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50 Ways To Procrastinate, Rather Than Studying for Finals

Study or try to fit 20 marshmallows in my mouth? Decisions.

Hannah Henley
May 06, 2018
Illinois State University
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50 Ways To Procrastinate, Rather Than Studying for Finals
Tyler Nix

It’s time to hit the books and start studying for finals. If you are anything like me, you need to take small breaks between studying. Here are some ideas to keep you busy instead of studying for your math final or writing that 20-page paper!

1. Go for a walk

2. Play Frisbee on the quad


3. Color

4. Listen to music


5. Binge watch a show


6. Get ice cream


7. Take BuzzFeed quizzes


8. Stare at a blank screen


9. Stay up till 4 a.m. watching "Baywatch"


10. Make a paper plane


11. Throw the plane out a window


12. Go to the gym


13. Eat food


14. Take a nap


15. Have a bottle flipping tournament with your friends


16. Play a sport


17. Ride a bike


18. Go see "Infinity War"


19. Make guacamole


20. Watch Vine compellations


21. Go on an adventure


22. Make a new Spotify playlist


23. Write an article about procrastination


24. Plan out your summer


25. Play card games

26. Find dogs


27. Pet the dogs


28. Go to Target


29. Bake a cake


30. Chill in a hammock


31. Invent a new drinking game


32. Reenact the funniest award show moments of all time


33. Meditate


34. Go on Pinterest


35. Go get coffee at Dunkin’


36. Jump on a trampoline


37. Reorganize your closet


38. Do a face mask


39. Play Rock band


40. Eat as many flammin’ hot Cheetos as you can without drinking water or milk


41. Hangout with friends


42. Paint your nails


43. Have a BBQ


44. Online shop


45. Send a letter to someone famous


46. Run up and down flights of stairs


47. Attempt to work


48. Take a long shower


49. Challenge someone to a dance battle


50. Read more articles about procrastination


Finals week can be a stressful mess, take some time for yourself and push aside your work for a little. Procrastinating isn’t the end of the world. You will get your work done, even if it takes you until five seconds before an assignment is due. Good luck on your finals everyone!

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