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Guide to Successful Procrastination

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Sophia Fredericksen Student Contributor, University of Georgia
This article is written by a student writer from the Her Campus at UGA chapter and does not reflect the views of Her Campus.

Raise your hand if you procrastinate… For those of you with your hands down, you are lying. We all procrastinate and a little procrastination is ok in small douses. It prevents you from totally cracking under the pressure of finals. So to help you successfully procatinate we have come up with our top favorite sites to ease the mind

For Fashion Lovers
 Instyle has a game that will fulfill your need for fashion while taking your mind away from that Statistics final. Warning this game is extremely addictive. Take some free time to catch up on your favorite fashion blogs. Cupcakes and Cashmere, What I Wore and My Style Pill are a few of our favorite style bloggers. If you want to catch up on fashion news be sure to check out Fashionista

For Your Funny Bone
Are you looking for something to tickle your funny bone? College Humor is packed full of funny videos, pictures and jokes that will help you laugh your stress away. YouTube is another great place to find comedy like from the infamous Jenna Marbles

For the Inner Gamer
Games are a great way to blow some time and melt your stress away at the same time. For those of you with an itouch or iphone, Words With Friends and Hanging With Friends are great games to download. Sporkle is the perfect place to find fun games. The website is filled with a wide variety of games from card games to mind benders. 


For the TV and Movie Obsessed

Catching up on your favorite TV shows or watching a movie with friends is a great way to unwind and get away from the books for an hour. Netflix is great for watching your favorite movies new and old. Plus the first month is free! If you want to catch up on your favorite TV shows or even start watching a new series, Hulu is the perfect site to do so and it is free for most shows. 

A Little Bit For Everyone
StumbleUpon is the ultimate procrastination tool. Go online and make an account specific to your interests and then stumble onto a variety of different sites just for you. To get you in the holiday spirit and spread some laughs, check out Elf Yourself. You get to put your friends’ heads and your head on elf bodies and watch them dance to holiday music.
 
Procrastination is great when done in small douses. It allows your mind to decompress a bit. But don’t over do it. Procrastination can go from one hour to all day if your not careful. These sites will give you the fun you need to power through finals week.

Sophia Fredericksen is a junior at University of Georgia studying magazine journalism. She has written for a wide variety of publications including Her Campus Ohio University, College Fashion, Thread Magazine, and JAYE magazine. Now she is the Editor of Her Campus UGA. In her free time she enjoys reading fashion magazines, playing dress up, taking pictures and trying new food. She hopes to one day write for a fashion magazine in either New York or LA.