How do you deal with impatience?

Posted by CCCP on Friday February 06, 2009 @03:56PM
from the self-post dept.

This is one of the problems I want to deal with but I cannot find any advice. I'm restless, I have trouble spending more than half an hour reading a book or concentrating on a given activity. I also find it very hard to concentrate while waiting for something to happen. Is thare anyone who managed to deal with impatience? How?

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Re:How do you deal with impatience? by menloparkbum on Friday February 06, 2009 @04:13PM (#470379)

Limit your internet usage. Limit your sugar and caffeine intake. Get at least half an hour of vigorous exercise, an hour is better. You may have to retrain your brain to read books. I.e. say "I'm spending 45 minutes reading this book" and actually do that for 45 minutes.

If the above doesn't work you might have a "medical" ADD problem. This can be fixed with drugs. However I've seen people have more success picking a career that works with their ADD, rather than trying to drug themselves into doing something they aren't chemically suited for.

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Re:How do you deal with impatience? by albeit on Friday February 06, 2009 @04:07PM (#470369)

Learning to live in the moment might help. That means living in your body.

You may want to add meditation or yoga to your life and move away from some of the electronic gizmos. I think they really have a lot of us overstimulated.

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