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    <title>How To Be "Productively Unproductive"</title>
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      <![CDATA[Stressed about life? Don't think you can take anymore work? There is a simple way to get rid of stress. Don't be lazy, be productively unproductive!]]>
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        <![CDATA[A sense of determination]]>
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        <![CDATA[Confidence]]>
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        <![CDATA[Any object that is better than a demand or request]]>
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          <![CDATA[Being productively unproductive may lead to significant decrease in school grades, loss of college scholarship, loss of social life, unexplainable weight gain, destruction of motor skills, excessive hair growth, extreme bodily odor, and possibly death. Results may vary. Use with caution. ]]>
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          <![CDATA[<p>Being productively unproductive may lead to significant decrease in school grades, loss of college scholarship, loss of social life, unexplainable weight gain, destruction of motor skills, excessive hair growth, extreme bodily odor, and possibly death. Results may vary. Use with caution.</p>]]>
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          <![CDATA[Assess yourself. If your considering becoming “productively unproductive”, assess situations that confront you every day. Is homework more than one hour a day? Are your parents constantly demanding you to do boring things like bathing? If the answers to most are yes, its time to switch.]]>
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          <![CDATA[<p>Assess yourself. If your considering becoming “productively unproductive”, assess situations that confront you every day. Is homework more than one hour a day? Are your parents constantly demanding you to do boring things like bathing? If the answers to most are yes, its time to switch.</p>]]>
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          <![CDATA[If every question you present yourself when assessing yourself is yes, then consider immediately  switch to becoming productively unproductive.]]>
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          <![CDATA[<p>If every question you present yourself when assessing yourself is yes, then consider immediately  switch to becoming productively unproductive.</p>]]>
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          <![CDATA[Ignore demands. Once your done assessing yourself, its time to become productively unproductive! Start to ignore demands given by friends, parents, siblings, and others. Eventually, the requests will start to diminish, as everyone will know that you’re EXTREMELY INCOMPETENT AND IRRESPONSIBLE. ]]>
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          <![CDATA[<p>Ignore demands. Once your done assessing yourself, its time to become productively unproductive! Start to ignore demands given by friends, parents, siblings, and others. Eventually, the requests will start to diminish, as everyone will know that you’re <span class="caps">EXTREMELY</span> <span class="caps">INCOMPETENT</span> <span class="caps">AND</span> <span class="caps">IRRESPONSIBLE</span>.</p>]]>
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          <![CDATA[Play the What’s Better game. If you’ve got a ton of work and become stressed, play what’s called the What’s Better game. For example, what’s better in this situation? Tons of schoolwork to finish, turn in, and organize, OR a good hearty bowl of chips? Yeah, it does sound better]]>
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          <![CDATA[<p>Play the What’s Better game. If you’ve got a ton of work and become stressed, play what’s called the What’s Better game. For example, what’s better in this situation? Tons of schoolwork to finish, turn in, and organize, OR a good hearty bowl of chips? Yeah, it does sound better</p>]]>
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          <![CDATA[Observe others.If you don’t feel like going to school or going places, observe others at school or around public areas. If you notice someone is sick, you run as fast as you can to the person who has the sickness and you INHALE THEIR FACES OR TISSUES! Do anything possible to become sick and at home with the flu. Just remember: sometimes, the sick can attack.]]>
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          <![CDATA[<p>Observe others.If you don’t feel like going to school or going places, observe others at school or around public areas. If you notice someone is sick, you run as fast as you can to the person who has the sickness and you <span class="caps">INHALE</span> <span class="caps">THEIR</span> <span class="caps">FACES</span> OR <span class="caps">TISSUES</span>! Do anything possible to become sick and at home with the flu. Just remember: sometimes, the sick can attack.</p>]]>
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          <![CDATA[Cheat away! When you absolutely HAVE to do work, do it the right way. Technology is here for a reason! Just get the s]]>
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          <![CDATA[<p>Cheat away! When you absolutely <span class="caps">HAVE</span> to do work, do it the right way. Technology is here for a reason! Just get the s</p>]]>
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          <![CDATA[Congratulations! After a couple of weeks, you’ll probably start to notice your life has gotten a little bit...productively unproductive. Congratulate yourself on a job well done! Uh…you might want to see a doctor. ]]>
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          <![CDATA[<p>Congratulations! After a couple of weeks, you’ll probably start to notice your life has gotten a little bit&#8230;productively unproductive. Congratulate yourself on a job well done! Uh…you might want to see a doctor.</p>]]>
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