We’ve all been there, lessons where we just wished the time would hurry up! So, here we have compiled the top 5 ways, to make time fly by.

5: Coming in at number 5 is the one drilled into me by my teachers past and present. It is possibly my least favourite one, and basically contradicts the reason I am trying to make time pass, but some people may find success with it. What are we talking about? Paying attention to the class!

4: Another classic method of passing time, is people watching. Though some view it as a leisurely activity you partake in when you are sitting in a pleasant little cafe,  it is just as useful if you are situated near the window in a particularly dull lesson.

3: I used to find this particularly useful in my old statistics classes. Most Math I can bear, but drawing graphs is just particularly dull. This activity can be made even more fun if you have an equally bored friend. What am I talking about? Filling in the Dots! On a piece a graph or squared paper, you can have endless fun racing each other to fill in every single square on the paper (double sided)

2: Take yourself on a short holiday. For anyone with a sense of imagination, this should be a very easy way to escpae the torment and torture of any lesson they chose. Let your imagination roam free, as you take yourself away on a well deserved break! Though, if you’re like me, you’ll probably end up dosing off completely and ending up in deep trouble when you don’t know where you are supposed to be reading on the board.

1: Time honoured and time tested, what else could be number one on the list? It has to be…doodling! Let your creative side flow on a piece of unwanted paper, you’d never guess at the number of masterpieces I have created over the past few years. Just remember, have your masterpiece in a place where it is easy to hide and swap with your real work.

So, what are your best methods of mental escape from lessons? Let us know by commenting below (hey, I’m a poet).

* I don’t recommend you do this for every lesson, some times it might just be best to concentrate…but only once in a while ;).