you think worse, act dumber, stresses your body, and look less composed under pressure. Dr. Mike explains why patience is a practical life skill and how to train it without becoming passive. Timestamps 00:00 - Why impatience is tier-one stupid 00:49 - Better decisions require calm thinking time 01:48 - How rushed decisions create expensive mistakes 02:29 - Why patience helps with what you cannot control 03:24 - The traffic test for impatience 04:43 - How frustration hurts your reasoning and body 05:46 - Why impatience is unattractive 07:23 - The difference between patience and passivity 08:41 - How to train patience as a skill 09:32 - Meditation and mindfulness as patience practice 10:08 - Turning delays into useful time Dr. Mike chats about all things progress, especially technology, futurism, morality, meaning, and personal growth. Join in the fun, share your opinion in the comments, and let us know what video topics you’d like to see in the future! If you’re into putting on muscle and getting leaner, you’re tired of fitness BS and want to cut to the truth on how to get the body you want, check out my fitness channel. I’m a college professor of sport physiology!    / @renaissanceperiodization