1. clipping your nails
2. biting them off if the nail clippers don’t work
3. staring at the wall
4. drinking some water
5. using the bathroom
6. reading the nutrition facts on a bag of pretzels
7. talking to yourself
8. listening to this week’s top 40 music and deeply contemplating the lyrics
9. using the bathroom again
10. washing a dish or two
11. changing the thermostat
12. opening your wallet
13. closing your wallet
14. twirling your car keys
15. making dumb lists