Inside the Mind of a Master Procrastinator | Tim Urban | TED
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Published 2016-04-06
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All Comments (21)
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Morning : I study better in the evening Evening : I study better in the morning
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Plot twist: the reason the drawings look so bad is that he was making this ted talk right before he was on stage.
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It's been 4 years that I've kept this video on my "watch later" list, today is the day I'll finally watch it.
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I like how he makes it a presentation that could be explained to a 5 year old, but is so profound at the same time.
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When you procrastinate by watching this video but make it worse by reading every single comment
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When procrastinators are in panic mode, they have unparrelled energy and temporarily the most productive person in the world.
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A big tip I can pay forward to fellow procrastinators: the first step I always do is promise myself I WILL NOT work on whatever my task is that day and ONLY do all preparation for it without actually starting work. This means I get everything I need ready, opening up tabs that I need to get the job done and planning out exactly what needs to be done to get it finished. Usually when I have it all laid out in front of me like that suddenly the task looks very small and manageable - and i then owe it to myself to complete on the task. This trick alone eliminates about 70% of my procrastination times. Kudos to Michael Kennedy's Success Method for this "mind trick" which works for me at least, I am working on the other mind hacks /gamifying to get my doctorate finished up
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YouTube recommended this 5 years ago and I marked it on watch later list ...after 5 years I'm watching this masterpiece.....
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all us procrastinators reading other procrastinators comments feeling like at least we are not ruining our lives alone lol
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if this pops up in ur recommended, youtube is trying to tell u something
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He used a number of characters to convey some amazing and crucial information; he is a true genius.
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I'm here because I've procrastinated for weeks (okay, months), have a deadline in the morning, have barely started, totally freaking out, and so I'm turning to this guy for inspiration lmao
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I'm asking myself, how many people are watching this video, procrastinating, and not finishing their school project?
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I think my monkey is not scared of the panic monster anymore.
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what a storyteller. the characters, narrative and the lesson were beautifully delivered.
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Tim Urban is damn right on this. I am a procrastinator and I knew it in 2019, but I was very good in my employment so I did neglected it. But rest areas of my life is incomplete because they haven't any deadline. This is the right moment to start a simple step toward my ultimate goal.
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Real procrastinator adds a tonne of YouTube videos to “save to watch later” and never end up watching them
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me: "I must stop procrastinating" also me: watches this instead of doing hw
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This is probably the most lightest, breeziest TED talks I've ever seen! Only Tim Urban can deliver a concept so complex in such light and hearty nature. 😃