Enjoy When You Wait On Things

Yeah you read that right. We don’t exercise patience as much as I think we should. Make it ok to wait on things. Ironically, I’m currently waiting for my oil change as I sit and type this. Try to make dead waiting time like this productive or enjoyable. If you are going somewhere where you can expect a wait, plan ahead so you don’t get angry and frustrated when you have to wait for SO LONG.

If you can even do some work on your phone like email, do those things while you’re waiting (something you rather not do) and knock out some small stuff during that time. You could even read a book…I think we’ve gotten away from that a bit.You’ll feel much more productive afterwards, and if you hate looking through your emails, you don’t have to do that at home when you could be relaxing instead. You got that done while you were waiting.

Doctor office, getting your car worked on, waiting in line somewhere, on your way to and from work (if you’re not driving of course), in the airport. These are all places where you can change some dead waiting frustrating space into productive time that you might even end up enjoying. Don’t get so upset with waiting or angry that they’re not getting to YOU fast enough. Try to change the game. You can’t always change the environment, so change the approach and what you’re doing within that environment.

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