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of things I would rather do than study for my shorthand test:

1. Call my grandfather to ask for sodoku tips, then listen for an hour while he tells me how to find ‘X-wing’ pattern formations.
2. Confront my suspicion that I'm not very handy by attempting to construct the DIY shelves that I bought three months ago.
3. Stare vacantly into space.
4. Work on memorising the periodic table of the elements so that I can one day recite it at parties. I’m up to Calcium. No jokes.
5. Write a list of mundane activities that are more appealing to me than shorthand revision.