If there is anything more frustrating than standing in long lines around campus, I do not believe you. Long lines are annoying and time consuming, and offer the potential to make you seriously late to where you need to be. Hotspots for long lines can crop up anywhere, and are often unpredictable. What may be a short line one day can turn into a shuffling mass of people the next. However, you are smart and came prepared for the unexpected time constraint that manifested in a long line. Here are three tips to make the most out of standing in a long line.
1. Reply to emails.
Now is the time to do it. All those emails you have neglected over the past week need to be addressed now. Now with your handy Smartphone, it is so easy to catch up on the work you would have normally neglected.
2. Talk to strangers.
You never know who you may meet in a line. Long lines offer a great opportunity to bond with your fellow students who have found themselves in the same annoying situation you have. Since everyone is in the same boat, you mind as well bond over it.
3. Study.
You have your backpack, so there must be something in there you can study. Take out your notebook and flip to a random page, read the last chapter of that science textbook you avoided or look over that study guide you so meticulously crafted. You have the resources, so use them.
Standing in a line is never fun, so the least you can do is make the best of a bad situation. Just remember, the line will not last forever and has to end eventually. Use your resources, stay sharp and keep on shuffling.