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75 Things You're Doing Instead of Studying

If tomorrow is not the due date, then today is not the do date.

Elle O'Brien

Dec 13, 2016

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Most college students came back from the Thanksgiving break rested and rejuvenated -- determined to make it through the final weeks of classes and finals with as little stress as possible. We made ourselves promises of organization and good time management.

But finals week is upon us and those promises have long been left behind. Instead of studying, we've procrastinated.

Here's everything we've been doing -- or could have been doing...

1. Watching Netflix

2. Napping

3. Eating

4. Doing Laundry

5. Washing our dishes

6. Not going to the gym

7. Eating some more

8. Thinking maybe we should go to the gym

9. Going to the gym

10. Looking at Joe Biden memes

11. Or really any memes

12. Taking any and all social media quizzes

13. Calling a distant family member

14. Calling a friend and having a really long pointless conversation

15. Cleaning the room

16. Rearranging the room

17. Making a to-do list

18. Stalking anyone and everyone on social media

19. Scrolling through Pinterest

20. Planning your wedding on Pinterest

21. Planning your future house on Pinterest

22. Making Christmas lists

23. Figuring out Christmas gifts for everyone

24. Buying Christmas gifts

25. Painting your nails

26. Braiding your hair

27. Curling your hair

28. Straightening your hair

29. Braiding someone else's hair

30. Taking a really long shower

31. Watching videos of cute animals

31. Reading a book

32. Making a playlist for literally anything

33. Checking Instagram

34. Checking Twitter

35. Checking Facebook

36. Checking Snapchat

37. Checking Tumblr

38. Checking them all again

39. Refilling your water bottle

40. Singing

41. Dancing

42. Responding to emails

43. Exploring Google Earth

44. Looking at the pictures sent in a group chat

45. Baking cookies

46. Or brownies

47. Or a cake

48. Exploring new music

49. Playing a board game

50. Downloading a new app

51. Doodling

52. Taking a selfie

53. Taking a selfie with a stranger

54. Going somewhere new

55. Yoga

56. Writing a poem

57. Roaming the floor in search of someone to hang out with

58. Making tea

59. Making coffee

60. Contemplating the meaning of life

61. Reading inspirational quotes

62. Online shopping

63. Doing something nice for someone else

64. Complimenting someone

65. Blowing a bubble

66. Changing your outfit

67. Washing your hands

68. Changing your desktop background

69. Changing your phone background

70. Cleaning your computer screen

71. Figuring out a summer job

72. Looking for airplanes in the sky

73. Staring out the window

74. Writing this list

75. Reading this list

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10 ways to prepare for finals week—beginning with getting to the library.

Who knows where we would be without them.

1. Thank you for laughing at my jokes, even when they really aren’t funny.

2. Thank you for singing unbearably loud with me all the time.

3. Thank you for letting me vent to you for hours about anything and basically being my personal therapist.

4. Thank you for ordering pizza with me at 2 in the morning.

5. Thank you for all the movie days when we don’t feel like moving.

6. Thank you for being my workout buddy everyday.

7. Thank you for sharing your closets with me.

8. Thank you for taking naps with me at random hours during the day.

9. Thank you for cleaning our home with me when we absolutely need to.

10. Thank you for all the rides when it’s late and you don’t want me to walk home alone in the dark.

11. Thank you for studying with me in our kitchen when we didn't want to go the library.

12. Thank you for making dinner with me.

13. Thank you for helping with my hair, makeup and outfit every time we go out.

14. Thank you for taking countless ugly pictures with me.

15. Thank you for not judging me when I go too long without showering.

16. Thank you for making our apartment feel like a second home.

17. Thank you for being there through all of our boy troubles.

18. Thank you for giving me a hug when I feel homesick.

19. Thank you for getting excited with me when one of us gets a good grade on an exam.

20. Thank you for still being my friend and not judging me when I say or do dumb things.

21. Thank you for telling me what I should do when I am sick.

22. Thank you for dancing horribly with me everywhere we go.

23. Thank you for staying up super late with me when we aren’t tired or can’t sleep.

24. Thank you for being super weird with me.

25. Thank you for all the unforgettable college memories.

26. And most of all, thank you for being the best friends a girl could have.

I may or may not be stressing right now.

1. "What do I have to study for?"

2. "What class do I need to study for the most?"

3. "I’m going to ace this."

4. "Focus!"

5."I have no idea what I'm reading."

6. "I should call my smart friend about this."

7. "I’m going to fail. I’m going to fail."

8. "I’m dropping out of school."

9. "What grade do I have to get on the final to pass the class?"

10. "Oh, no, I have to do good."

11. "I shouldn’t have procrastinated all semester."

12. "I wanna go to bed."

13. "We did not learn this!"

14. "I should go get food."

15. "Why do we even have finals?"

16. "I don’t want to be at the library."

17. "Get off your phone."

18. "I can watch Netflix for like 20 minutes and then go back to studying."

19. "I shouldn’t have watched Netflix."

20. "You have to study now!"

The "Happiest Place on Earth" has a lot of characters with some pretty great advice.

Remember you’re the one who can fill the world with sunshine. — Snow White

The past can hurt. But the way I see it, you can either run from it or learn from it. — Rafiki

You don't have time to be timid. You must be bold and daring. — Lumière

If watching is all you're gonna do, then you're gonna watch your life go by without ya. — Laverne

Sometimes the right path is not the easiest one. — Grandmother Willow

Always let your conscience be your guide. — Jiminy Cricket

To infinity and beyond. — Buzz Lightyear

Life is a journey to be experienced, not a problem to be solved. — Pooh

Let it go. — Elsa

If you can't say something nice, don't say nothin' at all. — Thumper

Today's special moments are tomorrow's memories. — Genie

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