TED21天团-预习-14-Inside the mind of

Day14-Inside the mind of a master procrastinator

• 感谢：王秒，新生大学，TED
• 编辑：第8哥，转载请注明出处，保留此段文字。
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单词表

单词  词性  解释
civil   adj.    文明的，有礼貌的，公民的
thesis  n.  毕业论文
bump    v.  颠簸着上行，跌跌撞撞地往上走
all-nighter n.  通宵
procrastination n.  拖延症
perplex v.  让别人感到困惑，让别人为难
hypothesis  n.  假设
gratification   n.  满足
spiral  n.  漩涡，螺旋之物
behind the wheel        驾驶，主管
propagate   v.  繁殖，繁衍
take into account       考虑进去
overlap n.  重叠
unearned    adj.    不相称的
good    adj.    符合标准的，典型的
dormant adj.    休眠，睡眠状态
mayhem  n.  破产
work   ethic    n.  职业道德，职业伦理
strike  v.  打，击
contain v.  控制，限制
cram   for  v.  临时抱佛脚
epiphany    n.  顿悟
sneaky  adj.    鬼鬼祟祟的，暗中的，卑鄙的

金句

• That did not happen.
• There is a difference.
• He lives entirely in the present moment.
• Turns out the procrastinator has a guardian angel, someone who's always looking down on him and watching over him in his darkest moments.
• It's always been a dream of mine to have done a TED Talk in the past.
• It's not pretty, but in the end, it works.
• There's no deadlines on those things at first, because nothing's happening, not until you've gone out and done the hard work to get momentum, get things going.
• I had a little bit of an epiphany.

作业

1. 语音作业（必做）

今天主要练习讲好一个段子（位置：2:10）

I thought that was the end of everything. But a week later I get a call, and it's the school. And they say, "Is this Tim Urban?" And I say, "Yeah." And they say, "We need to talk about your thesis." And I say, "OK." And they say, "It's the best one we've ever seen."

(Laughter)

That did not happen.

(Laughter)

It was a very, very bad thesis.

(Laughter)

I just wanted to enjoy that one moment when all of you thought, "This guy is amazing!"

(Laughter)

No, no, it was very, very bad.

2. 延伸学习作业（必做）

到演讲者的个人网站查看他的更多脑洞（网页有中文版，可以中英对照着看，但不要只看中文）。

http://waitbutwhy.com

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** 总目录：**

• TED21天团-预习-01-How to get better at the things you care about
• TED21天团-预习-02-5 techniques to speak any language
• TED21天团-预习-03-What I learned from 100 days of rejection
• TED21天团-预习-04-A simple way to break a bad habit
• TED21天团-预习-05-5 ways to listen better
• TED21天团-预习-06-How to gain control of your free time?
• TED21天团-预习-07-10 ways to have a better conversation
• TED21天团-预习-08-Animal tales from icy wonderlands
• TED21天团-预习-09-Are you a giver or a taker?
• TED21天团-预习-10-Forget the pecking order at work
• TED21天团-预习-11-How to make stress your friend
• TED21天团-预习-12-Your body is my canvas
• TED21天团-预习-13-Nature. Beauty. Gratitude.
• TED21天团-预习-14-Inside the mind of a master procrastinator
• TED21天团-预习-15-The surprising habits of original thinkers
• TED21天团-预习-16-the art of misdirection
• TED21天团-预习-17-Teach girls bravery, not perfection
• TED21天团-预习-18-The transformative power of classical music
• TED21天团-预习-19-The power of believing that you can improve
• TED21天团-预习-20-Falling in love is the easy part
• TED21天团-预习-21-What makes a good life?

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