All students are familiar with the art of procrastination. When you need to study or get a paper done all you can think about is doing anything but. Here are 30 things that people do instead of studying *Disclaimer: I am not encouraging you to not study or do any of these things in this article instead of studying.
1. Netflix- because what would you rather do, catch up on your favourite show or study for your biology exam the next morning?
2. Sleep- Sleep’s important too, you know.
3. Eat- Well you do need to eat to live, and yes going out for sushi is a very important part of life.
4. Go on Facebook- How important are grades if you don’t even know what’s going on in the world?
5. Go for a walk- How can you let a perfect day go to waste?
6. Bake cupcakes- Baking is a great way to de-stress.
7. Cuddle with a pet- An even better de-stressing method.
8. Download music- How can you study without new music?
9. Take a nice long bath, bath bombs are a must- you have to stay clean right?
10. Make some coffee- How can you stay up studying without your coffee?
11. Clean your room- you can’t study in a messy room.
12. Do your hair and makeup- Gotta look flawless.
13. Update Twitter- because your followers need to know how you’re procrastinating studying.
14. Update Instagram- because you look too flawless not to.
15. Make Kraft Dinner- You might be hungry again.
16. Think about how much you should be studying- Because you should be, go study now!
17. Go buy some fish- they can keep you company.
18. Look for jobs- You need a backup plan if you can’t graduate because you fail this exam
19. Take your dog for a walk- they need exercise.
20. Take your cat for a walk- they might feel left out if you took the dog.
21. Take your fish for a walk- because why not?
22. Work out- Staying in shape is super important.
23. Text your friends- They need to know how much you hate studying, and then talk about your lives for at least 2 hours.
24. Watch a three hour documentary of your choice- That stuff is important and life changing.
25. Cry.
26. Bake a cake, a pie, some cookies, anything would work really- You deserve it for procrastinating so long.
27. Study some maps- You need a vacation
28. Look up flight and train prices- You have to get to where you decided to go.
29. Pack a bag- You’re so done with school.
30. Leave- you can’t handle the stress of studying any longer.