Jobs was impatient with anything less than perfection but at the same time spent years perfecting a single product. I've never understood this until now.
His impatience was never about outcomes, it was about inputs.
This explains why he couldn't tolerate mediocrity for a second, but he could wait years for excellence.
When you're impatient with outcomes, every day feels expensive. When you're impatient with inputs, every day feels like progress.