What do you do to procrastinate?
I’ve been doing it most of the day.
1) Web Browsing
The web is a giant pile of quick sand. First, I was reading responses to Junot Diaz’s essay on how white the MFA program is. (I was a little shocked at how dismissive some of the comments.) Than I found myself reading other things, like stuff on spring allergies.
2) Candy Crush, and its close cousin: Pet Rescue
This could be worse. I could lose hours and hours playing this instead of only an hour or two. That’s because it comes with five lives, and once those are gone, you have to wait a while to gain more. Though I also have 2048 Puzzle now, so we shall see.
3) YouTube.
Music videos and other stuff.
Then I thought enough is enough. Time to write. There is still time to post a blog post today.
How do you procrastinate?
A combination of Youtube (I watch gaming videos), video games, podcasts and reading.
When it comes to writing procrastination is further aided by not having deadlines. When I do have deadlines (ie. NaNoWriMo) I am much better at ignoring games, and putting off all the other stuff.
I’ve never watched gaming videos! I do watch some podcasts, though.
Yeah, deadlines help. Goals are useful.
Definitely the internet–especially social media!
Yes yes yes! So much social media.
Oh, so many ways. Twitter and Tumblr, 2048 game (so addicting), and those are just a few.
I haven’t quite figured out 2048 so it’s not so addicting yet. But no doubt it will be.
Social media can take up a lot of time! It’s clearly a bad design that the same device can be used for so many other things besides writing. 😉
LOL Sometimes I turn off the wifi entirely so I can write. But the phone is always there.
Same as others – Internet, social media, texting – but I love the way you put it, that the web is quick sand. At times for sure. Sucked in right now, procrastinating BED (g’night Sonia :).
Hope you had a good night’s sleep!
The Internet (blogs, goodreads)for sure and Candy Crush !
Oh, yes, the blogs take up sooo much time.
Facebook is my biggest time killer!
Social media! Such a time suck.