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tquitedostuff.Sowehadanawesomenewrevisedplan.

Andthen--Butthenthosemiddlemonthsactuallywentby,andIdidn'

treallywritewords,andsowewerehere.Andthentwomonthsturnedintoonemonth,whichturnedintotwoweeks.

AndonedayIwokeupwiththreedaysuntilthedeadline,stillnothavingwrittenaword,andsoIdidtheonlythingIcould:

Iwrote90pagesover72hours,pullingnotonebuttwoall-nighters--humansarenotsupposedtopulltwoall-nighters--sprintedacrosscampus,doveinslowmotion,andgotitinjustatthedeadline.

Ithoughtthatwastheendofeverything.ButaweeklaterIgetacall,andit'

stheschool.Andtheysay,"

IsthisTimUrban?

"

AndIsay,"

Yeah."

Andtheysay,"

Weneedtotalkaboutyourthesis."

OK."

It'

sthebestonewe'

veeverseen."

Thatdidnot 

HappenS.r.l.OfficialWebSiteNEW 

wasavery,verybadthesis.Ijustwantedtoenjoythatonemomentwhenallofyouthought,"

Thisguyisamazing!

No,no,itwasvery,verybad.

Anyway,todayI'

mawriter-bloggerguy.IwritetheblogWaitButWhy.Andacoupleofyearsago,Idecidedtowriteaboutprocrastination.Mybehaviorhasalwaysperplexedthenon-procrastinatorsaroundme,andIwantedtoexplaintothenon-procrastinatorsoftheworldwhatgoesonintheheadsofprocrastinators,andwhywearethewayweare.

Now,Ihadahypothesisthatthebrainsofprocrastinatorswereactuallydifferentthanthebrainsofotherpeople.Andtotestthis,IfoundanMRIlabthatactuallyletmescanbothmybrainandthebrainofaprovennon-procrastinator,soIcouldcomparethem.Iactuallybroughtthemheretoshowyoutoday.Iwantyoutotakealookcarefullytoseeifyoucannoticeadifference.Iknowthatifyou'

renotatrainedbrainexpert,it'

snotthatobvious,butjusttakealook,OK?

Sohere'

sthebrainofanon-procrastinator.Now...here'

smybrain.

Thereisadifference.BothbrainshaveaRationalDecision-Makerinthem,buttheprocrastinator'

sbrainalsohasanInstantGratificationMonkey.Now,whatdoesthismeanfortheprocrastinator?

Well,itmeanseverything'

sfineuntilthishappens.[Thisisaperfecttimetogetsomeworkdone.][Nope!

]SotheRationalDecision-Makerwillmaketherationaldecisiontodosomethingproductive,buttheMonkeydoesn'

tlikethatplan,soheactuallytakesthewheel,andhesays,"

Actually,let'

sreadtheentireWikipediapageoftheNancyKerrigan/TonyaHardingscandal,becauseIjustrememberedthatthathappened.

Then--Thenwe'

regoingtogoovertothefridge,toseeifthere'

sanythingnewintheresince10minutesago.Afterthat,we'

regoingtogoonaYouTubespiralthatstartswithvideosofRichardFeynmantalkingaboutmagnetsandendsmuch,muchlaterwithuswatchinginterviewswithJustinBieber'

smom.Allofthat'

sgoingtotakeawhile,sowe'

renotgoingtoreallyhaveroomonthescheduleforanyworktoday.Sorry!

Now,whatisgoingonhere?

TheInstantGratificationMonkeydoesnotseemlikeaguyyouwantbehindthewheel.Helivesentirelyinthepresentmoment.Hehasnomemoryofthepast,noknowledgeofthefuture,andheonlycaresabouttwothings:

easyandfun.Now,intheanimalworld,thatworksfine.Ifyou'

readogandyouspendyourwholelifedoingnothingotherthaneasyandfunthings,you'

reahugesuccess!

AndtotheMonkey,humansarejustanotheranimalspecies.Youhavetokeepwell-slept,well-fedandpropagatingintothenextgeneration,whichintribaltimesmighthaveworkedOK.But,ifyouhaven'

tnoticed,nowwe'

renotintribaltimes.We'

reinanadvancedcivilization,andtheMonkeydoesnotknowwhatthatis.Whichiswhywehaveanotherguyinourbrain,theRationalDecision-Maker,whogivesustheabilitytodothingsnootheranimalcando.Wecanvisualizethefuture.Wecanseethebigpicture.Wecanmakelong-termplans.Andhewantstotakeallofthatintoaccount.Andhewantstojusthaveusdowhatevermakessensetobedoingrightnow.

Now,sometimesitmakessensetobedoingthingsthatareeasyandfun,likewhenyou'

rehavingdinnerorgoingtobedorenjoyingwell-earnedleisuretime.That'

swhythere'

sanoverlap.Sometimestheyagree.Butothertimes,itmakesmuchmoresensetobedoingthingsthatareharderandlesspleasant,forthesakeofthebigpicture.Andthat'

swhenwehaveaconflict.Andfortheprocrastinator,thatconflicttendstoendacertainwayeverytime,leavinghimspendingalotoftimeinthisorangezone,aneasyandfunplacethat'

sentirelyoutoftheMakesSensecircle.IcallittheDarkPlayground.

Now,theDarkPlaygroundisaplacethatallofyouprocrastinatorsoutthereknowverywell.It'

swhereleisureactivitieshappenattimeswhenleisureactivitiesarenotsupposedtobehappening.ThefunyouhaveintheDarkPlaygroundisn'

tactuallyfun,becauseit'

scompletelyunearned,andtheairisfilledwithguilt,dread,anxiety,self-hatred--allofthosegoodprocrastinatorfeelings.Andthequestionis,inthissituation,withtheMonkeybehindthewheel,howdoestheprocrastinatorevergethimselfoverheretothisbluezone,alesspleasantplace,butwherereallyimportantthingshappen?

Well,turnsouttheprocrastinatorhasaguardianangel,someonewho'

salwayslookingdownonhimandwatchingoverhiminhisdarkestmoments--someonecalledthePanicMonster.Now,thePanicMonsterisdormantmostofthetime,buthesuddenlywakesupanytimeadeadlinegetstoocloseorthere'

sdangerofpublicembarrassment,acareerdisasterorsomeotherscaryconsequence.Andimportantly,he'

stheonlythingtheMonkeyisterrifiedof.

Now,hebecameveryrelevantinmylifeprettyrecently,becausethepeopleofTEDreachedouttomeaboutsixmonthsagoandinvitedmetodoaTEDTalk.Now,ofcourse,Isaidyes.It'

salwaysbeenadreamofminetohavedoneaTEDTalkinthepast.Butinthemiddleofallthisexcitement,theRationalDecision-Makerseemedtohavesomethingelseonhismind.

Hewassaying,"

Areweclearonwhatwejustaccepted?

Dowegetwhat'

sgoingtobenowhappeningonedayinthefuture?

Weneedtositdownandworkonthisrightnow."

AndtheMonkeysaid,"

Totallyagree,butlet'

sjustopenGoogleEarthandzoomintothebottomofIndia,like200feetabovetheground,andscrollupfortwoandahalfhourstilwegettothetopofthecountry,sowecangetabetterfeelforIndia."

Sothat'

swhatwedidthatday.

Assixmonthsturnedintofourandthentwoandthenone,thepeopleofTEDdecidedtoreleasethespeakers.AndIopenedupthewebsite,andtherewasmyfacestaringrightbackatme.Andguesswhowokeup?

SothePanicMonsterstartslosinghismind,andafewsecondslater,thewholesystem'

sinmayhem.AndtheMonkey--remember,he'

sterrifiedofthePanicMonster--boom,he'

supthetree!

Andfinally,finally,theRationalDecision-MakercantakethewheelandIcanstartworkingonthetalk.

Now,thePanicMonsterexplainsallkindsofprettyinsaneprocrastinatorbehavior,likehowsomeonelikemecouldspendtwoweeksunabletostarttheopeningsentenceofapaper,andthenmiraculouslyfindtheunbelievableworkethictostayupallnightandwriteeightpages.Andthisentiresituation,withthethreecharacters--thisistheprocrastinator'

ssystem.It'

snotpretty,butintheend,itworks.ThisiswhatIdecidedtowriteaboutontheblogacoupleofyearsago.

Andtheywereallwriting,sayingthesamething:

"

Ihavethisproblemtoo."

Butwhatstruckmewasthecontrastbetweenthelighttoneofthepostandtheheavinessoftheseemails.Thesepeoplewerewritingwithintensefrustrationaboutwhatprocrastinationhaddonetotheirlives,aboutwhatthisMonkeyhaddonetothem.AndIthoughtaboutthis,andIsaid,well,iftheprocrastinator'

ssystemworks,thenwhat'

sgoingon?

Whyareallofthesepeopleinsuchadarkplace?

WhenIdid,Iwasamazedbytheresponse.Literallythousandsofemailscamein,fromalldifferentkindsofpeoplefromallovertheworld,doingalldifferentkindsofthings.Thesearepeoplewhowerenurses,bankers,painters,engineersandlotsandlotsofPhDstudents.Andtheywereallwriting,sayingthesamething:

sgoing