Patience is a Virtue: 'Nowness' Culture and the Power of Now
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Patience is a Virtue: 'Nowness' Culture and the Power of Now
Patience. By nature, I’m impatient – with myself, sometimes with others. I like to move forward. I like to get things done. When there’s a problem, I prefer to fix it now . That’s true both professionally and when it comes to interpersonal relationships. When I’m trying to close a deal, I’ll find myself thinking, “What can I do to make it happen... See more
Mario Gabriele • Modern Meditations: Kirsten Green
”It’s normal for me to take 2 days to read my emails and 2 more days to reflect on the matter and respond calmly. The culture of immediacy and the constant fragmentation of time are not very compatible with the kind of life I lead” - Lucy Hunt
Value brainstorm:
patience: do slow, manual work, site with things, wonder, let things take their own course, don’t rush, let people have the time they need …
patterns: fractals, things at multiple scales, put things into visual to see the true nature of reality, abstractions are okay …
synthesis: fuse opposites, don’t take sides, find peace, let