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 Patience
Patience is a highly sought virtue. To be patient is to wait, to be able to mentally insert a wedge between a linked stimulus and response and so place a stop on repetitive, habitual, often impatient behaviour. Patience gives you a moment to access, step back from the brink, and bring yourself back into balance.
The idea is that we restrain our will to stop an impulsive or destructive action (often based on short term relief from tension or instant gratification) and in doing so, turn our energy in a constructive or creative direction – to use our will in a directly beneficial way. Patience, then, is the mental reflection of the restraint of will.
Dr. Gerald Epstein
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I agree. This used to be my biggest problem. However, until recently, being too patient also caused problems. But, in general, it's better to be patient then not have any at all. Around the time that Tropical Storm Irene hit, and then a little after, I was not patient in chess and rushed. In fact, at one point, I had an average time per move of about 16 minutes, and it's not hard to believe that I was moving too quickly as there were times where I only took seconds before making a move. I learned that one must pace him or herself and channel that fast impulse. Doing so will slow one down, and allow that said person to concentrate more, resulting in a better game.
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