5 ways to be productive (on a ‘Lazy Day)

 

Assalamualaikum & Hello

I think it is typical to experience the ‘Lazy Day’ syndrome. As soon as you wake you wake up from bed, the feeling creeps in. Like the Bruno Mars’ song, ‘Today I just don’t feel like doing anything, I just wanna lay in my bed’. Familiar? If you never had the experience, Well Done, you are a very awesome. I have days like this sometimes. Normally I blame the weather, the lack of sleep or the hormones (just to justify to myself that it is ok). LoL

But ‘Lazy Day’ can be productive too. No? There are some tips I usually practice during my ‘Lazy Day’ (just so I don’t feel too guilty about it). So, here we go

Tip #1

Do your laundry or other house chores

This is a good way to divert your attention from work. Instead of doing your laundry on the weekend, do it today (‘Lazy Day’ that is). Clean the mirror, vacuum the carpet, reorganize your pantry, change the bed sheet and clean the bathroom or the kitchen. Isn’t it great that your house is spotless on your ‘Lazy Day’?

 

  

Tip #2

Sew the missing button

When I have a missing button on a shirt, I normally don’t wear the shirt or blouse until I fix the button. So, this is perfect for a ‘Lazy Day’. You can finally wear the shirt/blouse again. That’s an accomplishment too (though on a ‘Lazy Day’)

Tip #3

Search, download and print

If you are already in the office and you discovered that it is your ‘Lazy Day’, don’t panic. You can still be productive. Despite writing or reading, this is the perfect time to search for materials you need for your Literature Review, Methodology or Introduction chapter in your thesis. Searching for the materials can be time consuming too, so a ‘Lazy Day’ would serve a good cause if used wisely. Don’t forget to download and/or print the materials and put them in the proper folder so when you need to get to it, it’s already there. Make sense?

 

Tip #4

Update your EndNote Library

If you are using EndNote, you have to agree with me that although the software helps with the reference list for the thesis, manual updating is required too. Just to ensure that it is all correct. On a ‘Lazy Day’, re-visit your EndNote library and remove the duplicates or fill up the missing details on certain references or simply find the full text articles and attach it to the record. EndNote can also be time consuming and based on my experience, never update EndNote library just before you need to submit some write-up to your SV. It is a tedious work that takes time. So, be thankful to your ‘Lazy Day’ because you can update your EndNote library.

Tip #5

Spell check, spot the grammar mistake

This is a good time to re-visit your write-up or thesis chapter. Just reading through to find spelling errors or spot grammar mistakes. According to Dr Julian Lippi (the Director MBA studies), he would do this when he doesn’t feel like writing and it is surprising when you would actually end up writing as you correct the mistakes. So, this is a great way to be lazy yet productive. I guess you can call it a ‘productively lazy day’.

In a nutshell, to me it is normal to experience the ‘Lazy Day’ syndrome, for anyone. While it is great if you can go window shopping or simply do nothing, the tips could be useful if you don’t want to feel like you have wasted the day or just being guilty for doing nothing. 

Thank You for reading

Miss F