forever and never

[Gerianne]

I was thinking this morning that when you are "waiting forever" for something to work out, it seems like it will "never" happen.

[falcon9]

I was thinking this morning that when you are "waiting forever" for something to work out, it seems like it will "never" happen.

Conversely, I used to wonder why the younger ones are often impatient when they, (usually), have plenty of time for things to unfold while the older ones, (usually), don't. Being neither too young or too old now, I've considered that paradox seemed inverted and that impatience leads to frustration; frustration doesn't, (usually), instill patience.

[brum7814]

That's why they say to take baby steps.  Example would be I'm saving to build a new PC at the end of the year, I know the amount I need, so I'm saving about 3 dollars a day.  It doesn't seem like much, but after 100 days that's 300, and by end of the year it'll be roughly 700 that I have saved since I started.  Most things take a lot of time unfortunately.  I was watching a video on a clay potter and how he was trying to perfect a replica pottery design from the roman empire so he could resell it to the public.  It took him 3 years of experimentation with different pigments, placement of pots in the furnace, and types of clay to finally get it right.  Apparently it worked out well for him, because his work is now a part of history in the British museum.  In other words, if you look at the fraction that you've completed for what ever it is you're waiting for today, you'll understand better how to get to the end process... i.e. baby steps

[surveysmillenium]

I completely agree. It's better to do a little everyday but maintain consistency and perseverance.