Impatience is on my mind a lot since I came back from retreat.
I’ve thought about it before, but it struggled for airtime against the more ominous-sounding problems of ignorance and delusion, where I focused my efforts.
Is impatience really a problem? What’s a little rush? Can’t I see things clearly whilst sprinting past everyone?
Unfortunately, the crux of it is that when you’re impatient, you’re constantly wishing away what’s here in favour of what comes next. We know we’re doing this, but justify it as a worthy trade-off. Get through the problem now so that we can spend more time in the Good Place.