I’m back at again
I’ve been off of them for quite some time now,
but the other day I had to indulge in just a
few
Not sure where your heads at right now my man…but, I’m talking about TED talks here
In case you’ve been living under a rock
recently
TED talks are short vids that pack a huge
punch in powerful information from influential
people who dare to think different…
A new one popped on the scene that I
couldn’t resist watching
It was by a man named Tim Urban
Called:
“Inside the Mind of a Master Procrastinator”
To keep a long story short
Tim explained how throughout his life he
would continuously save important task to be
completed to the very last minute
Sound familiar?
Don’t worry I’ve been guilty of this as well
Anyhoo,
He continued to explain his theory on how the
brain of a procrastinator works
Simply put…
There’s Mr. Rational Decision Maker that’s
pretty much taken over by a little bastard
known as the instant gratification monkey
The instant gratification monkey focuses on 2
things
Easy and Fun
If we lived life as a dog or a hippy
This sort of behavior would be fine to experience all
the time
But it’s a little more difficult to function
like this in the crazy world that you and I
live in
By now you’re probably thinking what’s this
got to do with me? (hold tight, as I’m about
to explain)
See, Tim had written a piece on
procrastination before, hence why he was
invited to speak in the first place
And this piece resonated with a lot of
people from all different backgrounds, but
not in the way he thought
The messages he received were about how
procrastination ruined people’s lives
Shocked by the responses
Tim determined that there were 2 types of
procrastination
Type 1– short term procrastination which is
ruled by deadlines (i.e projects or reports
due)
Type 2– long term procrastination which is
more free flowing and effects things outside
of your career like
-Seeing loved ones
-Exercising and taking care of your health
-Working on relationships
And it’s the long term one that’s never
talked about
It’s suffered in silence
And can result in unhappiness and regret
Making some feel they’ve been simply a
spectator throughout life, not because they
weren’t able to accomplish their goals
But because they couldn’t even start
Sure, every one of us has procrastinator
tendencies, me included
But it’s the ones without deadlines that
suffer the most
That’s exactly why every busy guy I coach has
a set deadline to achieve their goals
Otherwise, they would place no urgency on
themselves and just end up going in circles
trying to get a quick hit from the instant
gratification monkey
A quick-fix per say…
Something you won’t find in here:
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Logan Henry- Master Transformational Coach
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