Between the early hours, the long lines and the very real chance of witnessing a human stampede, it wouldn't take long to list 50 reasons why Black Friday is the worst.
But in the name of productivity, we've compiled a comprehensive list of activities that don't involve camping out in a Best Buy parking lot.
2. Stream that one-season show everyone's talking about.
4. Decorate for the holidays.
5. Listen to the new Adele album. (Crying optional.)
6. Teach yourself a skill.
7. Do a DIY project.
8. Catch up on thank you notes.
9. Volunteer.
10. Attempt to follow a highly involved makeup tutorial.
11. Take a day trip.
12. Read one of the books on your endless book list.
13. Bring your pup to the dog park.
15. Build your cat a scratch post.
16. Perfect your December playlist.
17. Write a handwritten letter.
19. Clean your gross smartphone.
20. Watch every sitcom holiday episode you can think of.
21. Plan a New Year's Eve party.
22. Nap.
23. Organize your pantry.
24. And donate non-perishables you no longer want.
25. Clean out the medicine cabinet.
26. Finally update your laptop software.
27. Memorize a poem.
28. Start an Instagram account for your pet.
29. Purge your Facebook.
30. Delete your Facebook.
31. Reactivate your Facebook.
32. Learn to cross-stitch.
33. Do all your laundry.
35. Watch every Star Wars movie in chronological order.
36. Bake cookies.
37. Send out holiday cards.
38. Offer to hang your parents' holiday lights for them.
40. Ask your parents how they're doing.
41. Knit something.
42. Play Fallout 4.
43. Adopt a pet.
44. Attend back-to-back showings of this year's Oscar bait films.
47. Bake a cake.
48. Pay your bills.
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