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Ted Talk - Tim Urban

Tim Urban gives a TED talk about his struggle with procrastination in college. He explains how he would spend time on distracting activities like YouTube and Wikipedia instead of writing his 90-page thesis. As a result, he ended up finishing the paper only 3 days before it was due and received a disappointing grade. Urban uses a "Life Calendar" to illustrate how procrastination can cause people to waste large portions of their limited time. He argues that individuals must identify what they are truly procrastinating on and find a way to overcome the influence of the "Gratification Monkey" in their brain that prefers instant rewards over productive tasks.

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Ted Talk - Tim Urban

Tim Urban gives a TED talk about his struggle with procrastination in college. He explains how he would spend time on distracting activities like YouTube and Wikipedia instead of writing his 90-page thesis. As a result, he ended up finishing the paper only 3 days before it was due and received a disappointing grade. Urban uses a "Life Calendar" to illustrate how procrastination can cause people to waste large portions of their limited time. He argues that individuals must identify what they are truly procrastinating on and find a way to overcome the influence of the "Gratification Monkey" in their brain that prefers instant rewards over productive tasks.

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Following Tim Urban's TED talk, it becomes clear that the talk is primarily about his

journey towards procrastination, in which he explains the effects and essence of the behavior
during his college days. While the speaker takes us on a hilarious and insightful talk towards his
cycle of procrastination through YouTube binges, Wikipedia reading, and spacing out, he
challenges us to think more critically about what we're really procrastinating on before we run
out of time. Procrastination is contagious, much like a virus. It has the potential to infect our
daily lives and jeopardize our chances of success. One of the speaker's examples is that during
his college years, he was assigned to write a 90-page thesis paper for an entire year; he had some
intentions to do so, but due to his procrastination nature , he ended up finishing the thesis three
days before the deadline and ending up with a disappointing result.

Upon finishing the listening to the TED Talk I can say that the speech is coherent, the
speaker explained the main issue which is procrastination's true essence and consequences were
brought to light in the final overall speech, which was both powerful and insightful due to the
fact that it was delivered in a straightforward but knowledgeable manner. In the beginning, I was
hooked and completely immersed in the overall experience of it, and it is potently and concisely
expressed at the conclusion. I have the impression that the speaker made an interesting point and
then chose to tell a story in order to allow us, the listeners, to fully absorb all of the important
facts and information. This eventually leads to the most important points of the topic, which I
thoroughly enjoyed because I believe it resonates with my own tendencies to procrastinate,
which I am actively attempting to avoid because it results in delaying or putting off tasks until
the last minute, among other consequences.

I believe that the speech demonstrated cohesion because it was clear and concise
throughout the entire speech. As a result, I can say that the speaker is able to explain the subject
matter, which I have understood, in an eloquent and succinct manner. I could see that the speaker
began with a strategic framework in mind, as well as a working understanding of how
information can be best organized and structured in an explanation path.
At the conclusion of the speech, the speaker displayed a "Life Calendar," which consisted
of one box for each week of a 90-year life span. Essentially, it is a calendar, to put it another
way. He explains that, as individuals, we must consider what it is that we are truly
procrastinating on, because everyone procrastinates on something at some point in their lives.
Furthermore, he explains that our brains contain the Rational Decision-Maker, which will make
the rational decision to do something productive, but they also contain the Gratification Monkey,
which does not agree with that plan and will actually turn the reins, causing us to do things that
are unnecessary and prevent us from accomplishing our task.

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