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Morning : I study better in the evening Evening : I study better in the morning

UKposts tagged this as "recommended for you" and I've never felt more personally attacked

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.

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.

He drew those pictures right before going on stage.

Real procrastinator adds a tonne of UKposts videos to “save to watch later” and never end up watching them

I think its been 4 years since Ive watched this video and I keep coming back to it anytime Im suffering heavily from my procrastination. I feel so sad rn yet so understood. This is my comfort video for procrastinating because its reassuring and encouraging knowing Im not the only one with this mess. To my fellow procrastinators, you keep going!

UKposts recommended this 5 years ago and I marked it on watch later list ...after 5 years I'm am watching this masterpiece.....

School: I'll do it at home. Home: I'll just do it at school.

Plot twist: the reason the drawings look so bad is that he was making this ted talk right before he was on stage.

this is one of the best TED talks ever

I watched this TED talk about 5 years ago and it had quite an impact on me as it actually motivated me to get up and get to work on things that I put off for way too long. And I will start doing this immediately tomorrow.

When he said "procrastination is the worst when there is no deadline" I really felt that

When you procrastinate by watching this video but make it worse by reading every single comment

Anyone else here who's always found this TED talk extremely relatable and then got diagnosed with ADHD as a full grown adult? It explains so much😅

The Most Re-watchable Ted talk EVER!!

“Inside the mind of master procrastinator” Me: adds to “watch later”

me: "I must stop procrastinating" also me: *watches this instead of doing hw*

It is happening folks, the future of work is being redesigned. Yes, More tech companies wants to fire more workers from next week: "The third wave is going to happen next week. That affects everybody in the biz teams, including in my organization. It's just a time of great anxiety and uncertainty" Says Meta President.

what a storyteller. the characters, narrative and the lesson were beautifully delivered.

Really the worst part of being a procastinator is the guilt you endure everyday. Man it legit hurts.

“If you do something last minute, it only takes a minute to do.”

He looks directly into the camera when he says "We all need to take a long hard look at that calendar." He is deliberately speaking to each of us directly. Really excellent talk. I'm going to spend the next three hours rewatching this speech until I stop procrastinating :)

I really admire his way of talking here; hats off to keep it all engaging, fun and informative at the same time

When procrastinators are in panic mode, they have unparrelled energy and temporarily the most productive person in the world.

This clip was in my "watch later" folder for 2 years.

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. 😃

I have never heard such an accurate description of my brain as this. Pretty much everything he says throughout the video is me my whole life. I've rewatched it so many times now.

A procrastinator's favorite day of the week is tomorrow.

im procrastinating right now

My favourite TED talk of all time, I always come back to it. Life changing insights.

To anyone relating to this: please look into whether or not you have ADHD. It's not always like the stereotype, and, if you *do* have it... It may just stop a lifetime of shame, guilt, frustration, thinking you're stupid or lazy, ect. Just consider it, before you realize that all this time, it simply wasn't your fault. Stay safe c:

I feel like there's a reason his presentation is hand drawn-

Plot Twist: He came up with the entire presentation on the elevator ride up

Procrastination is such a big problem all the time with me .This is so true. Thank you Tim for setting light upon this .Cheers :)

This is one of the most relatable videos I have ever watched. It perfectly summed up everything that I think in a way that anyone could understand. I'm procrastinating on 3 things simultaneously by writing this. I'll get back to work now.

Is anyone else watching this whilst procrastinating?

if this pops up in ur recommended, youtube is trying to tell u something

Every time I feel bad about something in my life, like I should be doing more or more quickly, I come back here and watch this video again. Makes me see my procrastinating process with lightness... And look for ways to be better.

Was assigned this by a teacher, and here I am watching it while scrolling through online stores instead of writing. I hear the panic monster stirring in its sleep.

Fun fact: he planned this ted talk the night before

The worst thing about being a procrastinator is, you know exactly why you're failing

As a procrastinator itself, i find it relatable with my life since i have been doing it starting teenager. Yes, its difficult to remove the bad habit but like the speaker said, everyone has the procrastination except how they manage to control it.

This is one video I revisit time and again. Every single time I just amazed on how captivating it is!

I think my monkey is not scared of the panic monster anymore.

"Gonna do some work at 3.00 PM" *Sees clock at 3.02* "W00t, I overshot it, let's do it at 4" *Sees clock at 4.05* "Oh... I'll do it at 5 then" *Sees clock at 5.01* "Bugger....."

One of the most inspired TED Talks I have ever seen, as a teacher I love TED talks and this is one of my favourites, every year I show this to my students. Es una de mis charlas TED favoritas, se la muestro a mis estudiantes todos los años, me parece inspiradora y atingente.

I really love to watch this video every time I'm procrastinating. I even printed a life calendar once and started filling the boxes, but that has never stopped me from procrastinating.

all us procrastinators reading other procrastinators comments feeling like at least we are not ruining our lives alone lol

UKposts: “inside the mind of a master procrastinator” 33 Million people: wow, my assignments can wait, lemme watch this.

Possibly my favorite Ted Talk. I watch it ever so often. I relate, feel understood, reminded that it will be OK, and strangely motivated to keep going, all at the same time.

I keep coming back to this video and it does the trick all the time

If there was a magic pill that would cure my procrastination, I’d take the medicine next week.

Look at that mans eyes, he made this presentation last night

The most eloquently put message of all time! I love the life calendar idea!!!! What a great notion!

This video has been on my 'watch later' list for years. Funny that I procrastinate watching a video about procrastination. Decided to finally watch it because I'm trying to change, and this is sort of a symbol.

*watches video about how bad procrastination is instead of doing my homework*

"After that, we're gonna go on a UKposts spiral" _That's... why I'm here._

I absolutely loved and inhaled this talk I solely feel as if it was made just for me...Thank you so much Tim Urban for your wonderful brain!!

I'm literally giving an informative speech about procrastination and decided to rewatch this video for the hundredth time. This is simply too relatable and is such a great way at explaining procrastination to people.

my brain: do ur homework me: ok wait i need to watch this video about procrastinating first

Me: *watches this video happily* my brain: *suddenly remembers deadline tomorrow" Me: *watches video stressfully*

One of the best TED presentations I’ve seen, what a great speaker! ❤👌

why have i watched this ted talk tens of times💀it's actually so entertaining

The best thing about this video is that is exactly one of those random videos a procrastinator watches while not-doing something important.

This video has been on my “Watch it Later” list for 3 years

This video sat in my watch later list for like a year and I finally got around to watching it

🎯 Key Takeaways for quick navigation: 00:12 📚 The typical workflow of writing papers doesn't work for him; procrastination kicks in. 00:41 📈 Thought his 90-page senior thesis would be different, but procrastination still got the best of him. 01:43 ⏱️ Pulled two all-nighters to complete his 90-page thesis just in time, but it was not well-received. 02:49 🖋️ Tim Urban is a writer-blogger who decided to investigate procrastination. 03:18 🧠 Brain scans suggest procrastinators and non-procrastinators have different brain structures. 03:50 🐒 Introduces the concept of the "Instant Gratification Monkey" in the procrastinator's brain. 05:24 🐾 Instant Gratification Monkey doesn't understand the complexities of modern civilization. 06:25 🌑 Describes the "Dark Playground," a zone where procrastinators spend time when they shouldn't. 07:26 😱 Introduces the "Panic Monster," the only entity the Monkey is afraid of. 08:32 🌏 Even the opportunity to give a TED Talk didn't initially overpower procrastination. 09:32 🚨 The Panic Monster wakes up as the deadline approaches, finally enabling focused work. 10:02 📧 Tim Urban was flooded with emails from people across various professions relating to his description of procrastination, indicating it's a widespread issue. 10:31 😔 The light tone of Tim's blog post contrasted with the heavy emotional burden that procrastination had placed on people's lives. 11:04 ⏰ There are two types of procrastination: one with deadlines, where the "Panic Monster" kicks in, and one without deadlines, which is more detrimental in the long run. 11:32 🏃‍♀️ Procrastination affects not just work, but other areas of life like health and relationships, where there are no immediate deadlines to invoke the Panic Monster. 12:00 😢 Long-term procrastination can lead to feelings of unhappiness and regret, making people feel like spectators in their own lives. 12:30 🚀 The frustration for many isn't about not achieving dreams, but not even starting to chase them. 13:03 🗓️ Tim introduces the "Life Calendar," emphasizing the limited time we have, and argues that everyone is procrastinating on something in life. 13:37 ⏳ The urgency to address procrastination should start soon, given the limited "boxes" in the Life Calendar. Made with HARPA AI

He procrastinated in creating a Ted talk about procrastination. Ted definitely picked the right man for the job.

I'm asking myself, how many people are watching this video, procrastinating, and not finishing their school project?

Explaining the procastinator mind in metaphorical way is very good and it is easy to conceive the information . I really enjoyed this ted talk.

An inspirational talk about procastination. Thought it would be complex but he really expressed it in the best way.

The worst feeling is being in the dark playground and something makes you think of the stuff you have to do. You just get that quick hit of anxiety.

literally procrastinated 3 years over watching this video. Finally clicked it from watch later

Watching it from time to time to get motivated.... always work. crazy.

I like how he gives info and at the same time makes it fun.

I bet everyone watching this is procrastinating by watching a video about procrastination 😂

plot twist: he wrote the speech in the car on the way to the conference

Started this video 2 years back & haven't finished watching it yet. (Guilt) Yet paused to write this as I recalled. Today is the day I shall watch it completely. (Oath to self).

This talk has given me such clarity..I intend to use this to get me out of this terrible habit that has cost me so much!

*Watches UKposts happily.* 😋 Remembers some Homework : *Watches UKposts stressfully.* 😥

How many people are watching this instead of working on something they are supposed to be working on?

Finally compeled watching this Ted talk after procrastinating it for 6 months. Thankyou 😊

One of the best videos I have ever seen. I don't think anything has ever felt so relatable.

The irony is, by watching this, I’m procrastinating.

In my brain the monkey killed the decision maker and completely took over

I really love this Ted Talk. I come back now and again while I'm procrastinating to become inspired to start whatever I'm supposed to be working on, and it really helps! Thank you very much :D

I downloaded this video two month finally today I watched it in a library while procrastinating on my study.

I’m definitely not the only one watching this while procrastinating

Procrastinators unite... tomorrow!!!

I’ve done this my whole life. Thanks for sharing you’re insight

I love this ted talk so much, I can't explain. I love the presentation, I love the ending even more.

I should be doing homework.

I think my monkey “accidentally” killed my panic monster.........

I found this video in my feed & added it to the watch later 6 months ago. Finally today (30/Jun/23) I am watching this

im back 4 months later. was a nice summer vacation, now im in junior year with 5 aps. glad to say this video got me back on track

Remember kids; If you wait until the last minute, it only takes a minute to do

Honest to God, I've been procrastinating this video for five years everytime it comes up in my feed.

Totally brilliant. Exceeded all my expectations. I watch this Ted Talk biennially and it surprises me everytime. Sending u love from the opposite side of the earth.