18 Things You Could've Done in the 37 Minutes It Took You to Post the Perfect Instagram Photo

Nothing "insta" about it.

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There you stand, in front of the mirror, primping and preening until you get your hair perfectly coiffed for that selfie. You change shirts several times as you speculate exactly which of your graphic tees will look best under the harsh fake light of the Kelvin filter. You extend your arm out in front of you: your forearm aches as it attempts its best tripod impression. Finally, you snap the photo. That one's not quite right. So, you take another. And another ...

After all of the eyeline adjustments, costume changes, and smile modifications, you have the perfect selfie. You are proud of your work, as any great artisan would be. But, in the back of your mind there is one persistent, nagging question, "Was it worth all of the effort?"

As tech experts, we often get asked how to best spend our Internet time. If time is money, time spent on the web is bitcoin. Today, we're going to put it all in perspective for you. Here are 18 Things You Could've Done in the 37 Minutes It Took You to Post the Perfect Instagram Photo.

Post thirsty comments on bikini selfies.

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Chat 7 females on Facebook: "I've been thinking about you. How have you been?"

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Retweet Gary Busey 17 times.

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Write a political post on Tumblr and hope your friends "like" it.

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Save 4 different attempts at the same joke to your Twitter drafts.

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Unfollow all the girls who link their Pinterest to their Facebook

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Fall for 14 scam emails.

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Make a Starbucks Drake Hands parody on Vine.

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Contemplate the origin of emojis.

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Pity 10 Facebook friends from high school.

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Scroll through galleries of celebrity sideboob.

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Try to explain memes to your mom.

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Ignore 7 opinions on the Duck Dynasty situation

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Send 5 x-rated pics on Snapchat.

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Set up 3 different OKCupid profiles in hopes of appealing to different types of women.

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Explore photo albums titled "Fun at the Beach"

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Text 2 different girls; tell them both they're the one.

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Write a thinkpiece about how the selfie is destroying culture.

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