Do Something, Anything
Do Something, Anything
ome days you just don’t feel like doing anything. Maybe it’s too cold outside, or too cozy inside, or you have a headache, or you just don’t have enough energy to do the next thing you’re supposed to do.
In these moments, it’s important to have a list of go-to things you can do when you can’t quite face the task at hand but also don’t want to slip into a funk of doing-nothingness: things you can work on that maybe aren’t what you should be working on but that you can feel good about doing and that will improve your long-term situation.
Don’t think of these things as productive ways to procrastinate because that’s a slippery slope. Think of them as low-brainpower tasks you can accomplish when you’re not feeling up to tackling the hard stuff.
Here are 10 go-to activities that don’t require much thinking, won’t cost you any money, and will make you feel good when you’ve done them:
Get some exercise
Take a 20-minute nap
Scrub the bathroom
Organize your binder or files or photos
Wander the library looking for new study spots
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Visit your favorite instructor during office hours
Write a letter to a faraway friend
Schedule something fun for immediately after you want to get the big thing done that you aren’t working on right now
Break up the big task into small chunks and plan when to do each of them using this amazing To-Do List
Now, go do something, anything!
Barry the Study Dog is big on naps.
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