If you’re waiting anyway, wait well. Read, stretch, call someone. Waiting can still be living.

Waiting is going to happen either way, so the only real choice is what the time gets made of. An hour spent staring at a phone leaves you more tired than when it started, while the same hour spent on something small and real still counts as part of your life. The wait does not shorten; it just stops being taken from you.

Decide in advance what fills the gaps this week: a book in your bag, three stretches, one person you keep meaning to call. Reach for that before the phone when the bus is late.