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The space where most of life secretly happens while you check your phone.
means To stay where you are or delay doing something until a particular time, event, or person arrives.
from From Old North French 'waitier' (to watch, guard), which traces back to a Germanic root meaning 'to be watchful' — a cousin of 'wake' and 'watch.' The earliest sense was about keeping vigilant guard; the modern flavor of patiently passing time grew from that original act of standing alert and ready, eyes open for whatever was coming.
brain trickAnticipation activates dopamine more than the reward itself
marshmallow testKids who waited predicted later life success
average lifetimeHumans spend years queued in lines
physics quirkLight from distant stars makes you see the past