> The destruction of patience is one of the most dramatic cultural shifts we’ll probably experience of our lifetimes, and it pervades everything — journalism, m

> The destruction of patience is one of the most dramatic cultural shifts we’ll probably experience of our lifetimes, and it pervades everything — journalism, music, comedy, the works. I was at a dinner party recently with a film studies professor who said some of her own students didn’t really watch movies anymore. A 29 year old whom I spoke with recently made the same comment: they don't have the patience to watch movies. I can feel the same atrophication happening to my(older)self, to a lesser extent. Though I still love watching movies and reading books, I find it difficult to finish uninterrupted. During a movie, I usually take one or two breaks, and not simply to go to the bathroom. With books, I tend to read a chapter at a time and then stop, sometimes taking weeks to finish a long book. I remember when I was young, I would tear through an interesting book in one day; you couldn't tear the pages away from me.