On a regular day, you would never dream of spending 6 hours turning an avocado into a piece of art, or covering an entire page of your notebook with mind-blowingly intricate doodles, but it's amazing how creativity is sometimes spurred by a lack of focus. According to Wharton University professor Adam Grant, procrastination actually makes your brain more inventive, and some of the most famous thinkers (Martin Luther King Jr., Leonardo Da Vinci) were known to produce their best work at the last minute - I Have a Dream, anyone?

If you're sitting at your desk right now and feeling guilty for constantly drifting away from that project you were meant to finish 2 hours ago, cut yourself a break and embrace all that 'free time' you're giving yourself. If you've made your own masterpiece in a moment of extreme distraction, add it to our list at the end!

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Box Of Pringles + Bored Engineer

Box Of Pringles + Bored Engineer

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What Happens When Bookstore Employees Get Bored

What Happens When Bookstore Employees Get Bored

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Flinkie
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5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

They are perfectly matching!! :00 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

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#3

Mechanic At My Work Got Bored And Welded This In His Spare Time This Week

Mechanic At My Work Got Bored And Welded This In His Spare Time This Week

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#4

Office Safari. That's A Thing

Office Safari. That's A Thing

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Saw This In The Office Today

Saw This In The Office Today

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#6

Have You Ever Been Bored At Work?

Have You Ever Been Bored At Work?

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Bored At Work, So Made Bowser With Post-Its

Bored At Work, So Made Bowser With Post-Its

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CatShatBrix
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5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Great job! Just remember to peel them off when the boss comes, don't want him to know you had that much time :)

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#8

My Friend May Have Way Too Much Time On His Hands

My Friend May Have Way Too Much Time On His Hands

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5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

what does he make it out of?? rubber bands?

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#9

What My Sister Does When She's Bored At Work

What My Sister Does When She's Bored At Work

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#11

Have You Ever Been That Bored At Work?

Have You Ever Been That Bored At Work?

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#12

So I Got Bored And Carved This Pencil

So I Got Bored And Carved This Pencil

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#13

So We Made This At Work Because Yabadabadoo

So We Made This At Work Because Yabadabadoo

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#14

She Works At A High End Hair Salon, And Sends Me Photos Like This When She's Bored

She Works At A High End Hair Salon, And Sends Me Photos Like This When She's Bored

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Milton Lives On. The Office Was Bored

Milton Lives On. The Office Was Bored

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Lara B.
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5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

OMG :D This is hilarious. Who comes up with stuff like that?? Really want to be friends with that person.

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#16

A Project Manager From Our Office Is Getting Married, So We Decorated A Hard Hat For Her

A Project Manager From Our Office Is Getting Married, So We Decorated A Hard Hat For Her

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When Workers At The Dump Get Bored

When Workers At The Dump Get Bored

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Soooo My Brother Was Bored At Work Last Night

Soooo My Brother Was Bored At Work Last Night

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Ok Ha-Neul
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5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

dude what? i can't even fold my sheets right how do you do this?? teach me your ways wizard

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#19

Someone Has Too Much Free Time At Work

Someone Has Too Much Free Time At Work

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CatShatBrix
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5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

There's even the princess in the tower! The detail!

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#20

Copper Wire And Being Bored At Work

Copper Wire And Being Bored At Work

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Got Bored At Work. Decided To Entertain Myself

Got Bored At Work. Decided To Entertain Myself

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Bored At Work

Bored At Work

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#23

Was Bored At Work, Decided To Draw The Kanto Starters...using Bacteria

Was Bored At Work, Decided To Draw The Kanto Starters...using Bacteria

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#24

Made A Cardboard Fireplace To Lighten The Mood At Work

Made A Cardboard Fireplace To Lighten The Mood At Work

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Lara B.
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5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Wow! This is actually pretty amazing :)

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#25

Sometimes I Get Bored At Work.. Found Some Dead Flies

Sometimes I Get Bored At Work.. Found Some Dead Flies

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Getting Bored At Work. Made Mike Tyson In Excel

Getting Bored At Work. Made Mike Tyson In Excel

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#27

At Work, Got Bored, Tried My Hand At A More Natural Ninja Turtle

At Work, Got Bored, Tried My Hand At A More Natural Ninja Turtle

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coffee zombie
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5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Yup. That's exactly how Raphael would look like natural.

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#28

I Get Kind Of Bored At Work

I Get Kind Of Bored At Work

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Aela You
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5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Why is there a woman just in underwear and a t-shirt behind the plates? 😂

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#29

Only Good Use For Cigarettes (Bored At Work)

Only Good Use For Cigarettes (Bored At Work)

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Lara B.
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5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I hope this is a part time job and you actually study architecture or something!

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#30

Today I Was Bored. Very Bored

Today I Was Bored. Very Bored

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#31

Important Business Meetings At Work Today

Important Business Meetings At Work Today

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#32

Office Wars

Office Wars

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teh furbeh
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5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Oh god, a paper bullet.... These are the reason I always watch my enemies.

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#33

Got Bored At Work... So I Made Star Wars Snowflakes!

Got Bored At Work... So I Made Star Wars Snowflakes!

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I Got Bored And I Had Change So......

I Got Bored And I Had Change So......

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#35

Some People Might Think We Have Too Much Free Time At Work...

Some People Might Think We Have Too Much Free Time At Work...

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CatShatBrix
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5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Meow, meow meow meow, meow meow meow meow meow meow meow, meow meow meow meow......

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#36

Bored At Work?

Bored At Work?

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I'm Really Bored At Work

I'm Really Bored At Work

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Made An It Throne Today At Work

Made An It Throne Today At Work

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#39

Got Bored At Work, Had Some Spare Post It Notes

Got Bored At Work, Had Some Spare Post It Notes

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#40

My Buddy Made This At Work

My Buddy Made This At Work

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#41

It's Been A Slow Day At Work

It's Been A Slow Day At Work

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Marina
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5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

i dont even wanna know how hard it was to make the dog

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#43

I Got Bored At Work, So I Drew The Belchers On Spoons

I Got Bored At Work, So I Drew The Belchers On Spoons

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I Get Bored At Work..

I Get Bored At Work..

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Kyra Hamann
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5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Whenever kids try to do that in school, we always get the garage can brought over to us so we can throw it away... It's like they don't want us to have ANY fun!

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#45

Bored At Work So Here's My Signature

Bored At Work So Here's My Signature

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Lara B.
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5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

"So you need to sign here, here and here." "Hang on, this might take a while."

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#46

So I Got Really Bored At Work Today So.... Staple Flower

So I Got Really Bored At Work Today So.... Staple Flower

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#47

Made A 270 Unit Sonobe Ball Using 40mm Origami Squares

Made A 270 Unit Sonobe Ball Using 40mm Origami Squares

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#48

I Got Really Bored At Work Today

I Got Really Bored At Work Today

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#49

I Was Bored At Work And Made This

I Was Bored At Work And Made This

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#50

My Friends Have Way Too Much Free Time At Work

My Friends Have Way Too Much Free Time At Work

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samantha iza
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5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I would like to preserve a peanut with googly eyes in resin please

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