Inside the mind of a master procrastinator | Tim Urban
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Tim Urban knows that procrastination doesn't make sense, but he's never been able to shake his habit of waiting until the last minute to get things done. In this hilarious and insightful talk, Urban takes us on a journey through MNmore binges, Wikipedia rabbit holes and bouts of staring out the window -- and encourages us to think harder about what we're really procrastinating on, before we run out of time.
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RKNRGN
26 минутын өмнө
This video was recommended to me at 3 AM. Scarily accurate algorithm there!
Edvin Lindblom
32 минутын өмнө
lol jag e fan fet
Elijah Ruelas
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Wow, I didn’t know Poe Dameron was a public speaker. COOL!
Harshit Kamboj
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Good speech
KT TPWK
3 цагийн өмнө
me watching this because it was in the recommended section of the MNmore video I have to watch due tmrw
jordan
3 цагийн өмнө
it’s 1am and i have an essay due at 7am that I haven’t started 😰😰😰
eSviaR
3 цагийн өмнө
who else is procratinating by watching this
Coffee_kawaii19
3 цагийн өмнө
*possibly watches this when I have a test and essay due tommorow*....
The Hellion
3 цагийн өмнө
Physics test in a couple hours. I could have started on Thursday. Today is the day we do it. I started studying like 3 hours ago. Goodbye hopes
Andrea Cardenas
4 цагийн өмнө
"Well, this is due in a week. I need to write an entire essay about something I have no idea about!" "Well, I should take a small break since I've been doing SO MUCH today!" "Oh it's already 10:30 P.M.? Well that's almost 11, which is close to 12. I need good sleep if I'm to do an entire essay!" *sleeps* "Oh, I have four assignments due today!" "Oh I deserve a break!" "It's already 9 P.M.? Well, I need a good 9 or 8 hours of sleep. I usually wake up at 6, I'm too tired to do the math, let's just go to sleep." *sleeps* "Today has been hard, let's just hang out I DESERVE IT!" *sleeps* "Well, we have what? Four more days to do my essay, today I'll plan out how'll I'll do it!" *plans then sleeps* "Okay three days, but I have a couple of assignments due today." "Wait this is a pretty cool 3 hour documentary" "I'll watch this and do my work!" *sleeps after* "I kinda want to learn how to code." "Also, I want to listen to some scary stories!" *sleeps* "Oh cool it's the weekend! Let's rest!" "Wait, the essay is due today?! Who assigns homework on the weekend, these teachers suck!! It's already 10 P.M.!"
Violet Mujica
4 цагийн өмнө
the fact that Im procrastinating my homework rn by suddenly remembering this video exists and deciding this would be the perfect time to watch it
Bruh Man
5 цагийн өмнө
Me: Id do It tommorow. I can make it in time. Also Me: *oh no*
Marshall Colangelo
6 цагийн өмнө
Did you just pressed most popular
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Paul Honey
11 цагийн өмнө
Can't believe I just watched this
I O
11 цагийн өмнө
If he was a true master procrasinator then he would've rescheduled the talk to a later date
ANIKA THAKUR
11 цагийн өмнө
After I see the panic monster im like, nice drawings bro
Forrest Houser
12 цагийн өмнө
Why put off until tomorrow what is possible to avoid indefinitely...
GG r
13 цагийн өмнө
so i have a monkey in my head nice
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14 цагийн өмнө
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Truth Seeker
15 цагийн өмнө
That picture of the boxes hurt
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15 цагийн өмнө
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Luveesh Purswani
15 цагийн өмнө
Can this stop being recommended to me??
Wanda Jacobs
16 цагийн өмнө
I needed this as a habitual procrastinator! Trying to break free!!
nebster680
17 цагийн өмнө
I found this while procrastinating
BoozPews
17 цагийн өмнө
Why does ted never talk himself?
dager
17 цагийн өмнө
Due date was last week Friday Me: 👁👁 👄
Andy T
18 цагийн өмнө
Story of my life
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Aleix Ruiz Sorribes
18 цагийн өмнө
This is the most relatable thing I will ever watch.
Aaron Aberin
18 цагийн өмнө
He inspired me to do my stay afloats due tonight at 12:00 am
Knight Of NI
18 цагийн өмнө
I was procrastinating but this video made me do my work
alexandra D
19 цагийн өмнө
The guys at 12:18 reevaluating their entire life
Liezzle Concepcion
19 цагийн өмнө
my grade average was 95 now i have 89. i failed
Blase
19 цагийн өмнө
laughed so much while watching this video because I've never seen someone explained it in the right words!! I really want to stop procrastinating, but it doesn't feel that good for me to finish it before the deadline, and I always manage to get my work done despite doing it days/minutes before the deadline, that's why I still procrastinate lol HHNNGG
Cap Mr.
20 цагийн өмнө
y'all are still procastinating by reading comments
Delbert Kopplin
21 цагийн өмнө
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VanDeBoom 15
21 цагийн өмнө
Yeah, this video didn’t help I’m still going to procrastinate
Emma Watsica
22 цагийн өмнө
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Jakob-Alexander HENGGELER
22 цагийн өмнө
Im watching this video instead of studying for my math assesment
EnergyMaxWh
23 цагийн өмнө
I saved this to Watch Later
angel akhir
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Raj Hansh Ojha
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Omg so relatable 🤣
Jack Seddon
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Why is one character right and others not? A successful procrastinator moves beyond this and does nothing, becoming a true cunctator.
brinda pillei
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I feel attacked....
Vincent Nguyen
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This is the most important TED Talk to society, this needs to have billions of views
Yu Hailey
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I’ve said this too many times “I’ll do it tomorrow” when it’s assigned, and “I still have time, I’ll do it when I wake up!” But that’s 2 hours before the due.
Don Dunn
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So me!
Kasandra Peterson
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Whoa, that guy totally gets me...
David C
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Procrastinated by putting this in my Watch Later for weeks
Bikram Gurung
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... and here I am - procrastinating !
Juan Hernandez
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Epic Bosco
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I’m gonna watch this later, seems interesting
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Stardust Newspapers
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haha nice informative video not like i have several projects shoved to the side just to slack off at 2 am like this man sure sucks i dont have adhd meds for my executive dysfunction i can totally live without them tho
Cindy Z.
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3rd type of procrastinator: the ones who only procrastinate on things related to oneself but not the things related to anyone else
Sir borris and Football Entertainment politics show
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I have no clue what he is saying but I’m still laughing
can i get uuh
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im supposed to be writing a final paper on sleep haha
raikobi
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I once saw a guy writing his paper the class it was due (in a masters course). Respect
Kator Abaagu
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What a genius. Tim is able to comprehend a complex behaviour, present it in the most simplest of forms, and do so without jeopardizing the depth and weight of the matter. One of my best Ted Talks ever.
citron maudit
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One day our computer Teatcher skipped class and we had to read the class online(i didn't). The class was about how to make a website and we had to do a site on how to protect your computer from viruses. I starter doing it the day we had to send it, at 1am, after the usual wifi cut for the night until 7am
lizzly25
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That panic monster looks like he loves TUUUUUBES.
Ducky momo is bestie
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POV: you are about to comment about how you are procrastinating while watching this
Ai Tri
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Legit hilarious! 😂😂😂
Annalee Stuessy
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toad
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This is literally just adhd lmao
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Viis, the random one.
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I guess I'll watch this video later.
kotryna kokomiko
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Kills a person, me: Oh im such a Gemini ;3 :D
Alex Pun
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I was going to procrestinate by watching this procrestinstion video, but end up procrestinating the procrestination by putting the procresrination video on my watch later list
Create With Verity
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I started with wedding dress embroidery... then looked at how much a campervan conversion would sell for, took a left at the increase in domestic violence during the pandemic, drove around the roundabout and ended up at inside the mind of a master procrastinator. I love you internet, but now I'm going to go and do something productive.
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Ido Munthe
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"It's always been a dream of mine to have done a TED Talk in the past." 8:10 How is that funny? Can anybody help me, i don't really get what he meant.
Leart
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What he meant was that he wants to do that ted talk just so he could brag about it to everyone lol
Kiwikewt
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This is the one exception, I wish to be monke no more.. I just want to be happy.
Mc builder
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damn that actually hits hard but makes me laugh the thesis part is how i do my school work
Vaibhav Kamade
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Worst👎
jamimah Paul
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That was one of the BEST Ted talks ever
Aubrae Hersel
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My best friend 🐒
Вячеслав Афанасьев
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I’ll watch it... later
Walter Bowers
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Leonela Martinez
2 өдрийн өмнө
so we're all living the same life huh?
Ms. Panda
2 өдрийн өмнө
Its just fun to do things easy and chill... 😀 this talk sums my whole personality.
AD RAJPUT
2 өдрийн өмнө
One of the best ted talk i have never seen 👦👦👦👦👦
Stoy Wilson
2 өдрийн өмнө
I was starting to watch this , but decided to put it off till later .
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2 өдрийн өмнө
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Lemo Lemonade
2 өдрийн өмнө
Not @ me watching this when I'm taking an exam
Dan Kaiburr
2 өдрийн өмнө
I was procrastinating when i began watching this video months ago, but I began procrastinating on watching it too, it just showed up in my recommendations after I saved it for later. Still procrastinating on something to watch this.
I am Krazy
2 өдрийн өмнө
There is homework due to tomorrow But I really wanna rewatch that clip I’ve watched over 1000 times again
daddy
2 өдрийн өмнө
I've been procrastinating this video, had it on watch later for months now
Shashank Singh
2 өдрийн өмнө
Why is this so relatable?
I'll_Steal_Your_PB&J
2 өдрийн өмнө
Watching this video right now instead of writing my paper. Watched 20 TED videos and countless other videos since it was assigned a month ago.
James Miller
2 өдрийн өмнө
well then I have a monkey problem
CashSplashNasa
2 өдрийн өмнө
When I read the title I thought wait when did they do a documentary about me?
David C.
2 өдрийн өмнө
Ok I'll watch this video later, I'll just read a few comments for now...
Austin Yaussi
2 өдрийн өмнө
He forgot the part where the panic monster wakes up and scares the monkey, they goes back to sleep when he sees the hard working side of me start working. Once he goes back to sleep the monkey comes back right away.
Dominick Capaldo
2 өдрийн өмнө
Hey guys im doing english assignment what is the thesis of this ted talk please help.
thesmalllebowski
2 өдрийн өмнө
I was wondering what Ralph Macchio was doing these days...
W4CCK
2 өдрийн өмнө
ha, I haven't even *started* procrastinating