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Life is full of situations that try our patients.

You're late for work and the driver in front of you is going 15 miles below the speed limit.

Your preschooler insists on putting on her own shoes and it's taking 10 minutes per foot.

You had an interview for your dream job weeks ago and you're waiting with increasing anxiety to hear back from the company.

In each of these situations, you try to remain calm, but you can feel your stress level rising.

Philosophers and religious leaders have long extolled the virtue of patience.

And in more recent years, psychologists have found that patients is good for our mental and even our physical health,

but it's not easy to achieve.

So why is patients so hard to come by?

Has modern life and modern technology made us less patient? Is it possible to become a more

patient person? And if you want to do so, what are the best strategies? Welcome to Speaking of

Psychology, the flagship podcast of the American Psychological Association

that examines the links between psychological science and everyday life.

I'm Kim Mills.

My guest today is Dr. Sarah Schnitker, a professor of psychology and neuroscience at Baylor University,

where she studies patients and other virtues, including self-control,

gratitude, and generosity.

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