Inside the Mind of Master Procrastinator

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Inside the Mind of Master Procrastinator

https://www.ted.com/talks/tim_urban_inside_the_mind_of_a_master_procrastinator/transcript?language=en

Before you watch

Check the meaning of the following phrases:

thesis

spread the work out

things stay civil.

paper would come along,

bump it up

kick it up

high gear

They came and went,

perplexed

why we are the way we are.

Rational Decision-Maker

Instant Gratification

Room on the schedule

lives entirely in the present moment.

memory of the past

knowledge of the future

keep well-slept, well-fed

tribal times

advanced civilization

well-earned leisure time

for the sake of

guardian angel

public embarrassment,

scary consequence

system's in mayhem

insane behavior

intense frustration

epiphany

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1) What was his major?

2) How did he usually write his papers?

3) What was his plan for his thesis?

4) What happened in the end?

Complete the sentence with these words:

So I'd start off_________, and I'd ________ up in the middle months, and then at the end, I would kick it up into ________just like a little___________.

Complete the sentence with these words:

And one day I woke up with three days _______ the deadline, still not _________ a word, and so I did the only thing I could: I wrote 90 pages over 72 hours, pulling not one but two all-nighters, ________ across campus, dove in slow motion, and __________ just at the deadline

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