Tickle the Universe

To seemingly force an result to occur by engaging in an opposite or undesirable/inconvenient action.

(e.g. (a.) You are waiting for a person to arrive for a carpool, so you start to leave - they then show up. (b.) You have been waiting for the cable guy to arrive before taking a shower. You begin your shower - then the cable guy arrives.)

"The bus is taking a long time to get here, lets Tickle the Universe and maybe it will arrive".