As we dive deeper into the school year, our workload is going to pile up: countless essays, three tests every week, and numerous pages of homework every night. Every week you think that you will follow the schedule you have written in your agenda, but don’t fool yourself, we all know that you’re going to wait until the last minute to do whatever it is you need to. We all do it, so why not learn the correct way to procrastinate. 

1. Take out your phone and go on it. Have Instagram? Scroll it. Twitter? Tweet about procrastinating. Netflix? Binge all 15 seasons of Grey’s Anatomy. That homework due fourth hour tomorrow can wait; go on YouTube instead, and scroll until you ask yourself how you got to strange videos that shouldn’t be on the platform. 
2. Take a nap. You got up at 5:30 this morning to go to school and process maybe half the information they teach, so take that well-deserved nap. Nap for an hour, maybe three, or until 1st hour the next morning. While you’re at it, throw a book under your pillow. I heard it allows your brain to absorb the words, so while catching those z’s you can also study. It’s a win-win. 
3. Read/write material a sentence at a time then go on your phone for 10 minutes. This lets you do your homework, but you also follow tip #1. It’s a very productive way to get all your work done and on time.
4. Watch a movie. If you have to read a book for English, don’t worry about it, just watch the movie because movies cut out half the material from the book, but it’s just as accurate. So, watch all 4 versions of Romeo and Juliet; the acting is on point. 
5. Stare out into space. You do it in class and you retain some information, right? Why don’t you do the same thing at home. Put your textbook in front of you and read/study until you end up thinking about Thanksgiving break.  
6. Talk. Talk to someone either on the phone or in person. Get out of your room for once and talk to your parents, they’ll love it. Talk to your pet, they’d love to hear how much homework you have today. Yell at your book for giving you so much homework; a stress reliever and procrastination tactic all in one. 

Now you’re a PROcrastinator. Come into school the next day early to actually crack down on all that work you pushed off; I guess people work better under pressure. If you’re taking a test that you didn’t study for just wing it; if all else fails, just sit next to the smartest kid in class. Go have fun procrastinating! 

P.S. I wrote this article the day before it was due. 

*Disclaimer: This article is for entertainment purposes only. None of the tips should be taken seriously. Do your homework and study for tests : )