Learn how to become more patient in your workplace, or in your romantic relationship, so that you can have strong, healthy relationships

1. How to
Become More Patient
Towards A
Troublesome Co-worker
Or Romantic Partner
By Isaac Nunoofio

2. A.REMIND YOURSELF THAT YOU
ALSO ANNOY THE OTHER PERSON
•Recall moments
when you’ve also
irritated the other
person

3. A.REMIND YOURSELF THAT YOU
ALSO ANNOY THE OTHER PERSON
•You’ll feel, “ Once he
has also been patient
with me in the past, I
should exercise
patience too.”

4. B. CHOOSE NOT TO BE SELFISH
•We become impatient
sometimes because we
fail to consider the
feelings of the other
person

5. B. DON’T BE SELFISH
• Just take a moment to ask
yourself, “How did I
contribute to this
disagreement? Am I
considering his feelings too?”

6. C. DO DEEP BREATHING
EXERCISES
• Your brain will release chemicals
called neurotransmitters that will
help you to calm down
• Deep breathing will also stimulate
your parasympathetic nervous
system and you’ll calm down as a
result

7. D. Refocus Your Senses
• When you’re angry = your sympathetic
nervous system is stimulated
•The result? = an
increased heart rate
+ tensing of muscles

8. D. Refocus Your Senses
• In effect, you prepare to fight
back
•Result = More Anger
and Impatience

9. D. Refocus Your Senses
•Your brain consequently
conditions your body to
react in anger whenever
your partner annoys
you

10. D. Refocus Your Senses
• Research shows you can train your brain to
reject that you’re under attack and, hence,
calm down by refocusing your senses
•HOW DO YOU
DO THAT?

11. D. Refocus Your Senses
• For example, simply acknowledge
to yourself, “I am very angry!”
•It’ll help you to break
the “prepare to fight”
mode so that you can
find it easier to relax

12. E. EXERCISE WHEN ANGRY
•It’ll make your brain
release chemicals called
endorphins which can
make you calm down

13. F. LISTEN TO CALM MUSIC
• Especially music with
conciliatory lyrics
• The lyrics will remind you of
peaceful co-existence and
you’ll want to make peace
instead of choosing to fight

14. G. PREPARE FOR TOUGH
SITUATIONS
•Write down the things
that make you normally
react with impatience
towards the other
person

15. G. PREPARE FOR TOUGH
SITUATIONS
•And plan in advance
how you’ll react to
similar situations in
the future

16. G. PREPARE FOR TOUGH
SITUATIONS
•You’ll be better
prepared to control
yourself when your co-
worker or partner
makes you mad

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