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Date others on the bench. Crash endless happy hours. Netflix. Talk to projects you know you’re not qualified for

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1. Watch Netflix

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Pull splinters out if your arse. Be productive and find a proposal to support

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Sit

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3. Grow a beard

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Netflix, workout, plan vacations

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Squats and deadlifts

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Book an hour long conference call for just yourself and dial in

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Press

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2. Clean your place

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Take giant shits while charging client dev

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Shut up SC1

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It’s the simple things, time to read all the books I keep buying is one. Cook rather than eat takeout. Have dinner with a friend on Wednesday! Maybe I’m not cut out for this as I miss those things 😕

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On the beach*. Go to the ocean

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Netflix, Fishbowl, Nap. On Loop. N then Drinks on Fri.

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On a serious note - mix ^ up with few proposals to support, practice work

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Never been on the bench dunno.

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Create ambiguous, internal learning courses

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