A Bucket List for Patience
Things only a patient person would do:
- Listen to an album in full with complete attention, eyes closed, focus on instruments. (Immersion)
- Read an essay twice in a row. (Looping)
- Close your eyes and count to 32 very slowly. (Stillness)
- Write your thoughts by hand. (Analog)
- Practice scales on a guitar. (Rudiments)
- Turn your phone on mute. (Disconnection)
- Keep plants alive. (Discipline)
- Solve puzzles. (Ambiguity)
- Walk through your town with an empty mind and note your observations (Perceptiveness)
- Cook a whole meal, multi-step process. (Sequence)
- Have an intense 3-hour conversation. (Stamina)
- Learn a new language. (Fluency)