Advice for filling time gap

Starting to get more concerned that my full time start date is going to get pushed back considerably, maybe as late as December or early 2021 (considering recent MBB and big 4 full time delays). I don’t have any good ideas on how to spend 6 months of my life without school or work. For reference, I’m starting at a BB in NYC. How have you all been dealing with all of the extra time? I’ve been working out 2-3 hours daily and picked up a few books, but am getting more bored by the day.

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Do everything you wanted to do before you start. Assume you won't have a life or the opp to do anything elese but IB so you don't feel regrets when you're getting a call from your Director at 3am asking you to refresh comps when you wanted to re-visit that one episode of the Office where Dwight gets pranked by Jim.

Will update my computer soon and leave Incognito so I will disappear forever. How did I achieve Neanderthal by trolling? Some people are after me so need to close account for safety.
 

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