I am not a very patient person. Well, in a ‘time’ sense anyway.
You see, I don’t like waiting for the kettle to boil or watching as the pan heats up. I do, however, like to take my time making a cup of tea or cooking a nice meal. At uni, I detest waiting for exam results, but I love learning, studying and working on assignments. The same goes for teaching. Waiting for a late violin student drives me crazy, but helping them to master a single technique over many weeks feels incredibly rewarding.
So I guess you could say that my ‘impatience’ is really just my need to fill in every breathing moment with doing.
So I guess you could say that my ‘impatience’ is really just my need to fill in every breathing moment with doing.
Oh, and I multitask. Compulsively. Surprise surprise.
Like right now, the only thing keeping me sane while waiting for my photos to upload on Facebook is using the time I would otherwise waste staring at a snail-paced blue progress bar to update my blog.
The other day, I rediscovered this charming trait of mine while camera shopping with the boy. While I was ready to buy the first camera within budget that I laid my eyes on, he insisted on checking out all the options before making a decision. And in a complex devoted to electronics stores, there were a LOT of options. But we did – him being the patient, mature adult asking about picture quality and processing speed while I tagged along, whining that they all looked the same to me.
Of course, in the end, although I did ironically decide to buy that first camera I saw, the boy’s patience paid off by finding it in a different store for a good $50 cheaper.
I do hope I won’t be so hasty in buying bigger items in the future...
But with my family's track record (both car and house signed for within a few hours of shopping), I really shouldn’t be too hopeful.
