{"id":28131,"date":"2016-03-29T14:30:36","date_gmt":"2016-03-29T18:30:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.studentlife.utoronto.ca\/lifeatuoft\/?p=28131"},"modified":"2016-03-29T14:30:36","modified_gmt":"2016-03-29T18:30:36","slug":"loving-doing-nothing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.studentlife.utoronto.ca\/lifeatuoft\/2016\/03\/29\/loving-doing-nothing\/","title":{"rendered":"Loving Doing Nothing"},"content":{"rendered":"I have a secret hobby. <\/span>\r\n\r\nThis is a hobby that is the opposite of brag-worthy and my personal definition of \u201cindulgence.\u201d It\u2019s a little counter-productive, but on my busiest days it\u2019s the one activity I want the most. It\u2019s more of an anti-activity and yet it\u2019s one that may be a universal favourite among all U of T\u2019s tired library dwellers. <\/span>\r\n\r\nThis (now not-so-secret) hobby of mine, is doing absolutely nothing at all. <\/span>\r\n\r\nI used to feel guilty about loving doing nothing. As my post-secondary education has progressed, I\u2019ve become busier and busier and as a result of this, my idea of a \u201cfun\u201d time has changed too. Of course, I still enjoy a night out on the town every once and awhile (YAASSS, shoutouts to the 6ix) \u2014<\/span> but for the most part, my perfect evening involves a homemade dinner, a good movie and pajamas. <\/span>\r\n\r\nI know what you\u2019re thinking. Only nineteen, and I\u2019ve reached my full grandma potential already. <\/span>\r\n\r\n
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A little crazy how fast U of T can age the average nineteen year old...<\/figcaption><\/figure>\r\n\r\nSnapchat filter wrinkles and all, I\u2019ve come to accept that with a crazy personal schedule of work, school, assignments \u2014<\/span> and this month, upcoming exams \u2014<\/span> sometimes doing nothing for fun is okay. <\/span>\r\n\r\nThis being said, as a lover of doing nothing I know that despite the benefits (happiness, extra sleep, updated pop culture references and the fake inner peace of a student in denial) there are some serious disadvantages of being a nap-advocating, procrastinating bum. If you are one of those people who spend their free time doing <\/span>productive<\/span><\/i> things, (1) you are an inspiration to us all and (2) let me give you an insider\u2019s scoop into a day in the life of a classic \u201cLover of Doing Nothing at All\u201d. <\/span>\r\n\r\nI wake up for school. Ultimate laziness fights the little urge to get up earlier to make myself nice big breakfast... What a shocker, another win for my good friend, alarm-clock influenced laziness. A couple snoozes later, I take the bus and the subway into the city. I have class from 10 am - 12 pm. After lecture is over, I go to my on-campus job as an Admissions Assistant. I work until 5 pm, and head to my 6 pm three hour lecture, which I actually really love. By 10 pm I am home, but this is where it gets bad. <\/span>\r\n\r\nI <\/span>know<\/b> that I still have two good working hours left. I <\/span>know<\/b> that I haven\u2019t had time for readings, and yet I feel accomplished simply by attending my responsibilities for the day. What does this mean? I deserve a treat: reality television, impromptu Cards Against Humanity tournaments, Jimmy Fallon YouTube videos, \u201cnaps\u201d that really just mean I go to bed early... The list goes on, but I will tell you that I have gone to great lengths to avoid being robbed of a night of Nothing. These \u201cgreat lengths\u201d I speak of may or may not include cleaning my record collection and the baseboards of my apartment?? #GrandmaStatusConfirmed<\/span>\r\n\r\n
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Here are some responses from some students living at Woodsworth College Residence when asked how liking doing \"nothing\" affects them!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\r\n\r\nIn short, us Lovers of Nothing will soon be able to laze (some of) our days away without the guilt of our GPAs lurking in the shadows. Only two weeks and a short exam period separate you from a four month long summer of doing all the Nothing you can. Hang in there, U of T \u2014<\/span> summer is on it\u2019s way. <\/span><\/em>\r\n\r\n ","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"I have a secret hobby. <\/span>\r\n\r\nThis is a hobby that is the opposite of brag-worthy and my personal definition of \u201cindulgence.\u201d It\u2019s a little counter-productive, but on my busiest days it\u2019s the one activity I want the most. It\u2019s more of an anti-activity and yet it\u2019s one that may be a universal favourite among all U of T\u2019s tired library dwellers. <\/span>\r\n\r\nThis (now not-so-secret) hobby of mine, is doing absolutely nothing at all. <\/span>\r\n\r\nI used to feel guilty about loving doing nothing. As my post-secondary education has progressed, I\u2019ve become busier and busier and as a result of this, my idea of a \u201cfun\u201d time has changed too. Of course, I still enjoy a night out on the town every once and awhile (YAASSS, shoutouts to the 6ix) \u2014<\/span> but for the most part, my perfect evening involves a homemade dinner, a good movie and pajamas. <\/span>\r\n\r\nI know what you\u2019re thinking. Only nineteen, and I\u2019ve reached my full grandma potential already. <\/span>\r\n\r\n
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A little crazy how fast U of T can age the average nineteen year old...<\/figcaption><\/figure>\r\n\r\nSnapchat filter wrinkles and all, I\u2019ve come to accept that with a crazy personal schedule of work, school, assignments \u2014<\/span> and this month, upcoming exams \u2014<\/span> sometimes doing nothing for fun is okay. <\/span>
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