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50 Things I Would Rather Do Than Study For Exams Or Do Homework

Playing with dogs sounds a lot better than writing an eight-page paper.

Kayleigh Garrison

Oct 02, 2017

Michigan State University

50 Things I Would Rather Do Than Study For Exams Or Do Homework

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As we continue to settle into the new school year, it can be difficult to leave behind our carefree summer attitude in place of constant stress and agony as we struggle to balance our busy class schedule, homework, job, and a social life. As we dive deeper into fall, we get closer to our first exam(s) of the semester. If we're lucky, our exams will be spread out across a couple weeks; if we're unlucky, we'll have a paper due on Monday, two exams on Tuesday, and a third exam on Wednesday.

As we get re-situated with our busy life, it can be difficult to focus on homework and study for exams, especially when there is a whole world of fun outside waiting for us. Every time I try and do my homework or attempt to study for an exam, I think about all of the things I would rather be doing than studying, like:

1. Travel the world

2. Play with my dog

3. Play with my cats

4. Go to the zoo

5. Go shopping

6. Watch "One Tree Hill"

7. Go to a baseball game

8. Play with my dog

9. Watch a movie

10. Drink Starbucks

11. Eat McDonald's

12. Take a walk around the neighborhood

13. Go to the gym

14. Order a pizza

15. Do squats

16. Play with my cats

17. Volunteer at the Humane Society and play with dogs

18. Color in a coloring book

19. Clean my room

20. Redecorate my room

21. Gossip with my friends are boys and life and boys

22. Watch "Gossip Girl"

23. Straighten my hair

24. Go to a Michigan State football game

25. Write an Odyssey article

26. Go to a concert

27. Go to the park

28. Make my bed

29. Read a book for fun

30. Eat a donut

31. Play with my dog

32. Learn how to bake

33. Start writing my biography

34. Go to the beach

35. Try and persuade myself to study

36. Take a shower

37. Learn how to bake

38. Play with my cats

39. Climb Mount Everest

40. Proctor an exam

41. Learn the square root of pi

42. Eat a whole pie

43. Watch every season of "Grey's Anatomy" (which means I'll never study because the show never ends)

44. Eat a home-cooked meal

45. Read other Odyssey articles

45. Rewatch the 2016 World Series when the Chicago Cubs won for the first time in 108 years

46. Sell all of my possessions and live of the land

47. Lay outside and get a tan

48. Listen to music

49. Go sledding

50. Smile, be carefree, be stress-free, and just enjoy life

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The Best Lines from the Fab Four

And in the end, the love you take is equal to the love you make

The sun is up, the sky is blue, it's beautiful and so are you

Love is old, love is new, love is all, love is you

There's nowhere you can be that isn't where you're meant to be

Life is very short, and there's no time for fussing and fighting, my friend

He say, "I know you, you know me", One thing I can tell you is you got to be free

Oh please, say to me, You'll let me be your man. And please say to me, You'll let me hold your hand

It was twenty years ago today, Sgt. Pepper taught the band to play. They've been going in and out of style, but they're guaranteed to raise a smile

Living is easy with eyes closed, misunderstanding all you see

Can you hear me? When it rains and shine, it's just a state of mind

Little darling, it's been long cold lonely winter. Little darling, it feels like years since it' s been here. Here comes the sun, Here comes the sun, and I say it's alright

We danced through the night and we held each other tight, and before too long I fell in love with her. Now, I'll never dance with another when I saw her standing there

I love you, I love you, I love you, that's all I want to say

You say you want a revolution. Well you know, we all want to change the world

All the lonely people, where do they all come from. All the lonely people, where do they all belong

Oh, I get by with a little help from my friends

Hey Jude, don't make it bad. Take a sad song and make it better

Yesterday, all my troubles seemed so far away. Now it looks as though they're here to stay. Oh, I believe in yesterday

And when the brokenhearted people, living in the world agree, there will be an answer, let it be.

And anytime you feel the pain, Hey Jude, refrain. Don't carry the world upon your shoulders

I'll give you all I got to give if you say you'll love me too. I may not have a lot to give but what I got I'll give to you. I don't care too much for money. Money can't buy me love

All you need is love, love is all you need

Whisper words of wisdom, let it be

Blackbird singing in the dead of night, Take these broken wings and learn to fly. All your life, You were only waiting for this moment to arise

Though I know I'll never lose affection, for people and things that went before. I know I'll often stop and think about them. In my life, I love you more

Obviously the best superpower.

There have been many lessons learned.

1. The importance of traditions.

2. How to be thankful for family and friends.

3. How to give back.

4. What the word "community" really means.

5. That it isn't about the destination, but the journey.

6. The consequences of making bad choices.

7. To trust people, until you have a reason not to.

8. To be welcoming and accepting of everyone.

9. How to be my own, individual person.

10. How to work for what I want.

11. How to be great at giving directions.

12. How to be humble.

13. To be well-rounded.

14. How to be great at conflict resolution.

15. The beauty of getting outside and exploring.

16. To be prepared for anything.

17. That you don't always have to do it alone.

18. How to be creative.

19. To brush off gossip.

I have never been so thankful to know you.

Dealing with the inevitable realities of college life.

Don't freak out

Email the professor

Attend the first class

Keep attending class

Have a backup plan

Remember that everything works out at the end

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