oh yeah, i think that is something which is not in the nature of many people from the beginning. Time, especially years are such big timeframes for us and especially men always tend to act and in many cases not for their own sake. π
If you look at such people like Warren Buffett (love him, hate him, it's not my point) with his tremendous patience over decades. He demonstrated what happens if you stay strong in times of uncertainty. There are many studies of buy&hold strategies and in almost all cases they were the most successful.. so i did a post long time ago what would happen if i would sleep for 10 years from now.. i think it could be true beside the funny side of the post.