Yes, there were distractions in graduate school. Television, friends, drinking, etc. Surfing the internet was another way to pass the time. I was fond of just plain doing nothing or getting into hobbies that took up extra time. I became a master procrastinator. It’s the disease of graduate school especially by the third year. I began to wonder if I was ever going to get out of there. And Einstein was right–time for the gruadte student does slow down to a standstill.