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20 Ways To Procrastinate Your Way Through Finals

The most wonderful time of the year!

Abbey Anne Allen
Dec 05, 2016
Baylor University
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20 Ways To Procrastinate Your Way Through Finals

Procrastination is a funny, irresponsible and unavoidable thing that we all experience during the days leading up to finals. Here are a list of things I have found myself doing instead of studying.

1. Cleaning

No, my life/grades/GPA isn't together, but I'll make my room look spotless.


2. Online shopping

Good practice for when I fail out of college and marry rich.


3. Watch Hallmark Christmas movies

Shout out to Lacey Chabert (AKA Gretchen Wieners) who slays every dang one.


4. Send your mom a detailed PowerPoint presentation of everything you've ever wanted for Christmas

Including the horse you wanted when you were 8.


5. Go find a puppy to pet because, dang it, you deserve it

Justification for your poor choices is necessary.


6. Go get ice cream/fries because, dang it, you deserve it (again)

Study for two hours and reward yourself. Maybe a brain freeze will help you remember important information?


7. Nap

Because Lord knows you won't have time to when finals actually start.


8. FaceTime friends from home

Now is as good a time as any.


9. Get on House Party and see what your local peeps are up to

Definitely procrastinating too.


10. Do all of the laundry

As if you won't have time to do it over break. You're just wearing your pajamas all day every day, anyway.


11. Plan your presidential campaign platform for 2020

Necessary.


12. YouTube videos of makeup tutorials or cats doing funny things

My personal favorite these days are the ones of girls doing makeup tutorials and their boyfriends doing the voice over. Incredible.


13. Look at the extra little Snapchat stories like Cosmo and E!

They're always my last resort. But somehow, every time I'm supposed to be doing something they end up open on my phone.


14. Play all of the games on GamePigeon

Connect Four is a fan favorite.


15. Make holiday snacks you saw on Pinterest

And distrubute them to every one you know.


16. Clean out your email and unsubscribe to Hollister, finally

It's only been like 7 years since you signed up.


17. Facebook stalk yourself

And delete the ugly profile pictures.


18. Facebook stalk others and get far too deep

You end up on your cousin's sorority sister's dog's profile and end up really thinking long and hard about your choices.


19. Take a bubble bath

After going to Bath & Body Works and buying all of the holiday scented things.


20. Plan your life after your parents find out about your 1.0 and rip you out of college

And line up an interview at your local McDonalds.


Happy finals, everyone.

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