How to Manage Your Waiting Time

How to Manage Your Waiting Time

Every now and then we will encounter situation where we need to wait for other people to arrive. For example, we have to wait for friends to come for a movie or party. This is worse when they are late or did not turn up all. What can you do with the waiting time and how you can overcome it?

1)Plan in advance
Always plan in advance. Send a reminder one or two days in advance, informing them on the appointment time and place. You may want to research on the place if the meeting place is something new to you, so that you can place your journey on the day itself. If you are the person who organizes the meeting, choose a place where most of people are familiar and easy to access by public transport or cars.

2)Bring reading material
Bring along some reading material for reading while waiting for your friends to arrive. It can be the office reports that you need to read or your coursework, etc. You may also want to listen to audio books using your ipod or mp3 player. Basically, fully make use of your idle time.

3)Understand their culture
This is interesting. In certain countries, punctuality is not their culture. In India, being late is a status symbol and reflect your importance or VIP.

In conclusion, time wasted for waiting is very costly and stressful for everyone. Therefore, plan your schedule carefully and work towards it at your very best.