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48 Things I Would Rather Do Than Write This Essay

Because writer's block is hard

Kaitlyn Farrell
Sep 27, 2016
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
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48 Things I Would Rather Do Than Write This Essay
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You know when you get writer's block and have no idea how to continue or even start your essay, so you just stare at the screen and procrastinate? That has been me for the past two days, and guess what? I'm still going. Here are 48 other things I would much rather be doing than writing this essay:

1. Running a 5k

2. Doing laundry

3. Shaving my legs

4. Taking a nap

5. Starting the new season of Grey's Anatomy

6. Calling my mom

7. Looking at pictures of cats

8. Coloring

9. Swimming

10. Cleaning my room

11. Watching a movie

12. Learning how to surf

13. Doing calculus homework

14. Facetiming with my cats

15. Playing Candy Crush

16. Painting my nails

17. Showering

18. Learning how to sew

19. Reading a book

20. Cooking mac n cheese

21.Eating mac n cheese

22. Finding a filter for an Instagram photo

23. Scrolling through Twitter

24. Snapchatting

25. Going to the mall

26. Online shopping

27. Learning how to french braid

28. Listening to music

29. Going for a drive

30. Daydreaming

31. Watching vines

32. Finding a good restaurant to eat at

33. Color coding my agenda

34. Lifting

35. Doing absolutely nothing

36. Watching makeup tutorials

37. Cloud watching

38. Facebook stalking

39. Texting my group chat

40. Writing this article

41. Going bowling

42. Going out to dinner

43. Trying to invent something

44. Doing Zumba

45. Petting dogs at an animal shelter

46. Taking a vacation

47. Getting a massage

48. Getting a haircut


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