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Yeah lockdown is doing weird things to my motivation 😅 the panic monster is always lurking because I don't have a job at the moment to at least give me that end of day satisfaction. So gotta keep changing things up to stay sane 💁♂️😂
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
I try to apply the 5 minute rule. Just quick forcing myself to do things for 5 minutes and end uo doing it for hours. Just need to have the force kickstart.
Theres a book called Hidden Time Wealth, and it talks about how using some secret techniques, you can overcome procrastination and accomplish anything in life. Its not just a bunch of empty promises; its the real deal.
"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....."
@Anifco67 Sorry, i'll have to disagree with it. When you are a procrastinator, you are kind of perfectionist. Your mind wants certain, specific set up before it feels comfortable to do it. Also, one little discomfort in your task, can push you away from it, and it might take you months or years to come back to it. It's real, it happens.
Usman Saadat i can confirm. As a truck driver i want to follow my schedule. If im early ill do other things than i need to and if im late, even a minute im starving. I cant think of what the goal was then or where i was actually going untill i got it back on schedule or i forgave it. But its really hard
"The frustration is not that they couldn't achieve their dreams, it's that they weren't even able to start chasing them" This quote is so true that it hurts my heart
But you´ve gotta see the chance in that. If this feeling grows and grows it´ll maybe one day (hehe) give you enough energy to change things. Try to imagine yourself 5, 10, 15 years ahead if you dont make a change at all. Let that vision haunt you. If you manage to feel desire instead of resentment, you can do it.
I attended a course just over a month ago where I spoke about my procrastination habits and the trainer recommended this video to me. So naturally here I am watching it at 1am the morning of the follow up course.
"The frustration wasn't that they couldn't achieve their dreams, but they weren't even able to start chasing them." That one sentence has beautifully and effectively summed up my feelings in a way I haven't been able to.
Yes! I bet he is an amazing artist, but he was scribbling those out 5 minutes before taking the stage. I know this because the panic monster is my best friend.
Years ago, when I watched this vid for the first time, it resonated with me so much. Since I got my ADHD diagnosis a few weeks ago, this makes perfect sense. And now I am wondering how many undiagnosed ADHD-ers there are in this comment section.
I feel the same way, I left a comment a year ago saying as much too. It's so fucking sad, I'd wager something like 70% of the people here are not simply "procrastinators" but adults suffering from undiagnosed ADHD
@@Iamjustacat6313 id always rec talking to someone like a therapist/psychologists/etc when contemplating if you have something, but as someone w/adhd a lot of the symtoms found here can be found in non-academic settings - for example, the instant gratification monkey doesnt just distract us when we need to get things done, it can make us chase new and novel experiences even if theyre detrimental (this is why people with adhd are also unfortunately predisposed to stuff like substance abuse). essentially if youre experiencing the symptoms described in the video but they effect all corners of your life that could indicate something more than procrastinating and possibly adhd.
UA-cam recommended this piece 6 years ago and I marked it on the watch list while was busy with Master Thesis and I just watched it now...A facinating piece of knowlede for everyone....
I was a international master student in Israel in 2022, I remember vividly watched this video to see a solution to avoid my procrastination behavior which affected me badly. irony thing, is I am rewatching it again during my PhD in Canada in 2024!!
It took me almost 3 years to get the motivation to reply to this video... lol Makes me wonder how all those procrastinators in the audience ever made it to this event?? This is what real procrastination looks like, when this dude waited so long to go to the bathroom that he's about to bust one out sitting right at his desk... baa-ha-ha ua-cam.com/video/GLmQxy6ymz0/v-deo.html
@Az Viqar < Almost 3 years since this video was "Published on Apr 6, 2016" ... I've been procrastinating to post here ever since. (that's the actual humor) ;D
Ihis has been on my 'watch later' playlist for litteraly 4 years 5 months. I just decided it is actually time for me to watch this, what a Master Procrastinator I am.
Facebooker syndrome. People only post about themselves when they are doing well. You don't hear people speak on their continual failures. They do their best to put their best foot forward and only show that side of themselves out of fear of ridicule or rejection or seeming unattractive. Quit measuring yourself against others. Measure yourself against yourself.
@@ericalagos5842 i mean regret lasts longer because you’re presently ignoring the work, it only goes away when you: forget, or finish the actual goal or work. However with discipline it can be done accordingly like once a day or once a week so the “pain” would be much less frequent and controlled, rather than an uncontrollable and messed up situation
Was assigned to watch this for school (college). Oh my gosh, this guy is SOOOOO ME!!!!!! I haven’t finished watching yet, but I am getting such a kick out of everything he’s saying! I can so relate. It’s always comforting to hear someone who understands. The struggle is REAL!!!!! Grateful for this video.
Truth! If he's anything like me, he was *gonna* do the mri thing, because it sounded like a cool idea a month earlier, but he kept procrastinating and suddenly there wasn't time to fit it in.😉
I have an assignment, but it says i have to watch it to answer qs. And now im bored since im not a procrastinator and this is time wasting so im watching this on 1.5/1.75x speed.
Freshman year: " I did my homework at like 11 last night" Sophomore year: "I did my homework the morning of" Junior year: "I did my homework before class" Senior year: "I did my homework during class and then told my teacher I just found it"
As a Freshmen taking advanced High school classes at my Early College, then taking college courses second semester, I learned quickly to stop procrastinating. But I still do.
@@_stealth_313 help me with that what do I do im a high school freshman and I need to stop it with the monkey before I got into trig and ap classes next year
everyone’s talking about procrastinating while watching this and even though i am, i just realized i’ve had this in my watch tomorrow playlist for almost two years and this is the first time i’m watching it💀
As someone with depression, I've come to the point where I spend all my time in the dark playground, but I gain no joy or satisfaction whatsoever. The only reason why I'm still stuck in the dark playground is that getting work done is so stressful that I can't muster any motivation to even begin.
I think many procrastinators also have an "all or nothing" type of mindset. We also analyze things and come to the conclusion that there are so many options of what we can do right now and in the near future that we end up not doing anything at all.
me: "oh thank you so much for the inspiration, Tim Urban! now back to work." monkey: "wait, let's read the comments. sure there are lots of funny ones up top."
@@rehenayesmin6126 ik ur trying to get likes from people who hopefully share the same party pooper mentality as you but what's the point in pointing out a flaw in the joke that everyone here is clearly aware of? I mean you already stated that you are clearly aware of the nature of my comment yet proceed to give an assessment on the quality of the joke. Pray tell, did you graduate as a joke critique? Edit: So you decided to edit your original comment to make yourself look sane and make me, on the other hand, look like the drama queen. Well played coward 👏👏
Procasinating is like digging your own grave, you know it's coming up, yet you do nothing to stop it, only think about how u would stop it, but never act on it.
the worst part is the guilt demotivates you ,and you end up still not doing what needs to get done .this cycle for me never stops and I don’t know what to do.why can’t I just do my work.
right, and finally it is here, the panic monster...😱 "And that was the hint with the fence post." A masterpiece of psychology. If his career as a blogger does not works...
That part has no impact for those of us who are true procrastinators. Even with the ultimate deadline, the panic monster won't appear until a week before.........
Has time to do homework during School: “ehh I’ll do it at home” At home: “I’ll do it tonight” Tonight: “I’ll do it tomorrow morning” Does it furiously in the beginning of class
I actually passed high school like that.....but barely and even though I know if I would have put a little more time and effort I could have done much better...maybe even got accepted into Harvard....I didn't care and I still don't 😀
This is such an interesting and relatable video for me. Yet I took a break after watching this video for 7-8 minutes and came back to resume it after 2 days
Oh I jumped right on it thinking I might get some tips on how to overcome it. But I'm old, ADD, and bipolar. I'm thinking I'm losing my memory. Like, sadly forgot how to make a sandwich. I was just stumped. Did I put the lettuce or tomatoes first. Got it wrong. But discovered the tomatoes move around less if you put the tomatoes on top. So I've clearly hit on something!!!!! However, I will tell my Dr about this next visit 😭🤣😂🙃🤣
Me: School's out because of the coronavirus. Let's start doing some positive stuff for myself! Monkey: Nah we're just gonna watch videos on procrastination.
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.
I watched this video many times. Until now, I still have struggled with this habit. Hope that, I can do better this year. Dont need to remove this habit, but I need to manage my time better.
Ohhh That spitting felt like vomiting.😂 Whatever he said embarrassed me but I have started to see animals on my shoulder now 😂. I am going to get better because I have to. We all have to. All the best everyone. 👍
@@alexblackish-709 try writing it out of order. Feeling like writing the end? Do it. Middle? Good. Throw some words on page that should be there. Like if you are writing about whales add how big they are, but then go down a few lines and throw whatever you know about the topic. Make the page eventually look like a mess of disjointed uncoordinated thoughts. As it said in the Portal (game) "we are just throwing science at the wall and see what sticks". For some reason it works in writing. And now that you got the MESS, start clening up. Like... Are these facts necessary here? What if I move this over here? Eh, no? Okay, copy to separate file and back to main one. Etc. Eventually you get a set of nice boxes of thoughts that are not connected. Time to add "water" aka pointless words that function only as the glue between boxes. Is it a well written? Nope! But it works as you'll get more than "FAIL" for the paper. Btw, the junk file? Keep hyperlinks there at first with mentions of what you took. Will make adding "sources" section easier than by going to the browser and checking every page you visited. If I remember right, some old professors like when paper books are sourced. Warning, no wiki links, go through listed links in sources section and copy from there (if applicable). Hope this helps.
let's be the fun thing for you - i'm a non native english user and i see this on youtube recommendation and i suddenly opened the g translater on new tab , just typed 'procrastinator', understanded the meaning , watched the video ,noticed some of monkey and monster drawings , checkout the comment section, find the famous comment tag (your's) "PLOT TWIST",close the lap , then go to sleep ! that's how ended up my today !
Love this! It popped up after a professor asked us to watch "Gawande. I was supposed to be writing a paper on that one but watched yours instead... This is so true my paper has to be in by midnight well 11:59pm to be exact. I decided to grab a Red Bull Watermelon flavor-- not the best but I need to make another Costco run soon... Anyways loved it! I'm 46yrs old and decided it was finally time to return to school and chase a Masters- only in my first semester but I pray it goes better than my first college years. So far, I have a high 97.46 in one class and 94.93 in the other. 7wk classes. 1.5yrs. first 2. Starting on my on my paper now. Well, as soon as I post this to my Facebook. Thanks!!! Loved it.
Plot twist: he wrote this speech because he procrastinated so much and didn’t come up with other stuff and just talked his way out of it by telling why it happened. But he did it brilliantly
OMG why is this so relatable!! Some of my best work is done a night before the deadline. But it causes so much stress , binge watching etc. Why am i like this???
A master procrastinator will achieve his life goal when he/she is 90 years old. Well a potentially better way of looking at it would be that you can die any moment. You aren't sure you can live to 90 years old, so if you want to achieve your dream, do it now. Although alternatively, you can use the same logic to enjoy your 'last moments.'
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First!
and yes I am currently in the Dark Playground
hi
ok
@@lIIIIIIlIl ok
It’s bad
UA-cam tagged this as "recommended for you" and I've never felt more personally attacked
You know what? UA-cam recommended this video to me like 3 years ago.
I’ve watched it several times before but this will still be in my recommendation😂😂😂
Never been more insulted about something that's true. -James Acaster, something like that anyway
🤣
hahaha
When he said "procrastination is the worst when there is no deadline" I really felt that
Yeah I can really relate
Yeah lockdown is doing weird things to my motivation 😅 the panic monster is always lurking because I don't have a job at the moment to at least give me that end of day satisfaction. So gotta keep changing things up to stay sane 💁♂️😂
The worst thing
UGH I'm still procrastinating doing what I want to do. It just takes time.
Planet Xtreme i’m finding you everywhere
Morning : I study better in the evening
Evening : I study better in the morning
@@anisaa8803 same hahahaha
I study better in the morning...
*Doesn't wake up in the morning...
In library: I study better in the classroom
In classroom: I study better at home
At home: I study better in the library
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
I don‘t study at all
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
Hey thanks a lot for the information and I wish you the best for your doctorate program. :D
This *sounds* like a good idea. I’m going to have to get myself a copy of that Kennedy’s Success Method… All the best to you on finishing your PhD.
This is a life saver!!!! Thanks.
I try to apply the 5 minute rule. Just quick forcing myself to do things for 5 minutes and end uo doing it for hours. Just need to have the force kickstart.
Thank you, i must try this today (not tomorrow).... I wish all the best for your doctorate
This video has been on my “Watch it Later” list for 3 years
😂😂😂
oopsss---
For real? Bsjavsvsavvs
Noice
same our life is tragic at this rate we will never become warren buffet
“Inside the mind of master procrastinator”
Me: adds to “watch later”
I did that too
😂😂😂
i feel attacked
Hilarious 😂😂😂😂😂
I have 1991 unwatchted videos in my Watch Later
He procrastinated in creating a Ted talk about procrastination. Ted definitely picked the right man for the job.
SWIFTzTrigger “bUt tED iSnT a PeRsOn” (🙀 )
He got much views i will too just wait
Theres a book called Hidden Time Wealth, and it talks about how using some secret techniques, you can overcome procrastination and accomplish anything in life. Its not just a bunch of empty promises; its the real deal.
why is it banned?
NOT YOU AGAIN WHYYY YOU'RE ON ALL OF THESE VIDEOS POSTING THE SAME THING
I'll read it later😅
i couldnt find it online
You're literally everywhere
"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....."
This is so true.
@Anifco67 Sorry, i'll have to disagree with it.
When you are a procrastinator, you are kind of perfectionist. Your mind wants certain, specific set up before it feels comfortable to do it. Also, one little discomfort in your task, can push you away from it, and it might take you months or years to come back to it. It's real, it happens.
I'll have to wait until 6 then......
Usman Saadat i can confirm. As a truck driver i want to follow my schedule. If im early ill do other things than i need to and if im late, even a minute im starving. I cant think of what the goal was then or where i was actually going untill i got it back on schedule or i forgave it. But its really hard
£Wow} Tis be Ta TRUTH SO!
BUT T'Ending Here is Too DEp...... £;)💂👸
School: I'll do it at home.
Home: I'll just do it at school.
That's one of the most accurate things I have ever seen in my life.
And the cycle repeats
That literally happened with me 2 days ago
an obviously obvious
😂
The best thing about this video is that is exactly one of those random videos a procrastinator watches while not-doing something important.
✌😛😭😭😭😛✌
Why did you call me out like that
I feel so called out
me right now, 4pm, bed, pj’s, uak
don't go calling me out like that 😛
He used a number of characters to convey some amazing and crucial information; he is a true genius.
"The frustration is not that they couldn't achieve their dreams, it's that they weren't even able to start chasing them"
This quote is so true that it hurts my heart
I should have watched it 10 years ago when it all started.
Mike Rodrigues better late than never!
@@mikerodrigues9822 I dont know about you, but I've watched this a handful of times and it didnt really hit me til this year when corona hit.
Never had dreams to chase, so I can't relate.
666 likes, your welcome
I rented a book at the library "12 steps to solve procrastination". I returned the book but had to pay a hefty overdue fee. True story.
did you read it tho 😂😂
@@AP-jz1eh obviously not.
You proved to be an authentic procrastinator.
I'm procrastinating on reading a library book right now
Irony
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.
Yeah :(
I relate hard
The anxiety monster just snored very loud. He is still asleep dont worry
That's the panic monster heading your way
It means you’re not a real procrastinator. A real procrastinator doesn’t care he cares about commenting video on UA-cam (like me).
“If you do something last minute, it only takes a minute to do.”
'Cause a minute is all you'll have.
Bailey Horn this is now my life motto
WOW.
That’s why we do it last minute 😂
Wow, that's brilliant! you should write a book with this title!
Really the worst part of being a procastinator is the guilt you endure everyday. Man it legit hurts.
i relate so hard
Dude I got like A TON OF CRAP DUE TOMORROW NIGHT
But you´ve gotta see the chance in that. If this feeling grows and grows it´ll maybe one day (hehe) give you enough energy to change things. Try to imagine yourself 5, 10, 15 years ahead if you dont make a change at all. Let that vision haunt you. If you manage to feel desire instead of resentment, you can do it.
Procrastination comes to an end after the fear of doing something transforms itself into the fear of never doing anything.
I care so much but I dont try bc idk
"After that, we're gonna go on a UA-cam spiral"
_That's... why I'm here._
this video is where i ended up
Ditttoooo 🤦
@@tianajayne121 I ended up here and left as soon as it was over :-/
Are you all might ?
I really appreciate the youtube algorithms for detecting the spiral and informing me bluntly
I attended a course just over a month ago where I spoke about my procrastination habits and the trainer recommended this video to me.
So naturally here I am watching it at 1am the morning of the follow up course.
me: "I must stop procrastinating"
also me: *watches this instead of doing hw*
Exactly my story right now haha!
i hate myself
Same
Owen Bunny same
Same
"The frustration wasn't that they couldn't achieve their dreams, but they weren't even able to start chasing them." That one sentence has beautifully and effectively summed up my feelings in a way I haven't been able to.
the same for me...
damn...
@@divyasinha3769 The line that hit me harder was: they feel like spectators in their own lives.
when i procrastinate i dont even do it in the last second, i just think to myself how that sucks and accept that i wont do anything
Yeeeeesss !!!!
This clip was in my "watch later" folder for 2 years.
same
same
There is a possibility that there are people who have this video has been in this folder for 4 years and they still have not watched it
Ha
Xd
Oh
Xd
8 years later, still one of the best TEDx talks out there. Thank you Tim
When procrastinators are in panic mode, they have unparrelled energy and temporarily the most productive person in the world.
When procrastinators are in panic mode, they have unparrelled energy and temporarily the most productive person in the world.
Haha didnt catch that, thanks
@@ttongx9352 catch what? I can't see
Typo, fixed it
A procrastinator in panic mode can solve world peace
I feel like there's a reason his presentation is hand drawn-
Lmao right
😂😅🤣🤣😅😅
I feel it.
no! It couldnt be! It's so beautiful and artistic
Yes! I bet he is an amazing artist, but he was scribbling those out 5 minutes before taking the stage.
I know this because the panic monster is my best friend.
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.
Can i have your instagram?
The legend come to life
My husband sent me a link to this 6 months to one year ago, and has asked me countless times if I’ve watched it. Today is my day. Go us 😆
Today is my day
😂😂😂😂😂😂 underrated comment!
Years ago, when I watched this vid for the first time, it resonated with me so much. Since I got my ADHD diagnosis a few weeks ago, this makes perfect sense. And now I am wondering how many undiagnosed ADHD-ers there are in this comment section.
I feel the same way, I left a comment a year ago saying as much too. It's so fucking sad, I'd wager something like 70% of the people here are not simply "procrastinators" but adults suffering from undiagnosed ADHD
I watched this video in a communications class and went to the video just to comment on this. This is not the way a neurotypical person's brain works.
I always wonder if I am just a master procrastinator or adhd....guidance please?
I think I have it
@@Iamjustacat6313 id always rec talking to someone like a therapist/psychologists/etc when contemplating if you have something, but as someone w/adhd a lot of the symtoms found here can be found in non-academic settings - for example, the instant gratification monkey doesnt just distract us when we need to get things done, it can make us chase new and novel experiences even if theyre detrimental (this is why people with adhd are also unfortunately predisposed to stuff like substance abuse). essentially if youre experiencing the symptoms described in the video but they effect all corners of your life that could indicate something more than procrastinating and possibly adhd.
Fun fact: he planned this ted talk the night before
legend says he's still planning
@@Jbbbb-k1s wow :0
that's the reason why the drawing is stick human.
that explains why he's panicking the whole ted talk haha
UNDERRATED COMMENT
Me: *watches this video happily*
my brain: *suddenly remembers deadline tomorrow"
Me: *watches video stressfully*
Ohhhh this is too relatable.
How ironic we’re all watching this as we procrastinate /:
i feel you
Felt that
O frick
Finally a TED talk im qualified to give
Same except it’ll suck because I will start making the TED talk 1 minute before it begins lol
finally a TED talk I’m qua-
*UA-cam spiral begins*
maybe tomorrow......
Suprised to see you here!HAHAHAHAH
I’m deflating
UA-cam recommended this piece 6 years ago and I marked it on the watch list while was busy with Master Thesis and I just watched it now...A facinating piece of knowlede for everyone....
nothing in the fridge, guess i gotta clean my whole house now
Daidus what a small world
Barnacle Scum procrastinating together 😂😂
wow daidus great moves keep it up proud of you
Daidus hi daidus
DAIDUSSSSSSSSS
I'll admit, he had me at first when he said his thesis was the best one they ever read.
Same here
I was like YESS SAMEE
I was like, wait someone else gets their best grades when they write in way to short an amount of time.
I liked so it would be at 601 😈
These graphics came from a napkin stuffed under his seat. All in all he did well.
"I procrastinate by watching this video" - Every comment section of every procrastination video on UA-cam
I plan on replying to your comment tomorrow.
:D :D :D
I mean, they are probably not wrong
this video really did not change me in a way i wanted to feel change.
Also comments like this
I was a international master student in Israel in 2022, I remember vividly watched this video to see a solution to avoid my procrastination behavior which affected me badly. irony thing, is I am rewatching it again during my PhD in Canada in 2024!!
The amount of stress that I got from being guilty of procrastination is higher than the stress from my actual work.
Fr
This is so me im literally panicking rn yet not getting anything done i hate me
True
bruuhhhh
there’s actually something like that called executive dysfunction
literally procrastinated 3 years over watching this video. Finally clicked it from watch later
Az Viqar you and me both
It took me almost 3 years to get the motivation to reply to this video... lol
Makes me wonder how all those procrastinators in the audience ever made it to this event??
This is what real procrastination looks like, when this dude waited so long to go to the bathroom that he's about to bust one out sitting right at his desk... baa-ha-ha ua-cam.com/video/GLmQxy6ymz0/v-deo.html
@@BillAnt you mean 3 days?
@Az Viqar < Almost 3 years since this video was "Published on Apr 6, 2016" ... I've been procrastinating to post here ever since. (that's the actual humor) ;D
Same😂
Honest to God, I've been procrastinating this video for five years everytime it comes up in my feed.
I procrastinated for 3 yrs
Me 2 XD
Damn
I did it for 1 year I saw it 3 times! And thought I should see it later 🤣
Same.I have procrastinaed this vid for a very long time.
Ihis has been on my 'watch later' playlist for litteraly 4 years 5 months. I just decided it is actually time for me to watch this, what a Master Procrastinator I am.
The worst part of procrastinating is the guilt..... I relate so hard, I need a cure :,)
DO IT JSUT DO IT NOW JUST DO IT DO IT DO
My grades turned from A+’s to C’s because of procrastination.
I use self talking to be self conscious and so, I know what I am thinking and doing.
Yeah man....!
The best thing is to start doing, don't try, don't think, just do.
As a procrastinator i often feel like everybody else is moving forward and im just standing still.
Literally this
that’s exactly how i’ve been feeling lately
@@lauren6091 same
Facebooker syndrome. People only post about themselves when they are doing well. You don't hear people speak on their continual failures. They do their best to put their best foot forward and only show that side of themselves out of fear of ridicule or rejection or seeming unattractive. Quit measuring yourself against others. Measure yourself against yourself.
Yes!!!!
Everyday you must choose between the pain of discipline and the pain of regret
Thanks
Oh, that’s good
Wait so there's no not painful option?
@@ericalagos5842 i mean regret lasts longer because you’re presently ignoring the work, it only goes away when you: forget, or finish the actual goal or work. However with discipline it can be done accordingly like once a day or once a week so the “pain” would be much less frequent and controlled, rather than an uncontrollable and messed up situation
This thought is a complete provocation compared this video's lazy gen-x disaffection apology for doing nothing
Was assigned to watch this for school (college). Oh my gosh, this guy is SOOOOO ME!!!!!! I haven’t finished watching yet, but I am getting such a kick out of everything he’s saying! I can so relate. It’s always comforting to hear someone who understands. The struggle is REAL!!!!! Grateful for this video.
Why do you only have one like
He drew those pictures right before going on stage.
Truth! If he's anything like me, he was *gonna* do the mri thing, because it sounded like a cool idea a month earlier, but he kept procrastinating and suddenly there wasn't time to fit it in.😉
lol, me
😂😂😂😂
This comment really should be at the top
I would draw something like that too even if I have weeks or months 🙊🙊🙊. I just can't draw.
So I just spent 14 minutes and 3 seconds watching this video instead of starting an essay that's due tomorrow. Thank you, it was very enlightening. 😜🤗
Me too :)
i have grades to do
I have 5 assignments due today welp
I have an assignment, but it says i have to watch it to answer qs. And now im bored since im not a procrastinator and this is time wasting so im watching this on 1.5/1.75x speed.
I have a whole presentation about Bhutan due tomorrow. It's the night, haven't started
A procrastinator's favorite day of the week is tomorrow.
Nah, I'll wait till the day after.
No UA-cam I dont want to take your surveys THIS IS SO FUNNYYYYY
What if it's a Saturday ?
Nah tomorrow is scary because I have a test
@@bluesoul1260 im going to stop procrastinating one day
Thanks!
Freshman year: " I did my homework at like 11 last night"
Sophomore year: "I did my homework the morning of"
Junior year: "I did my homework before class"
Senior year: "I did my homework during class and then told my teacher I just found it"
I'm a freshman, but I do homework like a junior
I’m in middle school and I already doing the last one
I tried to do that last one 8th grade.
As a Freshmen taking advanced High school classes at my Early College, then taking college courses second semester, I learned quickly to stop procrastinating. But I still do.
@@_stealth_313 help me with that what do I do im a high school freshman and I need to stop it with the monkey before I got into trig and ap classes next year
my brain: do ur homework
me: ok wait i need to watch this video about procrastinating first
I am watching this for an assignment
litterly me
Wow same. I'm writing a test in 20mins but sure let's watch this 14 min video
Me rn
Guilty as charged
everyone’s talking about procrastinating while watching this and even though i am, i just realized i’ve had this in my watch tomorrow playlist for almost two years and this is the first time i’m watching it💀
😂😂😂you procrastinating the video
My *watch later* playlist crying in the corner
I've my watch later playlist filled with vids that I saved since I started made my account and I still haven't seen them. 😂😂😂
@@biahhmanlun I've already have 3 watch later playlist😂😭
@@mondiramaji791 Are you me?🤣🤣
As someone with depression, I've come to the point where I spend all my time in the dark playground, but I gain no joy or satisfaction whatsoever.
The only reason why I'm still stuck in the dark playground is that getting work done is so stressful that I can't muster any motivation to even begin.
It's creepy how he accurately summarized..
my life.
Like the........... procrastination in.... the...... sentence....
Same😂😂
o h n o h e r e w e g o a g a i n same.
you forgot to press enter about two times if you wanted it t say read more.
@@nathanielmortimer I'll do that
Later
He just explained my whole life in 14 minutes.
فاشل
كل إنسان ناجح كان إنسان قد فشل, شكرا على المديح
Ikr
Exactly!
😂😂😂same
I think many procrastinators also have an "all or nothing" type of mindset. We also analyze things and come to the conclusion that there are so many options of what we can do right now and in the near future that we end up not doing anything at all.
Indeed , there are so many things that we want to do but also can do that you only think about it but dont take the steps to do them.
Paralysis by analysis
You just literally helped me discover who I am lol thank you
yes it is happening with me
guys isnt that adhd
This talk is delivered for me. I've been facing procrastination over the last 10 years. It still happening right now
When you procrastinate by watching this video but make it worse by reading every single comment
I feel called out
AAAAH, YOU GOT ME. OK, I'll go pay my bills and get my car worked on now. Thanks, my Panic Monster friend.
Its me...😂😂
🤫
you didnt have to hurt me like that
me: "oh thank you so much for the inspiration, Tim Urban! now back to work."
monkey: "wait, let's read the comments. sure there are lots of funny ones up top."
This is exactly what's happening now
I'm guilty 😂
@@yasminemara4792 same
Omg thats exactly what i just did lmao
Hahahahahah I knew two things : the top comment was gonna be "who's procrastinating while watching this " and "will this give me motivation??"
Plot Twist: He came up with the entire presentation on the elevator ride up
Lmao
It's y is all hand drawn
I know you're trying to be funny but this is unrealistic since he had a whole presentation and he'd have to set things up with TED.
@@rehenayesmin6126 ik ur trying to get likes from people who hopefully share the same party pooper mentality as you but what's the point in pointing out a flaw in the joke that everyone here is clearly aware of? I mean you already stated that you are clearly aware of the nature of my comment yet proceed to give an assessment on the quality of the joke. Pray tell, did you graduate as a joke critique?
Edit: So you decided to edit your original comment to make yourself look sane and make me, on the other hand, look like the drama queen. Well played coward 👏👏
@@giraffeorganic damn, this is just murder
This is like a wake up call for me, to really start something in reality. Thank you.
Procasinating is like digging your own grave, you know it's coming up, yet you do nothing to stop it, only think about how u would stop it, but never act on it.
yea, and u try to get out of it but then ur possessed
yes!! exactly how my mind works, ugh
its called self-sabatoge
I made the number 69
It's more like digging your own grave then jumping out right before it gets too deep
all us procrastinators reading other procrastinators comments feeling like at least we are not ruining our lives alone lol
True
You nailed it HAHAHA
lol true
@@bhumikadasila607 I even procrastinate watching Netflix I need help lol
oooh yes.
The worst thing about being a procrastinator is, you know exactly why you're failing
but too afraid to tell anyone because you think someone will get even more mad at you
Exactly. This.
@apoloiu and @The gaming Addict
You're both 100% correct. I feel exactly the same.
@@eylonemuskson4177 same
and who you're failing.
It's not the topic that amaze me... It's the way how he transfered the topic to the audience in so delicate way possible. It's easy and fun to watch.
the worst part is the guilt demotivates you ,and you end up still not doing what needs to get done .this cycle for me never stops and I don’t know what to do.why can’t I just do my work.
I am going through that everyday man! For years I have been saying that I will change and commit to my goals.... but it’s just hard to stay dedicated
same dude, I'm failing my exams and I swear I'm doing less work every year
Eat iodized salt with ya'll food it helps keep your iq in check, not raise it but keep it the level that it id
same here men, i don't know what to do. i have due date's today but i'm planning to pass them tomorrow :((
Omg exactly... When you don't do something u become guilty and that guilt makes you not do more work
When he showed the chart of how many weeks are in a 90 year life my heart skipped a beat. That is actually terrifying.
right, and finally it is here, the panic monster...😱
"And that was the hint with the fence post." A masterpiece of psychology. If his career as a blogger does not works...
I don't think there was more than 1000 boxes lol 90 year life is almost 5k weeks
Yeah and just think, most people don't even live that long.
That part has no impact for those of us who are true procrastinators. Even with the ultimate deadline, the panic monster won't appear until a week before.........
Whats the time he showed it
Not even kidding, I added this to my watch later.
same
What's ironic is that have like 97 videos in my watch later list
SO DID I! ITS BEEN THERE SINCE LAST YEAR!
Lol you procrastinated watching this video
SAME! And then I realized the irony in wtf I had just done, yelled "NO!" at myself in my head, and came back to watch the damn thing. 🙄😏
@@theuniboober Same!! LOL
I love his talk. No prejudice, just efficient way of understanding the matter
Has time to do homework during
School: “ehh I’ll do it at home”
At home: “I’ll do it tonight”
Tonight: “I’ll do it tomorrow morning”
Does it furiously in the beginning of class
that's mee
Hey he did do it that morning!
No theres a last step of not actually ending up doing it at all
I actually passed high school like that.....but barely and even though I know if I would have put a little more time and effort I could have done much better...maybe even got accepted into Harvard....I didn't care and I still don't 😀
Love your comment that summed me up and dow
oh the irony of me adding this video to my "watch later" list
Same
I have upwards of 300 watch later videos that I will likely never watch, y'all have rookie numbers
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
I never let it go over 90 I just start getting rid of them I dont like having high numbers
I have near 300 watch later videos and this one will probably stay there for a while before I clean the watch later list
I LOVE those procrastinator feeling! Anxiety, stress, self-hatred, depression…
You know!
FUN!
the dark playground be like
This is such an interesting and relatable video for me. Yet I took a break after watching this video for 7-8 minutes and came back to resume it after 2 days
You know what’s ironic? I’ve been procrastinating watching this video for about a year since it popped up in my recommendations lol
Same, months though, did life change after this?
Swears
I've procrastinated it for 7 months...
Oh I jumped right on it thinking I might get some tips on how to overcome it. But I'm old, ADD, and bipolar. I'm thinking I'm losing my memory. Like, sadly forgot how to make a sandwich. I was just stumped. Did I put the lettuce or tomatoes first. Got it wrong. But discovered the tomatoes move around less if you put the tomatoes on top. So I've clearly hit on something!!!!! However, I will tell my Dr about this next visit 😭🤣😂🙃🤣
mee too!!
Took me 3 months to get back to this video and finish it
LITERALLY THE SAME THING JUST HAPPENED TO ME HSTRSTRHDTF
@@ed-nd3lw its just a fuckin name.
@@ed-nd3lw I'm very well aware that the creator died. But so did Stan Lee, but marvel isnt dead.
Took me 2 years...
LITERALLY SAME UGH WHY DO I KEEP DOING THIS LMAO
I have been living like this for a very long time now. No deadlines stuck
Thankyou
Me: School's out because of the coronavirus. Let's start doing some positive stuff for myself!
Monkey: Nah we're just gonna watch videos on procrastination.
Exactly me!
Lol same
This feels TOO relatable
Yep
@@mr_shady3399 lol its bad what have u done so far
Me: Brilliant, let's do something
My Instant-gratification monkey: He said he has a blog?
Michel - and you might learn something useful about procrastination there - better head over - NOW - lol!!!
the fact that i should be doing something
OMG THAT'S what I thought 😂
His blog is great though. Worth reading.
Exactly me
I never found a person could explain something this beautifully, perfectly, and easily understood just like this!
And funny! 😂😂😂
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.
Me: Damn this is good inspiration to stop procrastinating
Also Me: *scrolling through comments for 10 min doing absolutely nothing*
Haha yea
Ope, ya got me! 😅😅😅
.......
*AAaaaAa A AAAa same*
Lmaooooo
When your procrastinating leads to learning about procrastinating...
I guess that's the good procrastination
You've gone full circle, the Padawan is now the Master
😂🤣😂🤣me too
@@Claudiosoaress That's your rationalization mind trying to justify letting the monkey take the wheel.
exactly
never knew my whole life could be explained in 14 minutes
Never knew mine could be explained in less than 2.
😆😂😆
+me *______*
O_O
Ahahaha
I watched this video many times. Until now, I still have struggled with this habit. Hope that, I can do better this year. Dont need to remove this habit, but I need to manage my time better.
This guy is hilarious, and you can’t even deny that he’s spitting FACTS
FACTS
Finally a worthy opponent,
OUR BATTLE WILL BE LEGENDARY
Ohhh
That spitting felt like vomiting.😂 Whatever he said embarrassed me but I have started to see animals on my shoulder now 😂. I am going to get better because I have to. We all have to. All the best everyone. 👍
*Watches UA-cam happily.* 😋
Remembers some Homework : *Watches UA-cam stressfully.* 😥
haha
OMG I do the same thing wtf????? loool
lool that's so me.. I keep watching while hating myself for doing that..
lmao this is me
Exactly!!
Real procrastinator adds a tonne of UA-cam videos to “save to watch later” and never end up watching them
how did you know?
I have like 400 and something in my watch later I need to remove it all 😔✋
@Angelique bro wtf
... i have 1653 videos in my watch later playlist...
Around 20 000, many playlists, some of them well organized. I'm currently deleting similar amount of Chrome bookmarks, though.
Started this vid 8 years ago, just got to continue it. I found I watched 7 mins of it. I swear
I’m definitely not the only one watching this while procrastinating
Heheheheh... what do you mean? I’m not- I’m not procrastinating... why would you think that? Hehehhhehe....
I used this TED talk for my final exam. You guys are learning things while doing some questionable activities
No... No way! im not... what do you mean i have work to do?
True
nope
When your teacher extends the due date and you still do the assignment the day before
My exact situation rn
story of my life
i was supposed to finish my 8 page essay in 2 days but it was extended by a week and i only have 30 words in it
@@alexblackish-709 try writing it out of order. Feeling like writing the end? Do it. Middle? Good. Throw some words on page that should be there. Like if you are writing about whales add how big they are, but then go down a few lines and throw whatever you know about the topic. Make the page eventually look like a mess of disjointed uncoordinated thoughts.
As it said in the Portal (game) "we are just throwing science at the wall and see what sticks". For some reason it works in writing.
And now that you got the MESS, start clening up. Like... Are these facts necessary here? What if I move this over here? Eh, no? Okay, copy to separate file and back to main one. Etc.
Eventually you get a set of nice boxes of thoughts that are not connected. Time to add "water" aka pointless words that function only as the glue between boxes.
Is it a well written? Nope!
But it works as you'll get more than "FAIL" for the paper.
Btw, the junk file? Keep hyperlinks there at first with mentions of what you took. Will make adding "sources" section easier than by going to the browser and checking every page you visited.
If I remember right, some old professors like when paper books are sourced.
Warning, no wiki links, go through listed links in sources section and copy from there (if applicable).
Hope this helps.
@@Muhanoid Wow this actually helps, thanks for this
Plot twist: the reason the drawings look so bad is that he was making this ted talk right before he was on stage.
At the end: Yeah don't worry about these images, I drew them backstage while the guy before me was presenting.
let's be the fun thing for you - i'm a non native english user and i see this on youtube recommendation and i suddenly opened the g translater on new tab , just typed 'procrastinator', understanded the meaning , watched the video ,noticed some of monkey and monster drawings , checkout the comment section, find the famous comment tag (your's) "PLOT TWIST",close the lap , then go to sleep ! that's how ended up my today !
he actually did write a blog post about how he procrastinated on this talk a ton
ua-cam.com/video/4qhQRMhUK1o/v-deo.html
@@learningsomething8904 Then how did you retype this comment if you already gone to sleep and ended up your day ?
Love this! It popped up after a professor asked us to watch "Gawande. I was supposed to be writing a paper on that one but watched yours instead... This is so true my paper has to be in by midnight well 11:59pm to be exact. I decided to grab a Red Bull Watermelon flavor-- not the best but I need to make another Costco run soon... Anyways loved it! I'm 46yrs old and decided it was finally time to return to school and chase a Masters- only in my first semester but I pray it goes better than my first college years. So far, I have a high 97.46 in one class and 94.93 in the other. 7wk classes. 1.5yrs. first 2. Starting on my on my paper now. Well, as soon as I post this to my Facebook. Thanks!!! Loved it.
plot twist: he wrote the speech in the car on the way to the conference
Amen
Yup. And the solution bit? Still waiting....
True, but anything is possible with the power of PRocRaStinAtiON ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)
Shreya hand drawn on notes app ...just before 5 minutes..😏
Plot twist: he wrote this speech because he procrastinated so much and didn’t come up with other stuff and just talked his way out of it by telling why it happened. But he did it brilliantly
Look at that mans eyes, he made this presentation last night
Nah I will probally watch it soon, for now I just paused it and feel like reading the comments. Is the video cool ?
Didn't see the video yet, decided to open my eyes later.
@@installtherodent7571 Lmao
I sleep well but my eyes still look so sleepy and have dark circles no matter what sooo....but who knows?!
@@TiaguinhoMu Well you can, kinda funny but good I guess.
That last slide with the boxes representing weeks gave me an existential crisis
I know I started counting the weeks and cold feel my heart beating faster and faster with each box
@@jessicap.8114 super good point
I felt that man.
Panick monster is freaking out right now, THOSE ARE NOT ENOUGH BOXES AT ALL
Exactly the same... I'm really freaking out
SOMEBODY HELP PLZ
OMG why is this so relatable!! Some of my best work is done a night before the deadline. But it causes so much stress , binge watching etc. Why am i like this???
The fact that this has 43M views is so telling.
Ha
We are all on the same boat 😅
I hypothesize the evolution of technology plays a key role in the ever growing procrastination numbers
Hahaha
IT GAINED 1M in 3 WEEKS
My “Instant Gratification Monkey” killed the “Rational Decision Maker” so long ago
yep but the rational decision maker has enough meat on him to distract the panic monster foreeeeeever
Coolnik024 same
Yup mine was dead since five years
Mines been dead most of my life, yet here we are
@@saisrivarshamalladi6138 mine 3.5 years ago
I am literally dead
PPL ask why u so serious
And I am like
Coz I am dead
i’ve had this on my watch later for years
Hey can we share some lotion?
that is procrastination
Lol smh
omg same and I finally watched it now😂
oh- i see what you did
I started watching this video like 4 years ago and left it on the first minutes.. now I've came back to it and fully watched it
His solution to ending procrastination is by showing us that we're all going to die soon so we do have a dead-line.
bad plan, since we all will wait till the last box ..
I smoked dmt and have seen that there is life after death. No need to worry.
@@seanthemoneymagnet2158 what was it like
And it didn't change me at all lol
A master procrastinator will achieve his life goal when he/she is 90 years old.
Well a potentially better way of looking at it would be that you can die any moment. You aren't sure you can live to 90 years old, so if you want to achieve your dream, do it now. Although alternatively, you can use the same logic to enjoy your 'last moments.'