Continuing with the series on comparing the Virtues Manefesto from the school of life with the VIA strengths.

The Virtues Project #2: Paitence

Why it matters

The evidence for the effects of patience, though limited, seems to reflect both positive and negative outcomes.  Schnitker and Emmons (2007) found evidence for an inverse relationship between patience and negative affect and between patience and depression, but a positive relationship between patience and self-reports of certain negative health outcomes, including headaches, acne, and ulcers.  Additional research found that self-control, a strong correlate of patience, predicted better grades, less psychopathology, higher self-esteem, and less shame in students (Tangney, Baumeister, and Boone, 2004). Source. 

It helps up delay grattification (and not eat the marshmellow

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Which strengths do you need to mind to build your empthy?

Two character strengths appear to be profoundly connected to Paitence: Prudence and Self Control. Prudence is the careful deliberation of thought and action, which when directed outward, is a paitence. Holding your tounge, taking deep breaths, waiting your turn are all take self control. 

Capacity to love and be loved comes into play when practicing paitence as you are waiting on another soul, someone you are showing deep care for by waiting. 

 To show someone paitence is to give a gift of Kindness, with only the expectation that in the time you are giving them they will come along.

It is people smart to show paitence and hence an act of Social intelligence: 

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