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Mastering Time: Procrastination Insights

The document discusses time management and procrastination, posing questions about individual time management practices and the consequences of both good and bad time management. It references Tim Urban's TED talk on procrastination, exploring the emotional aspects of procrastination and its impact on health. Additionally, it encourages note-taking and summarization of key points from the talk for further understanding.

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Mastering Time: Procrastination Insights

The document discusses time management and procrastination, posing questions about individual time management practices and the consequences of both good and bad time management. It references Tim Urban's TED talk on procrastination, exploring the emotional aspects of procrastination and its impact on health. Additionally, it encourages note-taking and summarization of key points from the talk for further understanding.

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‭TIME MANAGEMENT‬

‭1.‬ ‭How Well Do You Manage Your Time? Do You Always Submit Your Work On Time?‬
‭2.‬ ‭What Could Be Some Consequences Of Bad Time Management? Name At Least 5.‬
‭3.‬ ‭What Could Be Some Consequences Of Good Time Management? Name At Least 5.‬
‭4.‬ ‭Do You Rely On Someone/Something Else To Organize Time For You?‬
‭5.‬ ‭What Time Management Strategies Do You Know?‬

‭INSIDE THE MIND OF A MASTER PROCRASTINATOR‬

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1 ‭ hy do people procrastinate? What kinds of things do you put off doing?‬
‭2.‬ ‭Why do some people claim that “Procrastination is not a time-management problem, it’s‬
‭an emotion-management problem”?‬
‭3.‬ ‭When you have a big deadline looming (i.e. an essay or exam), how do you prepare for it?‬
‭Do you do a little work each day, or wait until the last minute?‬
‭4.‬ ‭Are you a procrastinator?‬
‭If yes‬‭- If so, talk about the last time you procrastinated‬‭on a school assignment, a‬
‭chore or another task. Why did you procrastinate? Did you eventually complete the‬
‭task? If it had a deadline, did you complete it on time? How did you feel? What were the‬
‭consequences of your procrastination?‬
‭If‬ ‭no‬ ‭-‬ ‭If‬ ‭you‬ ‭are‬ ‭not‬ ‭a‬ ‭regular‬‭procrastinator,‬‭what‬‭is‬‭it‬‭about‬‭having‬‭a‬‭task‬‭to‬‭do‬‭that‬
‭prompts‬ ‭you‬ ‭to‬ ‭complete‬‭it‬‭right‬‭away?‬‭How‬‭do‬‭you‬‭feel‬‭when‬‭you‬‭have‬‭an‬‭unfinished‬
‭assignment?‬
‭5.‬ ‭Do you work well under pressure? Give an example to justify your answer.‬
‭6.‬ ‭Is‬ ‭it‬ ‭easy‬ ‭to‬ ‭overcome‬ ‭procrastination?‬ ‭Should‬ ‭chronic‬ ‭procrastinators‬ ‭break‬ ‭down‬
‭assignments‬‭into‬‭smaller‬‭pieces‬‭or‬‭should‬‭they‬‭create‬‭deadlines‬‭for‬‭themselves‬‭or‬‭have‬
‭a reward system?‬
‭7.‬ ‭How can procrastination impact our health?‬
‭8.‬ ‭Procrastination is often looked at negatively - as a bad habit. However, new research‬
‭suggests that some people need to procrastinate in order to get things done. How do‬
‭you understand this assumption? Could this be true?‬

‭Watch Tim Urban’s TED talk and take notes of some key takeaways.‬
‭ ASK:‬‭Work‬‭in‬‭pairs.‬‭Take‬‭it‬‭in‬‭turns‬‭and‬‭use‬‭as‬‭many‬‭words‬‭from‬‭the‬‭box‬‭as‬‭you‬‭can‬‭to‬‭recreate‬
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‭Tim‬ ‭Urban’s‬ ‭talk‬ ‭about‬ ‭procrastination.‬ ‭During‬ ‭your‬ ‭summary,‬ ‭whenever‬ ‭you‬ ‭use‬ ‭the‬ ‭word/s,‬
‭cross it/them out.‬

‭ plan things stay civil


a thesis 90 pages pull 2 all-nighters the brain‬
‭Rational Decision-Maker the Instant Gratification Monkey Wikipedia guardian angel‬
‭the Panic Monster the Dark Playground lives entirely in the present moment memory‬
‭of the past keep well-slept, well-fed tribal times advanced civilization‬
‭well-earned leisure time insane behavior public embarrassment‬
‭the whole system's in mayhem a blog intense frustration‬
‭the people of TED reached out to me epiphany 2 kinds of procrastination a Life Calendar‬

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