Have you ever been on a long flight without your earphones, a TV, noise cancelling headphones and a dead phone? I unfortunately have, and it was – interesting. My flight departed in the middle of the day, so sleeping isn’t even an option, nor is there anything I can do to pass the time. It was a fight against me, my patience, and ultimately my sanity.
Based on this rant, I have decided that I’m going to be telling you how to pass the time in situations like this.
- Think about your school subjects.
Yes I know that this can sound really annoying but honestly it can pass the time quite quickly as we learn so much every day. You can think about your chemistry notes, history timelines, and literally anything you can remember. Not only does this help pass the time but it also allows you to regurgitate the information in your head, allowing you to remember and explain it better for when you actually need it.
2. Think about your friends
At first glance yes this sounds cringey, but when I say to “think about your friends” I don’t mean thinking about how grateful you are for them or how you value them in your life. Instead, pick a couple of them and just try and remember everything you know about them. You can also try and analyze why they act the way they do like you’re in English class and they’re a character from your novel study. It can honestly be pretty entertaining and can help you not only just understand them more, but also yourself. Another version of this is just with your classmates in general. However, because you probably aren’t super close with all of them, try and find repeats of people you have in your class or even where they sit in the classroom. This is honestly a pretty good memory exercise at the same time.
3. Play a movie in your head from start to finish
Ok so for this one, try and choose a movie that you really like (or remember vividly because it was so bad) and see if you can “play it” in your head from start to finish while including as many random details as possible. This one can be interesting because sometimes you end up merging details from random movies together and have just created an insanely unique hybrid.
4. Think about a random country and imagine your life if you lived there
There are so many countries around the world with such a vast range of traditions. Try and imagine yourself either going to school, work, or just a holiday but make sure to choose a country that’s not similar to the one you already live in. Like if you live in Canada don’t choose the USA, instead, choose something like South Korea!
5. People watching
If you’re in an area surrounded by people, look at the people around you (in a discreet way of course) and try and imagine what their life is like. Everyone deals with such different problems and lives a different story, so why not imagine? You obviously shouldn’t “judge” people’s background and story based on how they look or dress, but if you have good intentions and just imagine, I don’t think there is anything wrong in it! This option is honestly my favorite, so I hope you like it too.
So here are 5 things to think about to pass the time! Or hey, you could even read the insane posts on the YAA blog and trust me, the time will just fly by!