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1、Incollege,Iwasagovernmentmajor,whichmeansIhadtowritealotofpapers.Now,whenanormalstudentwritesapaper,theymightspreadtheworkoutalittlelikethis.第1页/共30页AndIwouldwanttodothatlikethat.Thatwouldbetheplan.Iwouldhaveitallreadytogo,butthen,actually,thepaperwouldcomealong,andthenIwouldkindofdothis.Andthatwoul

2、dhappeneverysinglepaper.Butthencamemy90-pageseniorthesis,apaperyouresupposedtospendayearon.AndIknewforapaperlikethat,mynormalworkflowwasnotanoption.Itwaswaytoobigaproject.第2页/共30页SoIplannedthingsout,andIdecidedIkindofhadtogosomethinglikethis.Thisishowtheyearwouldgo.Butthen,thefunniestthinghappened.T

3、hosefirstfewmonths?Theycameandwent,andIcouldntquitedostuff.第3页/共30页Sowehadanawesomenewrevisedplan.Butthenthosemiddlemonthsactuallywentby,andIdidntreallywritewords,第4页/共30页andsowewerehere.第5页/共30页Andthentwomonthsturnedintoonemonth,whichturnedintotwoweeks.AndonedayIwokeupwiththreedaysuntilthedeadline,

4、第6页/共30页stillnothavingwrittenaword,andsoIdidtheonlythingIcould:Iwrote90pagesover72hours,pullingnotonebuttwoall-nighters-gotitinjustatthedeadline.第7页/共30页Anyway,todayImawriter-bloggerguy.Andacoupleofyearsago,Idecidedtowriteaboutprocrastination.Now,Ihadahypothesisthatthebrainsofprocrastinatorswereactu

5、allydifferentthanthebrainsofotherpeople.Iactuallybroughtthemheretoshowyoutoday.第8页/共30页Soheresthebrainofanon-procrastinator第9页/共30页Now.heresmybrain.Thereisadifference.BothbrainshaveaRationalDecision-Makerinthem,buttheprocrastinatorsbrainalsohasanInstantGratificationMonkey.Now,whatdoesthismeanforthep

6、rocrastinator?第10页/共30页Well,itmeanseverythingsfineuntilthishappens.SotheRationalDecision-Makerwillmaketherationaldecisiontodosomethingproductive,buttheMonkeydoesntlikethatplan,soheactuallytakesthewheel,Thenweregoingtogoovertothefridge,toseeiftheresanythingnewintheresince10minutesago.Afterthat,werego

7、ingtogoonaYouTubespiralthatstartswithvideosofRichardFeynmantalkingaboutmagnetsandendsmuch,muchlaterwithuswatchinginterviewswithJustinBiebersmom.第11页/共30页Allofthatsgoingtotakeawhile,sowerenotgoingtoreallyhaveroomonthescheduleforanyworktoday.Now,whatisgoingonhere?TheInstantGratificationMonkeydoesnotse

8、emlikeaguyyouwantbehindthewheel.Helivesentirelyinthepresentmoment.Hehasnomemoryofthepast,noknowledgeofthefuture,第12页/共30页andheonlycaresabouttwothings:easyandfun.Now,intheanimalworld,thatworksfine.AndtotheMonkey,humansarejustanotheranimalspecies.Youhavetokeepwell-slept,well-fedandpropagatingintothene

9、xtgeneration,whichintribaltimesmighthaveworkedOK.But,ifyouhaventnoticed,nowwerenotintribaltimes.Wereinanadvancedcivilization,andtheMonkeydoesnotknowwhatthatis.Whichiswhywehaveanotherguyinourbrain,theRationalDecision-Maker,whogivesustheabilitytodothingsnootheranimalcando.Wecanmakelong-termplans.Andhe

10、wantstotakeallofthatintoaccount.第13页/共30页Andhewantstojusthaveusdowhatevermakessensetobedoingrightnow.Now,sometimesitmakessensetobedoingthingsthatareeasyandfun,likewhenyourehavingdinnerorgoingtobedorenjoyingwell-earnedleisuretime.Thatswhytheresanoverlap.第14页/共30页Sometimestheyagree.Butothertimes,itmak

11、esmuchmoresensetobedoingthingsthatareharderandlesspleasant,forthesakeofthebigpicture.Andthatswhenwehaveaconflict.Andfortheprocrastinator,thatconflicttendstoendacertainwayeverytime,第15页/共30页leavinghimspendingalotoftimeinthisorangezone,aneasyandfunplacethatsentirelyoutoftheMakesSensecircle.第16页/共30页Ic

12、allittheDarkPlayground.Now,theDarkPlaygroundisaplacethatallofyouprocrastinatorsoutthereknowverywell.第17页/共30页Itswhereleisureactivitieshappenattimeswhenleisureactivitiesarenotsupposedtobehappening.ThefunyouhaveintheDarkPlaygroundisntactuallyfun,becauseitscompletelyunearned,andtheairisfilledwithguilt,

13、dread,anxiety,self-hatred-allofthosegoodprocrastinatorfeelings.Andthequestionis,inthissituation,withtheMonkeybehindthewheel,第18页/共30页howdoestheprocrastinatorevergethimselfoverheretothisbluezone,alesspleasantplace,butwherereallyimportantthingshappen?Well,turnsouttheprocrastinatorhasaguardianangel,som

14、eonewhosalwayslookingdownonhimandwatchingoverhiminhisdarkestmoments第19页/共30页someonecalledthePanicMonster.Now,thePanicMonsterisdormantmostofthetime,buthesuddenlywakesupanytimeadeadlinegetstoocloseortheresdangerofpublicembarrassment,acareerdisasterorsomeotherscaryconsequence.Andimportantly,hestheonlyt

15、hingtheMonkeyisterrifiedof.Now,hebecameveryrelevantinmylifeprettyrecently,becausethepeopleofTEDreachedouttomeaboutsixmonthsagoandinvitedmetodoaTEDTalk.第20页/共30页Now,ofcourse,Isaidyes.ItsalwaysbeenadreamofminetohavedoneaTEDTalkinthepast.Sothatswhatwedidthatday.Assixmonthsturnedintofourandthentwoandthe

16、none,thepeopleofTEDdecidedtoreleasethespeakers.AndIopenedupthewebsite,andtherewasmyfacestaringrightbackatme.第21页/共30页Andguesswhowokeup?SothePanicMonsterstartslosinghismind,第22页/共30页andafewsecondslater,thewholesystemsinmayhem第23页/共30页AndtheMonkey-remember,hesterrifiedofthePanicMonster-boom,hesupthetr

17、ee!Andfinally,finally,theRationalDecision-MakercantakethewheelandIcanstartworkingonthetalk.Andthisentiresituation,withthethreecharacters-thisistheprocrastinatorssystem.Itsnotpretty,butintheend,itworks.ThisiswhatIdecidedtowriteaboutontheblogacoupleofyearsago.WhenIdid,Iwasamazedbytheresponse.Literally

18、thousandsofemailscamein,fromalldifferentkindsofpeoplefromallovertheworld,doingalldifferentkindsofthings.第24页/共30页Thesearepeoplewhowerenurses,bankers,painters,engineersandlotsandlotsofPhDstudents.Andtheywereallwriting,sayingthesamething:Ihavethisproblemtoo.Butwhatstruckmewasthecontrastbetweenthelight

19、toneofthepostandtheheavinessoftheseemails.Thesepeoplewerewritingwithintensefrustrationaboutwhatprocrastinationhaddonetotheirlives,aboutwhatthisMonkeyhaddonetothem.AndIthoughtaboutthis,andIsaid,well,iftheprocrastinatorssystemworks,thenwhatsgoingon?Whyareallofthesepeopleinsuchadarkplace?Well,itturnsou

20、tthattherestwokindsofprocrastination.EverythingIvetalkedabouttoday,theexamplesIvegiven,theyallhavedeadlines.第25页/共30页Andwhentheresdeadlines,theeffectsofprocrastinationarecontainedtotheshorttermbecausethePanicMonstergetsinvolved.Buttheresasecondkindofprocrastinationthathappensinsituationswhenthereisn

21、odeadline.Soifyouwantedacareerwhereyoureaself-starter-somethinginthearts,somethingentrepreneurial-theresnodeadlinesonthosethingsatfirst,becausenothingshappening,notuntilyouvegoneoutanddonethehardworktogetmomentum,getthingsgoing.NowiftheprocrastinatorsonlymechanismofdoingthesehardthingsisthePanicMons

22、ter,thatsaproblem,becauseinallofthesenon-deadlinesituations,thePanicMonsterdoesntshowup.Hehasnothingtowakeupfor,sotheeffectsofprocrastination,theyrenotcontained;theyjustextendoutwardforever.第26页/共30页Anditsthislong-termkindofprocrastinationthatsmuchlessvisibleandmuchlesstalkedaboutthanthefunnier,shor

23、t-termdeadline-basedkind.Itsusuallysufferedquietlyandprivately.Anditcanbethesourceofahugeamountoflong-termunhappiness,andregrets.AndIthought,thatswhythosepeopleareemailing,andthatswhytheyreinsuchabadplace.Itsnotthattheyrecrammingforsomeproject.Itsthatlong-termprocrastinationhasmadethemfeellikeaspect

24、ator,attimes,intheirownlives.Thefrustrationisnotthattheycouldntachievetheirdreams;itsthattheywerentevenabletostartchasingthem.SoIreadtheseemailsandIhadalittlebitofanepiphany-thatIdontthinknon-procrastinatorsexist.Thatsright-Ithinkallofyouareprocrastinators.Now,youmightnotallbeamess,likesomeofus,ands

25、omeofyoumayhaveahealthyrelationshipwithdeadlines,butremember:theMonkeyssneakiesttrickiswhenthedeadlinesarentthere.第27页/共30页Now,Iwanttoshowyouonelastthing.IcallthisaLifeCalendar.Thatsoneboxforeveryweekofa90-yearlife.Thatsnotthatmanyboxes,especiallysincewevealreadyusedabunchofthose.SoIthinkweneedtoall

26、takealong,hardlookatthatcalendar.Weneedtothinkaboutwhatwerereallyprocrastinatingon,becauseeveryoneisprocrastinatingonsomethinginlife.WeneedtostayawareoftheInstantGratificationMonkey.Thatsajobforallofus.Andbecausetheresnotthatmanyboxesonthere,itsajobthatshouldprobablystarttoday.第28页/共30页Well,maybenottoday,butknow.Sometimesoon.Thankyou.第29页/共30页感谢您的观看！第30页/共30页