Emotionally Intelligent People Use a Surprising 3-Word Phrase ...

Since it’s not practical to assume you will never wait in line again, the best counter-attack is to have a notebook and pen handy at all times. Use this time for high-level thinking, something you may have a hard time doing in front of a computer.

Most of us alive today think waiting represents a flaw in some system, rather than a natural condition of life. But human beings have always had to wait—for good weather to plant crops, for plagues to end, for their loved ones to return from years at sea, never knowing if they were alive or not. The only difference now is what we wait on, not that

that much of life requires waiting and we have a choice to do it happily or miserably.

What to Do When It’s Taking Longer than You Predicted

If you can do that just for a minute, you will be ready to work on the difficulties and painful feelings in a new way.