Imagine you're sitting in your room typing that research paper that you put off until the last minute and you're stuck. Writer's block consumes you. You're on page eight of ten with nothing else to write. You've already edited it, trying to make any sentence longer and have spent nearly 20 minutes staring at your laptop screen to no avail. What do you do? Many of us use this time as an easy way to get distracted; either scrolling through Facebook or getting coffee. Here are 11 things we all do when we're stuck on an assignment.
1. Stare at your laptop screen
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For some reason, we think this will help our brains process and come up with something new.
2. Get on social media
The ever-present and ever-distracting world of social media is always there to keep us company -- and keep us from doing our work.
3. Watch animal videos
They're proven to help reduce stress, okay?
4. And then watch every animal video following
Facebook's new feature of automatically playing the next related video was basically made for when you need to waste time.
5. Text your friends for motivation
Normally resulting in the response, "motivation." But hey, that can be motivating I guess.
