I have read sometimes doing nothing is better than doing something it just seems counter intuitive doing nothing and waiting for something to happen.
Here's an example that might help you.
Let's say you're making a spaghetti dinner for your family. The first thing you do is put the water on to boil. Once you start it, there's really nothing more you can do. Every time you check it, the temp goes down and makes it take longer. So, you "do nothing".
While that's happening, are you going to sit around and wait? NO! You get out the ingredients, prepare the sauce, set the table, etc.
So, let the water boil, AP. Start making DINNER. Not pasta.
