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Procrastination. I love it! Without procrastination, how could I possibly enjoy things like watching the director’s commentary on a movie that I just watched… for the third time? Or, playing hangman on the computer.
Or, my favorite… lurking on Facebook.
Everyone knows that Facebook is, by far, the best tool for procrastination. Where else can you catch up with friends, do research, play games and do professional networking. But, I digress.
I’m supposed to be writing the great American novel. I meet with one of my writer friends every Saturday at a great coffee shop. The shop is wonderful because they let us move in, move furniture around and drink copious amounts of coffee for endless hours and while they may begin to wonder if we have homes, they never kick us out. Which is a good thing, because it gives me plenty of time for my favorite procrastination pastime: Facebook Scavenger Hunt.
Here’s how the game is played. Go to your friend list. Click on the third friend (or fifth or tenth or whatever toots your horn). When you get to their page, click their third friend. Keep going until you get to someone you don’t know.
This is when the game can get really fun. You now have two options. First, you can merely be a common Facebook lurker and read all about the interesting friend of a friend that you just met. Or, you can be brave and introduce yourself. Meeting new friends is a great way to entertain yourself instead of writing!
Now, does playing Facebook Scavenger Hunt improve my odds of finishing my book? I’m not so sure. But when you read it, you may recognize some of the characters. Oh, and by the way… names have been changed to protect the innocent.
Now, back to procrastinating.
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