Whether you're out and about or lounging in your bed, the temptation is there: pick up your phone.

Most likely the instinct to key in your password isn't because you have something productive to get done, but rather an impulse that is only going to lead to mindless scrolling through your Facebook feed or sending pointless snapchats to fill a few minutes.

It wasn't too long ago that we didn't have this option. If you were waiting for your friend at a restaurant you couldn't use it as an opportunity to cultivate your perfect life on Pinterest; and when you were bored at home you couldn't fill your time with a Netflix session.

So here's a list of all those things you feel like you don't have time for that you can do instead of looking at your phone (again).

1. Go to bed early

2. Schedule your week

3. Go on a walk

4. Read a Bible verse

5. Practice a talent

6. Mend something broken

7. Make your bed

8. Plan an awesome outfit

9. Cook a meal

10. Write a note

11. Plan a budget

12. Take a treat to a friend

13. Do a puzzle

14. Take a nap

15. Get rid of 10 items of clothing

16. Meditate

17. Floss your teeth

18. Buy a ticket

19. Write down your goals

20. Read

21. Write in your journal

22. Bake cookies

23. Sing a song

24. Learn a new skill

25. Smile at someone

26. Play with a puppy

27. Write a chapter of that novel you always meant to write

28. Stretch

29. Go on a hike

30. Pop over to a friend's house

31. Play a card game

32. Talk to someone (in person)

33. Do someone else's chore

34. Look at the stars or the clouds

35. Play a sport

36. Wash your car

37. Write a good ol' fashioned letter

38. Organize your desk (or bedside table, or kitchen cupboard)

39. Make a list of places you want to go

40. Plan a party

41. Sweep and vacuum the floors

42. Make a cootie catcher

43. Walk somewhere you were going to drive to

44. Wink at someone

45. Wash the dishes

46. Imagine you live in the 1900s

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