Do you know how many minutes you waste every day just waiting for things? From 2 minutes waiting for the microwave, 5 minutes for the elevator, 10 minutes for the Uber to arrive, 15 minutes to get your daily cup of coffee, to 30 minutes at the doctor's office waiting for your appointment. 

Add up all these minutes and you will end up a with a staggering amount of hours wasted every week without accomplishing anything. Of course, some may say they check their Facebook, post tweets and update their Instagram stories. However, they are not activities that will bring benefit to your long term future. So, here are 5 simple tasks you can accomplish while waiting for something.

1.Answering emails

Emails can get overwhelming if they aren't managed effectively. We have written before on how to effectively manage your emails, and one way to do that is to use these 'waiting times'. Modern email apps are very powerful and pack advanced features that will even put desktop applications like the good old Outlook to shame. Whether you are waiting for your Uber, elevator, or waiting for your morning cup of java, you can manage most of the emails for the day from your phone.

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