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The top 20 life \u201ctime wins\u201d include having a parking \u201cangel\u201d deliver the perfect spot, a cancelled work call \u2013 and a new supermarket till opening when you’re queueing at the checkout, a survey has found. Research of 2,000 adults revealed that not having to wait in the doctor\u2019s waiting room, or arriving home when it\u2019s time for tea, and finding someone\u2019s already made it for you, are also bonuses.<\/p>\n
As are someone else tidying the house (17 percent), and the bus or train shockingly turning up on time (16 percent).<\/p>\n
Such boosts were seen as real moments of joy, as 41 percent struggle to make enough time for the little things in life due to endless tasks.<\/p>\n
But more than half (57 percent) are actively trying to focus on themselves more, by improving their self-care routine with small, but achievable, things.<\/p>\n
These include reading that book that has been sitting there for months, fitting in some exercise, or becoming absorbed in a game or a puzzle.<\/p>\n
A spokesman from Gala Bingo, which commissioned the research to launch its \u201cAll The Calls\u201d competition, said: \u201cIt\u2019s those \u201cmade in heaven\u201d moments, when you\u2019ve managed to grab back a bit of time for yourself, that make you feel like you\u2019ve really hit the bullseye.<\/p>\n
\u201cSo, it\u2019s really interesting to see the top 20 time wins, as voted by the public. Imagine if all of these things happened to you in one day \u2013 that\u2019d really be \u201clanding a score\u201d.<\/p>\n
\u201cHowever, our favourite time win on the top 20 list was the lucky number seven, with rolling past those traffic lights or roadworks when you thought you\u2019d get stuck for ages.\u201d<\/p>\n
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The study also found 70 percent confess to feeling so busy on some days, they simply don\u2019t know where the time goes. More than eight in 10 (83 percent), however, do appreciate the moments in life that allow them to gain back a bit more time.<\/p>\n
And other \u201ctime wins\u201d that delight the nation include a delivery turning up within two weeks, when they were expecting it to be much longer (28 percent), or braving the shops expecting a long trawl to find the perfect item \u2013 only to pick it up first time (27 percent).<\/p>\n
On average, respondents enjoy three such \u201ctime wins\u201d a week \u2013 and 30 percent would feel \u201camazed\u201d if they hit 10 in one day.<\/p>\n
The main instinct people have, when they encounter one of these little ways to steal back time, is to simply smile quietly and hope their luck doesn\u2019t change. However, a vocal 11 percent will say \u201cyes!\u201d out loud \u2013 even if they\u2019re on their own.<\/p>\n
Just over six in 10 (62 percent) of those polled, via OnePoll, have also engineered a time win for someone else, with 42 percent of these saying it made them feel happy about themselves.<\/p>\n
A spokesman for Gala Bingo, which has a \u00a350K competition for those who can find all 90 calls hidden in a short film, added: \u201cWe could all use a bit of extra time in our lives, and doing something to give a time win to someone else \u2013 like tidying the house \u2013 is a great favour to bestow.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis research shows people in the UK are great at finding silver linings and little positives to brighten their days.<\/p>\n
\u201cJust as these small time wins give Brits the little joys in life, we want to give people something else to smile about, by celebrating their time win and using it to take part in our competition.\u201d<\/p>\n