How do people that rawdog international flights do it? No phone, no books, no music, maybe just the flight screen with the little aeroplane over the map.
You could just let your thoughts wander. That's a form of meditation, letting the mind unravel on its own.
I wish I did it more, actually.
Of course, I'm sure I was often annoying as hell during long car rides when I was a kid. And the luxury of handing kids a magic-zone-out-device is a lifesaver. But I do wonder if I'm shortchanging my kids by not forcing them to be bored more often.
I tried at first, didn't work. I was frustrated after 15 mins of this. But don't worry - I had a plenty of thought wander time at nights, when I was trying to fall asleep, being awoken for the 7th time that night.
I've never looked back at all the time I spent with my infant son asleep on my arms and thought, damn, what a waste of time that was.
Everyone is different I guess.
I know of it via a streamer who uses it to control OBS, but this is more its native use case haha