Hey everyone, This week I watched Tim Urban’s masterful TED talk, Inside the Mind of a Master Procrastinator. In the talk, Urban, who writes the awesome blog Wait But Why, gives a hilarious breakdown of his struggle with procrastination. In the talk, Urban defines two forces on either side of the struggle to get things done: the Instant Gratification Monkey and the Panic Monster. The Instant Gratification Monkey tempts us from doing hard or boring tasks with fun, immediate distractions. In turn, the Panic Monster wakes up when there’s a deadline looming, and forces us to get things done. Aside from these helpful metaphors, one point Urban made stood out to me.
Taming the Instant Gratification Monkey
Taming the Instant Gratification Monkey
Taming the Instant Gratification Monkey
Hey everyone, This week I watched Tim Urban’s masterful TED talk, Inside the Mind of a Master Procrastinator. In the talk, Urban, who writes the awesome blog Wait But Why, gives a hilarious breakdown of his struggle with procrastination. In the talk, Urban defines two forces on either side of the struggle to get things done: the Instant Gratification Monkey and the Panic Monster. The Instant Gratification Monkey tempts us from doing hard or boring tasks with fun, immediate distractions. In turn, the Panic Monster wakes up when there’s a deadline looming, and forces us to get things done. Aside from these helpful metaphors, one point Urban made stood out to me.