Maintaining my sanity while I wait

Applied to many SA internships, did a handful of RD1 interviews. I struggle with patience and allowing fate to take its course. I sit here on the other end of a black hole; I wonder where my application is and who is looking at it. I busted my ass for an SA IB role. 

Now that I've discovered WSO, on top of refreshing my emails every 30 min, I now scan every IB SA thread in existence to confirm that I am still in the running. 

How do I enjoy life in the meantime? I so desperately want to receive and commit to an offer and be done!

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