Train Your Patience

Patience is an important trait that allows us to persevere and remain focused in matters of daily living. Here are some exercises to help you train your patience and develop tolerance for frustration.

Steps

  1. Understand the purpose of the following exercises. Perseverance in trying these exercises will eventually help you overcome your nervousness and impatience. You will have a lot of practice tolerating frustration and therefore naturally acquiring more patience during your repeated successes.
    • Be aware that the first few times you try these exercises, you might fail. Don't let this discourage you. Try again and again and don't forget to practice good posture and breath regularly with each routine. After a while, mastery of these exercises will feel like an incredible achievement.
  2. Eat apples! They're scientifically proven to help with patience.

First Exercise

  1. Take a piece of cardboard, about the size of a large sheet of 8" x 11" (20.3cm x 27.9cm) paper.
  2. Cut a hole in the Make a Cardboard Puzzle, about the size of a quarter or similar coin (about an inch or 2.5cm in diameter).
  3. Seat yourself comfortably, then take the cardboard by the lower rim between your thumb and index finger, your arm well extended out from the body.
  4. Look through the quarter sized hole on the cardboard so that the round hole fills your field of vision, with none of the cardboard surface bleeding into your focus.
  5. For the first few times you practise this, do not exceed twenty seconds. After you gain more experience, you may extend the time, little by little.
  6. Assess your Envision Success. The key is to be very exact in this experiment, with no speck of cardboard appearing to your eye during your exercise.

Second Exercise

  1. Similar to the first exercise, only this time take a sheet of paper instead of a piece of cardboard.
    • Cut a hole in a round quarter-sized shape as before.
  2. Try the same thing as in the first exercise only this time you'll increase the difficulty by trying to keep the paper as stiff as possible, while still trying to focus your eyes on the hole. If the paper bends, try the exercise over again. Don't forget that even breathing improves concentration and helps everyone cope with frustration.

Third Exercise

  1. Trace Patterns Against a Window Pane a straight horizontal line on a wall. Use a ruler if you like.
    • If you cannot draw on the wall itself, draw your line on a piece of white paper and affix it in place on the wall at eye level.
  2. Fill a glass of water to a third of an inch (8.46mm) below the rim and hold it toward the bottom with the water line level with the line drawn on the wall as well as your field of vision.
    • Try to ensure by sight that the surface of the water does not deviate from the wall's line.
  3. Hold the glass at arm's length from the body until you feel tired. With practice your stamina will increase and eventually you'll be able to do this without the slightest stirring of the water. Gradually extend the duration. Your patience will grow naturally out of your perseverance with these routines.

Fourth Exercise

  1. Fill the glass now to the very top and repeat the third exercise.
  2. If you accidentally spill water, top off the glass and begin again.

Fifth Exercise

  1. After filling the glass to the brim, hold it up from the bottom making it more difficult by holding it with the thumb and fourth finger for two seconds at first, gradually increasing the time.
  2. Following with your eyes move the glass slowly and "steadily" from right to left, trying your best to keep its rim level with the line on the wall.



Tips

  • Please don't waste the water. Suggestions include watering indoor or outdoor plants, saving it in the fridge for the next session or drinking it down straight away. Keeping hydrated improves attitude all around.
  • Share your experience with a friend or sibling. See how they fare; you might even like to time one another's performance with each exercise, or be competitive in your training.

Things You'll Need

  • Piece of cardboard
  • Piece of paper
  • Scissors
  • Clear glass
  • Supply of water
  • A pen, pencil, or marker
  • Tape

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