For investing in cryptocurrencies. Patience is indeed very important. I feel that the premise here is that the project you choose must have potential. It's worth your patience. Otherwise it won't be worth your time. 
If we are talking about investing, you are right investing plays an important role by investing. If you can not be enough patient you can make wrong choices and lose your money. Most people want to make quick money and lose their money. However, l think we need to be patient while choosing any project and as l said can be patient waiting for the right time. Maybe patience is not everything, but definitely much.