Making bits of time fly

I was surprised when I saw a title "How to clear your mind". I looked at the suggested article and it said "Read a magazine".  I took that to mean get myself something to attend to, something that would keep my attention.  I was sufficiently surprised that I remember the advice clearly.  

I think I can clear my mind easily enough but it is also a procedure to make the little bits that time that bug me fly by.  When I have a few minutes to wait for the doctor to come into the room or the broadcast to begin, I find I can read a paragraph or compose a prompt. Of course, there is the danger that I will get so engrossed with the pseudo task, that I fail to come out in time for the event I was waiting for.