Make Time Go by Faster

If you are like most people, there are moments in your life you wish would never end. Conversely, there are probably uneventful hours in your life that seem to drag on forever. The next time you're dying from boredom in a business meeting or in class, try these tricks, most of which assume you're required to sit still and quiet.

Steps

 * 1) Stop watching the clock. No matter how slowly time is passing, checking the time will always make it feel slower. There are a few sayings that reflect this phenomenon, like "a watched clock never moves" and "a watched pot never boils".
 * 2) Breathe deeply. When we're bored, we tend to breathe slowly and shallow, which makes you feel drowsy (and yawn). And when we are drowsy, time tends to feel as if it is moving more slowly.
 * 3) Do an In Flight Fitness Workout. Even if you are not on a flight, there are several exercises you can do to tone up and burn a few calories.  You can also do Kegel exercises.
 * 4) Learn to meditate.  At first, it might not make time go by faster, but once you get the hang of it, you'll be able to enter a "timeless" state. Your mind is what keeps track of time, and meditating is about clearing your mind.
 * 5) Hypnotize yourself. While meditation involves clearing your mind, hypnosis is about focusing it. If you need motivation, Hypnotize Yourself Using the Best Me Technique.
 * 6) Practice spinning a pencil around your thumb or around your middle finger. Or, if you don't have a pencil, learn how to Roll a Coin on Your Knuckles.
 * 7) Learn a few body tricks:
 * 8) *Dilate or Shrink Your Pupils on Command
 * 9) *Wiggle Your Ears
 * 10) *Make an Ocarina with Your Hands
 * 11) *Hold Your Breath for Long Periods of Time But, don't do it for too long!
 * 12) *Cry On the Spot
 * 13) Count to 99 on Your Fingers. Did you know that you can count to 99 with your fingers using chisanbop, an abacus-like finger counting method? Once you have that down, you can move onto complex calculations, such as multiplying two digit numbers with your fingers.
 * 14) Make Origami. If you can, or if you dare, Make a Paper Football and play with it. Make an Origami Jumping Frog and have a race to see whose frog leaps the furthest.
 * 15) Draw. Do a self-portrait. Draw what you see. Draw cartoons or caricatures of your friends and family. Make a comic documenting a funny thing that happened to you. Draw what's on your mind... Draw anything!
 * 16) Read. Find a long book that interests you. Reading will make hours pass quickly!
 * 17) [[Image:Power_nap_30.jpg|thumb]]Power Nap. Whether you're nodding off during the afternoon slump at the office, working a double or a night shift, or fighting drowsiness while driving, a power nap can make you more alert and productive
 * 18) Finish a Crossword Puzzle. Crossword puzzles require thought 'outside the box'. Non-linear thoughts tend to engage the right-brain which does not keep track of time well. The same phenomenon is at work when drawing.
 * 19) Listen to music. You will be amazed at how fast time goes by with music, especially if you sing along or dance.

Tips
Try to get your mind off of it.
 * If you're able to talk, having a great conversation with friends or family can make time fly. Try to make a new friend(s), too!
 * Searching the internet and contributing to sites like wikiHow can also make time fly by fast.
 * If you have an agenda, keep it up to date. Then you can refer to it during downtime.
 * If you are bored at home, you can watch television, or clean. See How to Overcome Boredom for more tips in that direction.

Warnings

 * Beware of the desire to snack when you are bored.

Related Tips and Steps

 * How to Look Busy at Work Without Really Working
 * How to Develop Your Sense of Time
 * How to Be Patient
 * How to Do Nothing