Why patience is a superpower | Oliver Burkeman | TEDxManchester

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  • To say we live in an era marked by distraction and impatience is a laughable understatement. Oliver Burkeman makes the case for doing one thing at a time, and letting things take the time they take - and explains why this is a recipe not just for a more peaceful life, but a more meaningful and accomplished one too. Oliver Burkeman is the author of the New York Times and Sunday Times bestseller Four Thousand Weeks: Time Management for Mortals, a book about embracing your limitations and getting round to what counts. Wharton Business School Professor Adam Grant described Oliver’s book as “the most important book ever written on time management”.
    Previously Oliver wrote The Antidote: Happiness for People Who Can’t Stand Positive Thinking and Help! How to Become Slightly Happier and Get a Bit More Done. For many years he wrote a popular column for the Guardian, ‘This Column Will Change Your Life’. In his email newsletter The Imperfectionist, he writes about productivity, mortality, the power of limits and building a meaningful life in an age of distraction. Oliver was born in Liverpool and now lives in the North York Moors. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at www.ted.com/tedx

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  • @AdityaYadav-ku2qx
    @AdityaYadav-ku2qx 2 ปีที่แล้ว +278

    Started watching the video, but had that nagging thought in the back of my mind that it's not moving fast enough, so felt like skipping ahead or just closing the video altogether. That is when it dawned on me that the feeling I had been feeling is the literal topic of the video and it has a name: impatience. So thank you, Mr. Speaker.

  • @stustrange6647
    @stustrange6647 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +42

    My absolute favorite quote from this TedTalk: "When you surrender the attempt to dictate the speed of the experience, that's when the real experience can begin." O. Burkeman

  • @varshaarora8351
    @varshaarora8351 2 ปีที่แล้ว +73

    1. Practice creative waiting
    2. Embrace the power of stopping
    3. Learn doing one thing at a time

    • @warrenbradford2597
      @warrenbradford2597 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      I'll remember these 3 steps of using the power of patience.

    • @AmanVarmaa
      @AmanVarmaa 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Thanks now i can skip watching the video

  • @jasongraham7450
    @jasongraham7450 ปีที่แล้ว +24

    “When you surrender the need to dictate the speed of the experience, that’s when the real experience begins”

    • @warrenbradford2597
      @warrenbradford2597 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I'll remember this when waiting in general. Thank you for this quote!Who and where did you hear, though?

    • @jayabharath7570
      @jayabharath7570 24 วันที่ผ่านมา

      Yeah same question where did you hear this quote, it's philosophical and matches the bus life

  • @michaeljohns5834
    @michaeljohns5834 2 ปีที่แล้ว +28

    I mean Pascal even went as far as saying (I quote): "“All of man’s misfortune comes from one thing, which is not knowing how to sit quietly in a room".

    • @beppobarrendero74
      @beppobarrendero74 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Really deep

    • @georgeforall
      @georgeforall หลายเดือนก่อน

      Did he have deadlines and bills to pay?

  • @motivationeyes2852
    @motivationeyes2852 2 ปีที่แล้ว +54

    *Everyone who reads this, we don't know each other and probably never will but I wish you all the best in life and all the luck in the world* 🗣️🗣

    • @Mr.Snookertips147
      @Mr.Snookertips147 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Thank you! I wish you the same

    • @Felix-f6x
      @Felix-f6x หลายเดือนก่อน

      thank u

  • @pisceanqueen1
    @pisceanqueen1 2 ปีที่แล้ว +70

    Yes, Patience is the FOURTH Super Power!
    Love
    Joy
    Peace
    Patience
    Kindness
    Goodness
    Faithfulness
    Gentleness
    Self-control

    • @alphonsus5887
      @alphonsus5887 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Gentleness is a virtue? I don't think this can be true all the time. You will probably just be naive, if you are gentle, then it's probably someone else's advantage.

    • @Dawn56032
      @Dawn56032 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Isn't joy also one of the 4 passions that pull apart from self-control?

    • @VladimirTrujilloOG
      @VladimirTrujilloOG ปีที่แล้ว +3

      It´s not a super power, it´s actually a fruit of the Holy Spirit. The list you mentioned is in Galatians 5:22-23. And a really important and essential thing: you need the Holy Spirit of God to have it, because it is "the Fruit of the Holy Spirit".

    • @pisceanqueen1
      @pisceanqueen1 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Sorry guys; I don't actually think they are "super powers," that was just a fun way of saying it. 😄
      The real power comes from Holy Spirit, just as Vlad said. ❤️

    • @VladimirTrujilloOG
      @VladimirTrujilloOG ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@pisceanqueen1That was a fast reply to my comment, “no patience needed” 😂 Thanks ! 👍🏻

  • @mickinmerton8053
    @mickinmerton8053 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    I was a computer programmer and always felt that those that are successful are the patient ones.

  • @hottakeswithann3302
    @hottakeswithann3302 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    "It's like when you surrender the attempt to dictate the speed of the experience, that's when the real experience begins." A very calming truth.

  • @olivierm.1353
    @olivierm.1353 2 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    This Talk is basically about the prequels of any spirituality ideology.
    You can now move to the next steps : meditate, learn about living in the moment, reconnect with your true self and stop identifying yourself as your ego.
    Then discover inner peace and find yourself enjoying being patient.

    • @ryanchan1680
      @ryanchan1680 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Watch me listen to the “power of now” 7 times 😁🥴😂

    • @olivierm.1353
      @olivierm.1353 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@ryanchan1680 yup, my favourite on the topic. I'm not a fan of religious references in most other spiritual approaches.

  • @9othictoon
    @9othictoon 2 ปีที่แล้ว +20

    “Let things take the time they take”🫶🏾

  • @__simply_April__
    @__simply_April__ 2 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    Patience is key. I’m working on it.

    • @MrOgsuccess
      @MrOgsuccess 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      yes and unexpected and positive things can happen I let someone pass in a line and the guy offered me a cup of coffee just for that it was the first time I ever met the guy.

  • @lorireposaify
    @lorireposaify 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    "By willing to go more slowly towards a solution, I actually went more quickly towards the solution. "

  • @mathewblackman2794
    @mathewblackman2794 2 ปีที่แล้ว +41

    Absolutely marvelous. Mom always said, “Patience is a virtue.” In this virtue signaling world we now live in…. Mom knows best. Always did. Always will. Love you mum. ❤️

  • @AbdallahBotan
    @AbdallahBotan 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Thank you Oliver Burkeman. I really needed this talk and I'm starting to practice the patience.

  • @BeeSweet16
    @BeeSweet16 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Tolerating neglecting everything on your to do list hits me hard. I have several things on my list to do after work and for the love of god, I find myself doing just that. Neglecting others for one. Since one of the tasks has increased in brain power, I have dropped my other tasks to do. I felt guilty and angry. Now I understand I am just being patient and taking my time. I'm serious about what I want and my goal and who cares if it takes more than a day to power through? Or more than a week? I don't wanna skim or gloss, I want to absorb. I really needed to hear that. Reassurance that I'm fine and that it's actually good or okay. I love TED TALKS for things like this.

  • @rocketsteps
    @rocketsteps 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    This is so good. Do one thing at a time in this context, is a real eye opener. I know about mindfulness and I try to employ it, but my self employment has me racing from one thing to the next. Thanks Oliver, lots to think on.

  • @MasteringManagedCare
    @MasteringManagedCare 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    He delivers a very deep insight about the fact that we all have finite time in our lives and that we tend to try to push things along faster, to gain some sense of control over what we can accomplish in that limited time. Very profound thought.

  • @ritatharp5238
    @ritatharp5238 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Thank you for sharing this, very interesting and very insightful.

  • @noelbourne2215
    @noelbourne2215 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Great speech. Patience is definitely a virtue.

  • @michelegwilliams7783
    @michelegwilliams7783 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Great talk, such an important skill & very definitely makes life more enjoyable

  • @nilanjanaghosh3432
    @nilanjanaghosh3432 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Great insight; patience makes you face reality to its real nature. Thank you sir for the lecture and the tips.

  • @RosalieElnekave
    @RosalieElnekave 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    very relatable content especially for those suffering from high anxiety like myself... wisdom put nicely, thank you!

  • @privategirl4716
    @privategirl4716 ปีที่แล้ว

    I'll always only be patient. Patience is a virtue. No lie. No bs. Seriously, oh yeah. It's very important to always be patient.

  • @TinaTaraOfficial
    @TinaTaraOfficial 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    And in the spirit of this Ted talk I am taking the time to write a comment 😅
    Thank you so much for sharing your insights and knowledge. I will definitely take this to heart and make some changes in my life. 🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼

  • @Sunshine-pn2gy
    @Sunshine-pn2gy 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Patience is the fruit of the Spirit Gal 5:22

  • @namitagupta8241
    @namitagupta8241 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    It not be an overstatement to say these Ted Talks have changed my life (even if in just a small way) for the better

  • @akhilkumarpottapu3310
    @akhilkumarpottapu3310 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    One of the best Video I've watched in my life. I did watch this over than 10 times now, and I realized how impatience affected me in many ways in the past. Definitely, It's not a easy skill to master- the process involves lot of pain, but what Oliver said, that pain is worth in the end.

  • @FBI_open_up248
    @FBI_open_up248 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    That was a very helpful ted talk!! Thank you so much for this

  • @regina-marymalachy4082
    @regina-marymalachy4082 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Came here to get a few tips to add to my book that I'm working on. Ended up getting a wealth of knowledge. Thank you, O. Burkeman!🙌✨

  • @HopefulTribe
    @HopefulTribe 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Well said, Oliver Burkeman! Thank you for the talk. I believe we've not only been conditioned to be busy all the time, we're pressured to stay busy. There's a "busier than thou" competition going on that's quite unpleasant. That's why we don't rush anymore at Hopeful Tribe. If there's not enough time to do it, that's ok. We'll finish it later.

  • @carlaboutte8164
    @carlaboutte8164 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    One of the best.

  • @theyetti90
    @theyetti90 ปีที่แล้ว

    Good Lord, when is this video going to start!? I simply don't have time for this.😤
    Seriously though, this is beautiful. Never realized that by forcing myself to keep doing "certain" things was actually my impatience, but he's right.

  • @Jzb2700
    @Jzb2700 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Patience is a virtue!

  • @vathelosfox4986
    @vathelosfox4986 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Good talk i think we all need more patience in all aspects of life.

  • @DamageOverTime
    @DamageOverTime 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I just realized I'm watching a TEDx Talk titled "Why patience is a superpower" at 1.5 speed. Oh, the irony!

  • @cheriemonami
    @cheriemonami ปีที่แล้ว

    There are people who benefit from busyness. And this can bring them success. It is also true that that isn't the case for everyone but now the message received is that to be successful, one must be busy. Challenging that is important because busyness is only one variable of success. There are many others.

  • @maryamsultana137
    @maryamsultana137 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

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  • @zoilaramirez5498
    @zoilaramirez5498 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Wait/Stop/don’t multitask.. bravo👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

  • @vladimirgetselevich4704
    @vladimirgetselevich4704 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thank you! These are actually very deep and profound observations.

  • @IAmTheReignForever
    @IAmTheReignForever 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Finished watchin' this video. I am a Superhero, I am ... Mr. Patience!

  • @NoBSGuidesByZoran
    @NoBSGuidesByZoran 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Thanks Cool man. I am 17 years old, and I was looking at one of my drawings, and I was shocked. It was beautiful but-You could see the very impatience it was drawn with. Thank you very much for the advice. I'll take my time doing things from now on.

  • @brightemerald3924
    @brightemerald3924 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    This video just popped up for me and I’m the Queen of no patience. Wow!

  • @tatianamccabe
    @tatianamccabe 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I fully relate to everything you share here! Thank you!

  • @alphonsus5887
    @alphonsus5887 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thank you Tedx manchester. I needed this.

  • @Zephyr9810
    @Zephyr9810 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    This talk is awesome, thank you for that - many have the problem of impatience without even knowing it's there (Me myself until one hour ago included 😀)

  • @yinyanglovebomb
    @yinyanglovebomb 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Control your fear of the unknown. This is defeating anxiety with patience.

  • @kimberley1235
    @kimberley1235 ปีที่แล้ว

    Creative waiting... absolutely diamond 💎 ✨️... I do one thing at a time, but I've got ten things on my mind, and it's just a state of mind, that I've been in... 😇🎶

  • @frankdelahue9761
    @frankdelahue9761 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Patience is necessary to prevent chaos and disorder, society would disintegrate if we would not have any patience.

  • @JF098
    @JF098 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    14:35 "The moment any task gets difficult, you just bounce off to another task instead so you never go through the difficult and challenging parts of any project." Ah... no wonder I give up on things so easily.

  • @marleneventer8961
    @marleneventer8961 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Patience is a fruit of the Spirit ❤

  • @joseaparecidosilva289
    @joseaparecidosilva289 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Patience is what I need but it's to hard to get it.

  • @warrenbradford2597
    @warrenbradford2597 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I need to do better at being patient. I need to practice it more creatively before doing the latter two steps first.

  • @nada7sn7
    @nada7sn7 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thank you!

  • @frankdelahue9761
    @frankdelahue9761 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    I really like the blue lighting.

  • @Dawn56032
    @Dawn56032 ปีที่แล้ว

    Currently watching this to find the strength to get through this New Years Party

  • @gratefultobehere
    @gratefultobehere ปีที่แล้ว

    Very good grounding thank you

  • @katel8035
    @katel8035 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    loved this and completely agree, even though I watched it at x1.25 oh the irony

  • @laura4love111
    @laura4love111 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Someone was tailgating me so bad while listening to this video. I pulled over and let them pass me. Turns out the person turned on the same street as me, and was visiting my next door neighbor. 😂😂😂 Was going to say something to the tailgater, but this video helped me hold my tongue.

  • @Angelaalberto0309
    @Angelaalberto0309 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    so true im trying to understand patience

  • @Ericaaaaaaaaaa
    @Ericaaaaaaaaaa 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Watching this at 1.25x while folding the laundry 👀👀👀

  • @glennchugg6015
    @glennchugg6015 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I enjoyed this, but I do have to admit to watching it at 1.6x speed... I don't have enough free time to watch too many videos.

    • @alphonsus5887
      @alphonsus5887 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      To practice patience you can try rewatching it at 0.25x speed.

  • @ganesanls8723
    @ganesanls8723 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Awesome

  • @AKNOWLEDGEyourself
    @AKNOWLEDGEyourself 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Insane

  • @dr.florence
    @dr.florence ปีที่แล้ว

    I'm a huge fan of Oliver's work. I wished, though, he'd also consider the role of trauma in rendering people incapacitated to take any sensible decision. If it was all willpower, nobody would have problems. We all KNOW what to do, just that lots and lots of people can't because their experience
    sabotage their best efforts.

  • @harrypearle9781
    @harrypearle9781 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    TRY_WAIT This is s popular slogan in Hawaii.
    Maybe the trick is to wait but a few minutes to start with, and gain a sense of patience from this
    Also, waiting even a few seconds for others to say something, might encourage patience, too thanks

  • @mohitkulkarni462
    @mohitkulkarni462 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    how do you know if you are slow or patience?

  • @Kannot2023
    @Kannot2023 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Féline predators have pacience to approach their prey. I think pacience gives a evolutionary advantage in hunting and fishing.

  • @hrrh
    @hrrh 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    2x speed 😀then get to the procrastination ted talk 👄

  • @ascandy7853
    @ascandy7853 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    great talk

  • @BladeBarn
    @BladeBarn 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    didn't have the patience to watch the whole thing so I guess ill never know

  • @spocekoli4309
    @spocekoli4309 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    I Once Believed Taking Advice From Older Folk Was The Most Wise And Consequential Thing To Do. During These Conversation And Engagements That Seem Thrilling;
    The Ordeals Of Ones Intellectual Standing, The Ability To Grasp Understanding And Interoperate Knowledge , It Dawns On You.... Age.
    The Belief That Youthfulness Is A Myth, Seemingly Connected To Ones Joint Belief System.
    A System That Has Been Programed, Altered Based On Environment. Wisdom, " For Time Waits On No One." They'll Say For Facing The Inevitable Is Intangible To What Some Consider " An Identity Crisis" .
    At What Point In Life Does It Become A " I Am Looking For Words Of Advice" Conversation , To An " Looking To Deprive You , For Lack Of Belief In Your Own Self Betterment"?
    Realization.

  • @beppobarrendero74
    @beppobarrendero74 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    The more productive you want to be, the less you actually are

  • @Mohit-mz1mk
    @Mohit-mz1mk 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Patience is not good but very good

  • @declanben6224
    @declanben6224 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Things escalate FAST, when you are not patient.

  • @purplecarrot8982
    @purplecarrot8982 ปีที่แล้ว

    Great!

  • @asmaaglal4275
    @asmaaglal4275 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Best

  • @HarryHamsterChannel
    @HarryHamsterChannel 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Picked it up at 3:30 ... to impatient to wait.

  • @lucianok7731
    @lucianok7731 ปีที่แล้ว

    its all abt the composure

  • @1Jelly1bean1
    @1Jelly1bean1 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Great talk. Well done and I needed to hear this. Thank you

  • @sasidharanc7632
    @sasidharanc7632 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    What is the effect of motor protein of the cell, in the state of patience, are they in stand still position?.

  • @freesk8
    @freesk8 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Wow, so refreshing: a non-politically biased TED talk! Thanks. :)

  • @jordiespinafont2984
    @jordiespinafont2984 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Watch at x1.5

  • @ArqamKarim
    @ArqamKarim ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Me who just pressed right arrow 💀

  • @CosmicAcrobat
    @CosmicAcrobat 18 วันที่ผ่านมา +2

    Watching this is in 2x speed...

  • @chrisridenhour
    @chrisridenhour ปีที่แล้ว

    This lecture should have been three hours longer to demonstrate patience

  • @Painkiller8496
    @Painkiller8496 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I will be patiently hand wash my dishes later 😅

  • @the170jamie
    @the170jamie 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I got impatient watching this video

  • @marginalized945
    @marginalized945 ปีที่แล้ว

    Ever been in a holding cell at the police station for 36 hours with nothing but a toilet and a 8x8 cell with no windows? Yeah, thats patience.

  • @sandysan4191
    @sandysan4191 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Me watching the video at 1.5x: 👁👄👁

  • @syedsuhail4736
    @syedsuhail4736 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Watching this with 2.0 x speed

  • @CedarsMountainsMan
    @CedarsMountainsMan 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Can we paradoxically describe our LIFEstyle to a content rush towards DEATH?

  • @denimyadav3826
    @denimyadav3826 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Me watching this video on 1.75x speed XD

  • @mayanujaim
    @mayanujaim 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I wasn't patient enough to watch the whole video

  • @meridianheights6255
    @meridianheights6255 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    That was okay, I guess. I don't have the patience to learn how to be patient.

  • @kimberley1235
    @kimberley1235 ปีที่แล้ว

    Can't actually believe I've never seen this 😳 😅 .... BTW who... at all.... is fluent enough in any other language, to translate this? 🤔

  • @ClydeCyrus
    @ClydeCyrus 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Clicked this video by accident

  • @Doggieworld3Show
    @Doggieworld3Show 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Such a shame that we need a talk like this these days

  • @jensensimonn
    @jensensimonn ปีที่แล้ว

    i skipped passed a lot of good things in life due to impatience

  • @jimintae3284
    @jimintae3284 ปีที่แล้ว

    💜