In order to be ahead of the curve, it’s important to be aware of trends, and in the last few years, the trend of productivity has been flooding the media sphere. Unfortunately, despite it being the year of the Ox, productivity is no longer “it.” Since you don’t want to be the last person on earth still waking up at 5 am, it’s essential to break out of those habits. Throw away your Stephen Covey; here are some trendy tips on how you can blissfully waste away your days.

Read a book

This might seem counterintuitive since books are famously known for being a good use of time. However, books are long and boring, making them really hard to get through. Look at the covers and choose the prettiest. Then read through half of The Odyssey and wonder why you didn’t start with The Iliad.

Play Uno

In 2020, The Queen’s Gambit caused a surge of Chess playing, and this year scientists are predicting Uno to be the new really cool thing to do. Luckily, unlike Chess, Uno makes no sense and will take you months (for some, years) to understand (MAT137 would be a recommended prerequisite).

Learn how to crochet

In case you haven’t heard, it’s now chic to wear your grandmother’s table runner as a crop top. Crochet is really cool and really difficult. This makes it the perfect hobby to take up as finals are near. Try to crochet a cardigan and watch it fall apart right in time for your GPA to do the same.

Polish silver

The number of articles and Instagram memes about the stock market might have tricked you into thinking that you should maybe try to understand it. Learning about stocks is unfortunately really boring and, just like the coins you earn playing Mario Kart, it’s hard to know if it’s even real. Instead, put effort into all the silver you probably have laying around the house (they say it’s a student essential), and polish it.

Watch The Real Housewives

The critical discussion surrounding the Marvel Universe has expanded so far that it has become a course of its own. I, for one, am excited for when the Cinema Studies faculty finally gets around to what is perhaps the most culturally significant cinematic universe of them all: The Real Housewives. Why is this show more important than ever? It’s not. It does however span over 10 cities, and watching all the seasons of even one of them is going to take you far enough down the rabbit hole that by the time you’re out you can apply to be on the show yourself. In which case, those silver polishing skills are really going to come in handy.