10 Classic Cat Videos Perfect for a Brain Break

Cat (and other animal) videos have become the shining example of procrastination and Internet fun over the past few years and the trend shows no sign of stopping.

Studies show that taking the occasional break for some funny felines caught on film actually can boost productivity thanks to the joy they bring to the viewer.

Here are 10 of our favorite classic cat videos that helped start the entertaining trend, from the adorable to the hilarious.

1. Stalking Cat It’s almost impressive (if not a bit terrifying) how still this kitty is able to be whenever it’s caught by its owner.

2. Meet Maru Be warned: The adorably tubby cat’s channel can cause hours of distractions (especially the videos of Maru attempting to slide into extremely small boxes).

3. Dramatic Cat Don’t know how to respond to a friend’s groundbreaking or astonishing story? Just send a link to this video.

4. Taylor Swift’s Kitten Even famous people fawn over animals, like Meredith, Taylor Swift’s adorable (and insistent) Scottish Fold.

5. Sad Cat Diary While this isn’t your standard cat antic video, it’s hard to stifle laughter at this video that narrates the inner thoughts of a house cat. (Warning: light swearing.)

6. Barking Cat Caught Apparently no one told this little critter that barking is usually something best left to dogs, but the impression is pretty spot-on!

7. Cats Being Rude For every adorable kitten video, there are three of cats being complete jerks and knocking things off counters and tables. Here’s a compilation of some of the best.

8. The Original Grumpy Cat See one of the first videos featuring everyone’s favorite cat who never looks happy to be here, Tardar Sauce (more commonly just called Grumpy Cat).

9. Cat Jump Fail This one just gets better if you have the sound up. Cats can quite often be extremely graceful creatures and other times….not so much.

10. Thriller Kitty While this may be one of the shorter cat videos out there, it truly is a classic. This feline gives an interesting example on how to leave a room with style.

Still can’t get enough? Youtube is filled with cat video compilations (some more than an hour long) and the free app Neko Atsume is entertaining kitty lovers all across the globe.