This is a beautiful Ted Talk by Tim Urban that talks about the power of procrastination. We’ve often referred to procrastination as a bad thing. The talk shows procrastination in a different light by connecting it to the power of creativity, building up thoughts in our minds in the background.
The content of this talk focuses on the power of procrastination and how beautifully it influences creative work. Inside the mind of a master procrastinator talks about the benefits of procrastination and its challenges. We all procrastinate for different reasons, sometimes these serve us and others haunt us.
Inside The Mind of A Master Procrastinator
Procrastination is a good thing and is also a bad thing. As you view the video, please think about the benefits being close to a deadline brings. The most obvious thing we can think of is the rush a deadline brings. There’s a sense of an adrenaline rush that brings out a level of creativity that wouldn’t come out otherwise.
Sometimes, we are even more productive nearer to a deadline. It helps us focus on finishing things rather than being taken over by distractions. With our minds being driven by the rush to reach the deadline, it won’t waver on unnecessary fears. Also, the focus on finishing means that we don’t have time to be lost in the losses caused by the sense of perfection. In such a case, completion takes precedence over being meticulous.
While we focus on these positives, it is also very easy to misbelieve that the quality of this outcome is supreme. But procrastination also adds to the pressure making things difficult closer to the deadline and we won’t have enough time to repair if things go wrong. So, there’s always the benefit of stopping procrastination and being smart about time.
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Oh boy! One thing that always comes in my mind related to procrastination is that, when in my school days, my mother used to tell me to arrange the books in the bag according to the school time-table. I never did it. Panic arrives at the morning time, keeping the rickshawala on wait and end up messing my time-table and getting alternate day scolds from teacher on not bringing a particular copy or a book. It seems that delaying work is in my veins and the video is bang on. Especially when he mentioned about the second type of procrastinator who doesn’t have any deadlines (in my case entrepreneurship in art and design), I screw up my life in a larger picture. Man… the 90 years of weekly small box, was a big-time ringer. Also the points that you have mentioned on reasons are also gel up so well with my mind games. Thanks a lot Vinay for sharing this info. It was fun and very valuable.
Ha ha ha :D .. Now that’s a memory to have, I remember the flop sweat during the exams where I used to go into a phase of complaining as to why I didn’t prioritise and study properly. I guess it was possibly a way to vent out the tension and would come back to the good old nature of procrastination :D .
I think being an entrepreneur is an amazing challenge, especially when you have to be self driven and the entire company draws from the energy of its creator. And it is so easy to slip back to the zone of comfort. I guess that is what makes a difference between an entrepreneur and someone else, most of it is self driven and extremely inspirational to say the least.
And now I have come to realize why I procrastinate Vinay. Nice video :)
He he he :D .Ted talks are amazing as always :)
I procrastinate because I am lazy till I can’t be any more because time is running out. I accept that focus and dedication would probably have delivered a better outcome if one hadn’t procrastinated. Funny thing is as I aged, I stopped procrastinating because I was no longer able to pull all nighters. One had to plan ahead with that knowledge in mind:)
He he so am I Lata. I think procrastination also has its base in motivation somewhere, the motivation which makes us push hard and everything else becomes secondary. I guess we could seal the difference when we build enough reasons to do something which we would like to :)
Yeah..now, I’m getting it too, my procrastination :-D Thanks for the video, Vinay…
He he he, the pleasure is all mine and credit is all Ted talks :)
I liked the term Master Procrastinator. We all procrastinate at times. Don’t we? Well I think a way to ward off procrastination is to make break tasks into parts that are smaller, simpler and more interesting, so that the mind is not put off merely by the thought of doing the task.
He he he, me too :D .It was funny to listen to him and nice to gain the knowledge he shares. Quite real and very relevant :)