Rationality is defined as something “based on or in accordance with logic or reason”
RATIONAL PEOPLE ARE PATIENT
The benefits of patience are well documented. Benefitting from something everyone is naturally capable of is logical. Rational people are patient…let’s dive in.
When is the last time someone cut you off in traffic? Maybe the person in front of you at a restaurant wasn’t ready to order when he or she reached the counter. Maybe you had a child screaming in your ear for the better part of dinner at your local pizza joint while you were trying to watch a football game and listen to my wife talk about houses . . . but I digress. Here are three tried and true benefits of patience:
1. Patient People Achieve More
Sixty Seven percent of gym membership holders never go to that gym. Patient people make more progress towards their goals. People who go to the gym for more than two weeks in a row are fifty percent (50%) more likely to continue going to the gym for the rest of the year. Thirty minutes or more of exercise improves your mood, helps with weight issues, heart disease, and a number of other issues relating to sedentary lifestyles. 
Rational people want to live longer and pay less for health care. If we are going to be rational, we have to take care of ourselves. Be patient enough to develop a routine for exercising and stick to it. If you do something long enough to develop a habit, the results will speak for themselves.
Note: having trouble with boredom while exercising? Try listening to podcasts while you do cardio. Podcasts are free and can stimulate your brain while you work your body. Check out our page on podcasts for some great recommendations for podcasts.
2. Patient People Have Less Stress
Impatience can lead to health problems like strokes, heart attacks, and depression. A 2007 study of patience and the affects of impatience on health found that patient people tend to experience less ulcers, intestinal issues, acne, and even headaches. In a world where healthcare costs and availability dominate the news, rational people choose to avoid health issues like the plague. Instead of becoming frustrated with other people, try and find a positive fact about every situation.
$5,748.00 A YEAR IN SAVINGS
If you struggle with this concept, try limiting the factors that stress you out. If driving stresses you out, move closer to work (or move jobs closer to the place you live). Driving just six percent (6%) less per person can save us billions in road repair and accident costs. Imagine cutting your gas bill in half each month. Lower mileage means fewer oil changes and less maintenance. If you purchase a reasonable car (and you should), your car could last you several years longer than average.
According to Edmunds.com, the average car payment on a new car is $479.00. If you drive less, your car will last longer. Rational people can do the math.
$479.00 x 12months of no car payments = $5,748.00 a year in savings.
Put that savings to work for you in a low-fee investment account.
3. Patient People Do Better in School and Work
Recent studies also show that students with patience get better SAT scores, get better grades, and actually achieve more in school than those with higher IQs. Thinking rationally, higher grades and better SAT scores lead to better opportunities and better jobs in the future. If you are planning on taking out a loan equivalent to a mortgage for education, wouldn’t it make sense to put those dollars to work helping you start a career? Teach your children patience at an early age and they are shown to be less likely to commit a crime and more likely to succeed in their jobs as adults. In a world where smartphones and tablets dominate our time and attention, use those items as tools to fight impatience. Use apps like Duolingo or Scratch to learn a new language or learn to code at an early age.
Rational people use self-control in school and in careers.