Hi Melanieeex 3 , I admit I took a while to respond to this question . I ' m not too sure how well I manage it . I know that falling asleep in any type of transportation that I am not directly operating is the cause of envy from many , though I admit I ask the passenger next to me on commercial flights if I snored or drooled . When I ' m in meetings or lectures , I tend to write down all that is being said , even if it is only discussions . However , some classes or meetings were too long for this tactic and my writing would trail off into an unintelligible scrawl and I lose consciousness and go to the Land of Nod . I do recall writing bogus horoscopes on a paper placemat at on pub when I was a bored designated driver . No patrons approached me to learn their fortune . Another time I was at a bar where one was encouraged to eat peanuts and throw the shells on the floor . I was tipsy on this occasion . I was shelling peanuts to keep my hands busy . Anyone , be it stranger or acquaintance , was able to help themselves . One fellow went to take the whole cup of shelled peanuts . I reminded him that he has to share . He left the cup and just took a handful . This is my long version of saying I keep my hands busy . I admit to brining knitting to a person ' s place when I know I ' ll be sitting around . I ' ll offer to do dishes after eating dinner in order to digest . With people that know me well , they know that I get twitchy if I can ' t do something . In addition , a lot of people like those knitted dishcloths . It also keeps me from picking at the goodies at Christmas and such . If I have to drive in a bigger city , or where I ' m unfamiliar , I check out maps and navigational apps to plot my route . I try to schedule nothing else for that day . For social invites , I tend to be selective . I prefer a oneonvisit or dinner with a friend . The keeping my hands busy trick I use for larger gatherings , but I was in a situation where I was needing my knitting needles and yarn the way a heavy smoker needs his next cigarette and finds his last pack of smokes is empty . When I turn down invites for something I know I totally won ' t be into , I thank the person for thinking of me . I am letting them know I ' m saying no to the event , and not them . I admit that my work schedule is nuts . I had to schedule a supper with a friend two or three weeks in advance . Some clients have had to book me over a month in advance . It can be a crap shoot . I ' m a cleaner , and I tend to be obsessive about it . The customers seem to like that . I hope this wall of text provides some useful info for you . I don ' t know if I manage things well . I ' m single and cannot even imagine being in a relationship because of the mental energy I figure I would need to work on a relationship . It wouldn ' t be fair to the poor guy involved with me . Thank you for your post . I ' m glad to know I ' m not alone too . I think the falling asleep when you are bored is normal . I have a nephew in his 20 ' s that can never stay awake as a passenger in a vehicle for more than 300 meters .