How to power through the waiting?

[PokePsych]

I didn't mind the applying that much, but the waiting is THE WORST. Let's share some tips and tricks to get through this together.

What I do:
- Meet friends and talk with them. This doesn't seem to work that well as all my friends are constantly like did you hear anything yet? But at least I can spill my worries for a little bit. So I generally try to meet people who have zero interest in academics so I'm forced to talk about other things.
- Netflix. For real.
- Do research. Yeah... No joke. But writing and data-analysis at least keep me focused so I don't think about it. Plus I'm usually quite absorbed in this.
- Read a good book - again, it keeps me focused and distracts my mind from the horror of waiting for the results.

 

Does anyone have other things that work?

[exvat]

All good stuff.

I hit the gym. A LOT. I take a book on the recumbent bike and crank it up to difficult, so I get the benefits of a hard cardio workout and the distraction of a good book. Then I hit the weight machines. Bonus: I look and feel great!

Hiking. There is so much world to explore.

Video games! I'm playing thru some old faves of mine now. Nostalgia is a great distraction.

I took a freelance sales job to bring in a little money, and that is very demanding of my attention when I'm focusing on it.

Finally, I try to just talk with people all the time to fill in the gaps. The venting helps alleviate pressure, and their perspective usually gives me lasting serenity. Doing so has resulted in my more or less coming to peace with perhaps not being accepted anywhere.

Hope that helps. Good luck!