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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