{"id":13738,"date":"2017-04-24T15:17:35","date_gmt":"2017-04-24T14:17:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.cityblock.co.uk\/?p=13738"},"modified":"2025-09-04T11:46:12","modified_gmt":"2025-09-04T10:46:12","slug":"become-a-procrastination-pro","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cityblock.co.uk\/blog\/become-a-procrastination-pro\/","title":{"rendered":"Become a Procrastination Pro"},"content":{"rendered":"

Studying can be hard. In fact, unless you\u2019re some sort of super student created by professors to show up everyone else, you\u2019re probably no stranger to procrastination. Seeing as we\u2019re particularly helpful, here at CityBlock, we thought we would help you to step up your procrastination game \u2013 it\u2019s a serious business, don\u2019t you know?<\/p>\n

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Tidy Your Room<\/b><\/p>\n

What better time than when you have a 5,000-word assignment due the next day to organise your DVD\u2019s alphabetically?<\/p>\n

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Find Out Which Hogwarts House You Belong to<\/b><\/p>\n

These things are important, and now is the perfect time to find out whether you\u2019re a Gryffindor, Slytherin, Hufflepuff or Ravenclaw. Oh, and while you\u2019re at it, you might as well find out what your wand is made of and the form of your Patronus. How can you bear not knowing?!<\/p>\n

Visit Pottermore for hours of endless Potter-based procrastination.<\/p>\n

Make Your Future Album Cover<\/b><\/p>\n

Who hasn\u2019t dreamed of being a rock and roll star? Make your album with these simple steps:<\/p>\n

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  1. Go to Wikipedia and click \u2018random\u2019. The first article that pops up is your band\u2019s name.<\/li>\n
  2. Now, visit Quotations Page and click on \u2018random quotations\u2019. Scroll to the bottom of the page and take the last four or five words of the last quote \u2013 this is the name of your album.<\/li>\n
  3. Go to Flickr or image sharing site and click \u2018explore\u2019. The third picture is the cover of your album.<\/li>\n
  4. Put it all together and you have a masterpiece…<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Here\u2019s ours:<\/p>\n

    \"CityBlock<\/p>\n

    Answer Some Questions, Do Some Good<\/b><\/p>\n

    Free Rice<\/a> is a website where you answer basic general knowledge questions and, for every answer you get right, 10 grains of rice are donated through the World Food Programme. Technically, you\u2019re learning, right? Plus, you\u2019re doing something for a worthy cause, so you can ease the guilt of putting off your essay.<\/p>\n

    We\u2019re sure you can think of plenty more ways to procrastinate and we\u2019re right behind you! Just maybe try to make sure you manage to get your assignments in on time, we don\u2019t want your professors to be banging down our office door!<\/p>\n

    We\u2019re here for you, so make sure to have a browse of the CityBlock blog for everything from exam tips<\/a> to tips on how to navigate your University city<\/a>.<\/p>\n

    Come find us on Facebook<\/a> and Twitter<\/a> and share your debut album cover! We’d love to see the results from CityBlock across the country,\u00a0send them over!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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