Q&A for How to Waste an Hour

You can read, draw, or spend time on a hobby. Cleaning your room is also a good option, as you'll feel a sense of accomplishment when you're done.

Try building something creative. I once made a two-storied dollhouse in fifth grade with cereal boxes, sticks and clay. It took hours. Another thing you could do is homework or dance to some songs.

Go on Netflix and watch some shows, or read/write something on Wattpad. Explore new music genres.

Play the Alphabet Game. Look for a word that begins with A, then B, then C, from any signs, postings, license plates, etc. A rule: You are not allowed to pull a second word from the same source spot. Looking around closely at the things around you is a good way to pass the time.

You could write down everything you think about it and post it on social media, or keep it to yourself. If you want to stop thinking about it, listen to music or do things like chores to get it out of my mind.

You can read a book, write on paper, or even draw! Or you could just go to sleep, since it's the middle of the night!

You can read, draw, watch a movie on your device, or listen to music. If you are in school right now, try to get a head start on your homework or studying.

No, you should study for the test. You shouldn't be wasting time if you have an exam the next day.

Most experts advise to first try and keep the dream in your mind, relax and breathe. If you find you still can't sleep after a half hour, it can be a good idea to get up and do a small task for fifteen minutes, like folding laundry; nothing intense. Try to avoid bright or too much light. Drink some water. Then go back to bed. The key to a good night's sleep is to wake up at the same time every day no matter what, and to go to bed at the same time as well.

Talk to your friends, read a book, or just catch up on your schoolwork/studying so you'll have less to do when you get home.

Grab a book and read it, it's an old-fashioned pastime that you'll enjoy. You could draw doodles or a comic. Or talk to friends and invent stories.

Go to sleep! If you don't want to or can't do that, you could think about what you did that day, or what you're going to do the next day, or sometime in the future, or you could try counting sheep!

You could spend it looking for a new job, one that challenges you and makes better use of your skills and talents.

Try the methods in Make Time Pass Faster .

You can daydream, read, chew gum, if anyone you know is around, you could start up a conversation. If you are in a public place, use mind games, such as you could try counting the people wearing a color, or give any nearby objects a personality.

If you have a notebook, you could try writing about a fictional universe or doodling. If you don't have one, you could try counting the amount of things that are red. I also like to daydream sometimes, or plan in your head the rest of the week. If you have your phone, you could try to hide it in class, but that could get you in trouble. Another thing that's fun, but could get you in trouble (so try at your own risk) is going to the bathroom and seeing if any people are skipping school. If any are, you could use something that they brought, or you could just talk to them! If none of these work, just try paying attention and working hard in your class.