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sɪs/毕业论文),apaperyou'
resupposedtospendayearon.AndIknewforapaperlikethat,mynormalworkflow(工作流程)wasnotanoption(/ˈɒpʃn/选择).Itwasway(usedwithpreporadv.非常)toobigaproject.SoIplannedthingsout(精心安排,筹划),andIdecidedIkindofhadtogosomethinglikethis.Thisishowtheyearwouldgo.SoI'
dstartoff(开始)light(ad.轻松地),andI'
dbumpitup(toincreasesth.)inthemiddlemonths,andthenattheend,Iwouldkickitupintohighgear(/gɪə(r)/全力冲刺)justlikealittlestaircase.Howhardcoulditbetowalkupthestairs?
Nobigdeal(没什么大不了的),right?
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Butthen,thefunniestthinghappened.Thosefirstfewmonths?
Theycameandwent,andIcouldn'
tquite(=really)dostuff/stʌf/.Sowehadanawesome(/ˈɔːsəm/verygood)newrevised(/rɪˈvaɪz/改变,调整)plan.
30(Laughter)
31Andthen--
32(Laughter)
Butthenthosemiddlemonthsactuallywentby,andIdidn'
treallywritewords,andsowewerehere.Andthentwomonthsturnedintoonemonth,whichturnedintotwoweeks.AndonedayIwokeupwiththreedaysuntil(在…之前)thedeadline,stillnothavingwrittenaword,andsoIdidtheonlythingIcould:
Iwrote90pagesover72hours,pullingnotonebuttwoall-nighters--humansarenotsupposedtopulltwoall-nighters(开两晚夜车)–sprinted(/sprɪnt/飞跑,冲刺)acrosscampus(/ˈkæ
mpəs/校园),dove(dive,扑向,冲向)inslowmotion(/ˈməʊʃn/移动,运动),andgotitin(--managetodosth.)justatthedeadline.
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Ithoughtthatwastheendofeverything.ButaweeklaterIgetacall,andit'
stheschool.Andtheysay,"
IsthisTimUrban?
"
AndIsay,"
Yeah."
Andtheysay,"
Weneedtotalkaboutyourthesis(/ˈθi:
sɪs/毕业论文)."
OK."
It'
sthebestonewe'
veeverseen."
28(Laughter)
31(Applause/əˈplɔ:
z/掌声)
35Thatdidnothappen.
37(Laughter)
39Itwasavery,verybadthesis.
42(Laughter)
44
Ijustwantedtoenjoythatonemomentwhenallofyouthought,"
Thisguyisamazing!
50(Laughter)
51
No,no,itwasvery,verybad.Anyway(不管怎么说),todayI'
mawriter-bloggerguy.IwritetheblogWaitButWhy.Andacoupleofyearsago,Idecidedtowriteaboutprocrastination
(/prəʊˌkræ
neɪʃn/拖延症).Mybehaviorhasalwaysperplexed(/pəˈpleks/使迷惑)thenon-procrastinators(/proʊˈkræ
s.tə.neɪ.t̬ɚ/拖延者)aroundme,andIwantedtoexplaintothenon-procrastinatorsoftheworldwhatgoesonintheheadsofprocrastinators,andwhywearethewayweare.Now,Ihadahypothesis(/haɪˈpɒθəsɪs/假设)thatthebrainsofprocrastinatorswereactuallydifferentthanthebrainsofotherpeople.Andtotestthis,IfoundanMRI(核磁共振成像)labthatactuallyletmescan(/skæ
n/扫描)bothmybrainandthebrainofaprovennon-procrastinator,soIcouldcomparethem.Iactuallybroughtthemheretoshowyoutoday.Iwantyoutotakealookcarefullytoseeifyoucannoticeadifference.Iknowthatifyou'
renotatrainedbrainexpert,it'
snotthat(=so)obvious(/ˈɒbviəs/明显的),butjusttakealook,OK?
Sohere'
sthebrainofanon-procrastinator.
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45Now...here'
smybrain.
49(Laughter)
54
Thereisadifference.BothbrainshaveaRational(/ˈræ
ʃnəl/理智的)Decision-Makerinthem,buttheprocrastinator'
sbrainalsohasanInstantGratification(/ˌgræ
tɪfɪˈkeɪʃn/满足)Monkey.Now,whatdoesthismeanfortheprocrastinator?
Well,itmeanseverything'
sfineuntilthishappens.
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08
[Thisisaperfecttimetogetsomeworkdone.][Nope!
]
SotheRationalDecision-Makerwillmaketherationaldecisiontodosomethingproductive(/prəˈdʌktɪv/富有成效的),buttheMonkeydoesn'
tlikethatplan,soheactuallytakesthewheel(/wi:
l/方向盘),andhesays,"
Actually,let'
sreadtheentire(/ɪnˈtaɪə(r)/整个,全部)Wikipedia(维基百科)pageoftheNancyKerrigan/TonyaHardingscandal(/ˈskæ
ndl/丑闻),becauseIjustrememberedthatthathappened.
27(Laughter)
28Then--
29(Laughter)
30
Thenwe'
regoingtogoovertothefridge(/frɪdʒ/冰箱),toseeifthere'
sanythingnewintheresince10minutesago.Afterthat,we'
regoingtogoonaYouTubespiral(/ˈspaɪrəl/)thatstartswithvideosofRichardFeynmantalkingaboutmagnets(/ˈmæ
gnət/磁铁)andendsmuch,muchlaterwithuswatchinginterviewswithJustinBieber'
smom.
46(Laughter)
48
Allofthat'
sgoingtotakeawhile,sowe'
renotgoingtoreallyhaveroomonthescheduleforanyworktoday.Sorry!
54(Sigh/saɪ/叹气)
57
Now,whatisgoingonhere?
TheInstantGratificationMonkeydoesnotseemlikeaguyyouwantbehindthewheel.Helivesentirely(=completely)inthepresentmoment.Hehasnomemoryofthepast,noknowledgeofthefuture,andheonlycaresabouttwothings:
easyandfun.
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Now,intheanimalworld,thatworksfine.Ifyou'
readogandyouspendyourwholelifedoingnothingotherthan(除了)easyandfunthings,you'
reahugesuccess!
24(Laughter)
26
AndtotheMonkey,humansarejustanotheranimalspecies(/ˈspi:
ʃi:
z/物种).Youhavetokeepwell-slept,well-fedandpropagating(/ˈprɒpəgeɪt/繁衍)intothenextgeneration,whichintribal(/ˈtraɪbl/部落的)times(时代)mighthaveworkedOK.But,ifyouhaven'
tnoticed,nowwe'
renotintribaltimes.We'
reinanadvancedcivilization(/ˌsɪvəlaɪˈzeɪʃn/文明),andtheMonkeydoesnotknowwhatthatis.Whichiswhywehaveanotherguyinourbrain,theRationalDecision-Maker,whogivesustheabilitytodothingsnootheranimalcando.Wecanvisualize(/ˈvɪʒuəlaɪz/设想)thefuture.Wecanseethebigpicture.Wecanmakelong-termplans.Andhewantstotakeallofthatintoaccount/əˈkaʊnt/(把…考虑在).Andhewantstojusthaveusdowhatevermakessense(有意义,合理)tobedoingrightnow.Now,sometimesitmakessensetobedoingthingsthatareeasyandfun,likewhenyou'
rehavingdinnerorgoingtobedorenjoyingwell-earnedleisure(/ˈleʒə(r)/闲暇)time.That'
swhythere'
san
overlap(/ˌəʊvəˈlæ
p/重叠).Sometimestheyagree(一致).Butothertimes,itmakesmuchmoresensetobedoingthingsthatareharderandlesspleasant,forthesakeof(为了,因为)thebigpicture.Andthat'
swhenwehaveaconflict.Andfortheprocrastinator,thatconflicttendstoendacertainwayeverytime,leavinghimspendingalotoftimeinthisorangezone(/zəʊn/区域),aneasyandfunplacethat'
sentirelyoutoftheMakesSensecircle.IcallittheDarkPlayground.
06:
41(Laughter)
42
Now,theDarkPlaygroundisaplacethatallofyouprocrastinatorsoutthereknowverywell.It'
swhereleisure(/ˈleʒə(r)/)activities(休闲活动)happenattimes(=sometimes)whenleisureactivitiesarenotsupposedtobehappening.ThefunyouhaveintheDarkPlaygroundisn'
tactuallyfun,becauseit'
scompletelyunearned(不应得的),andtheairisfilledwithguilt,dread(/dred/忧虑,恐惧),anxiety(/æ
ŋˈzaɪəti/焦虑),self-hatred(/ˈheɪtrɪd/自我憎恨)--allofthosegoodprocrastinatorfeelings.Andthequestionis,inthissituation,withtheMonkeybehindthewheel,howdoestheprocrastinatorevergethimselfoverheretothisbluezone,alesspleasantplace,butwherereallyimportantthingshappen?
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Well,turnsouttheprocrastinatorhasaguardian(/ˈgɑ:
diən/)angel(守护天使),someonewho'
salwayslookingdownon(俯瞰)himandwatchingover(照看)himinhisdarkestmoments--someonecalledthePanic(/ˈpæ
nɪk/恐慌)Monster(怪物).
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Now,thePanicMonsterisdormant(/ˈdɔ:
mənt/蛰伏的)mostofthetime,buthesuddenlywakesupanytimeadeadlinegetstoocloseorthere'
sdangerofpublicembarrassment(/ɪmˈbæ
rəsmənt/难堪),acareerdisasterorsomeotherscary(/ˈskeəri/使人恐慌的)consequence(/ˈkɒnsɪkwəns/结果).Andimportantly,he'
stheonlythingtheMonkeyisterrified(/ˈterɪfaɪd/)of(非常害怕).Now,hebecameveryrelevant(/ˈreləvənt/密切相关的)inmylifepretty(=quite)recently,becausethepeopleofTEDreachedouttome(=contact联系到我)aboutsixmonthsagoandinvitedmetodoaTEDTalk.
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00(Laughter)
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Now,ofcourse,Isaidyes.It'
salwaysbeenadreamofminetohavedoneaTEDTalkinthepast.
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(Applause)Butinthemiddleofallthisexcitement,theRationalDecision-Makerseemedtohavesomethingelseonhismind.Hewassaying,"
Areweclearonwhatwejustaccepted?
Dowegetwhat'
sgoingtobenowhappeningonedayinthefuture?
Weneedtositdownandworkonthisrightnow."
AndtheMonkeysaid,"
Totallyagree,butlet'
sjustopenGoogleEarthandzoomin(拉近镜头)tothebottomofIndia,like200feetabovetheground,andscroll(/skrəʊl/)up(向上)fortwoandahalfhourstillwegettothetopofthecountry,sowecangetabetterfeel(总体印象)forIndia."
48(Laughter)
54Sothat'
swhatwedidthatday.
55(Laughter)
59
Assixmonthsturnedintofourandthentwoandthenone,thepeopleofTEDdecidedtorelease(/rɪˈli:
s/公布)thespeakers.AndIopenedupthewebsite,andtherewasmyfacestaringrightbackatme.Andguesswhowokeup?
09:
12(Laughter)
SothePanicMonsterstartslosinghismind(发疯,抓狂),andafewsecondslater,thewholesystem'
sinmayhem(/ˈmeɪhem/混乱).
21(Laughter)
AndtheMonkey--remember,he'
sterrifiedofthePanicMonster–boom(吼