These days, watching my students solve a particularly challenging math problem, Lucas thought for approximately 30 seconds before exclaiming: "I can't!" This scene, so common in my classes, reminded me of a similar pattern I see in my work when clients face the inevitable delays of the judicial system.

As both a lawyer and teacher, I occupy a unique position that allows me to observe how different generations handle frustration. In court, I see adults losing their composure when a process takes longer than expected. In the classroom, children abandoning a task at the first obstacle. The difference is that children are still learning, while adults should already have these tools.

The immediacy that characterizes our era has created a human collective that expects instant results. My students are born and grow up in a world of immediate answers, where Google answers any question in seconds and social media provides instant gratification. As a teacher of children, I fight daily against this mindset, trying to teach them that some achievements require time and sustained effort.

In my legal practice, this impatience translates into clients who expect immediate resolutions for complex cases. I especially remember a young entrepreneur who couldn't understand why his commercial dispute wasn't being resolved immediately. The frustration led him to make hasty decisions that almost compromised his case.

The paradox is that the more tools we have to facilitate our lives, the less prepared we are to handle difficulties. In my classroom, I implemented a system of "gradual challenges" where children face increasingly complex problems, celebrating not only the result but the process. I was surprised to discover that this same strategy works with my adult clients, helping them visualize legal processes as a series of small advances rather than a single immediate result.

At 26 years old, working in both worlds, I've learned that tolerance for frustration isn't just a personal skill, but an urgent social necessity.

The intersection between my work as a lawyer and teacher has taught me that the ability to handle frustration is perhaps the most valuable skill we can develop in such a fast-paced and accelerated world. Whether in an elementary school classroom or a courtroom, the difference between success and failure often doesn't lie in the absence of obstacles, but in our capacity to face them with patience and determination.

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