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Dialogue: 0,0:00:12.77,0:00:16.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's Sunday night,\Nthe day has come to a close,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:16.23,0:00:19.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and the sight of twinkling\Nstars in the night sky
Dialogue: 0,0:00:19.31,0:00:22.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is as welcome as the crisp night air.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:23.08,0:00:25.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That is not very welcome,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:25.62,0:00:26.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because it's Sunday night
Dialogue: 0,0:00:27.09,0:00:29.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and I still have to write\Nmy English essay.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:29.92,0:00:33.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So I get ready to write,\Nand I realise that in order to write well,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:33.43,0:00:36.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I've got to channel some\Nof my favourite writers:
Dialogue: 0,0:00:36.06,0:00:38.41,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Steinbeck, Jane Austen.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:38.79,0:00:40.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Except, it might have been a while,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:40.54,0:00:43.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,so strictly to remember\Nwhat they wrote like,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:43.58,0:00:47.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I indulge research with a novel ...
Dialogue: 0,0:00:47.72,0:00:49.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or two ...
Dialogue: 0,0:00:49.63,0:00:52.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,After that's done,\NI sit back down at my desk
Dialogue: 0,0:00:52.80,0:00:57.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,ready to crank out what I'm sure\Nis going to be a masterpiece.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:59.14,0:01:05.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Except, that's when I realise\Nmy nails are too long.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:05.54,0:01:10.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,How am I supposed to grip my pencil\Nproperly with my nails being too long?
Dialogue: 0,0:01:10.22,0:01:11.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It simply can't be done.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:11.96,0:01:14.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So I spend half an hour\Nlooking for the nail cutter,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:14.56,0:01:17.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and I file down those bad boys.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:17.42,0:01:20.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,After every nail on my body\Nhas been trimmed,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:20.64,0:01:22.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and buffed and polished,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:22.36,0:01:24.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I get right back on task.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:25.74,0:01:27.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And that's when it hits me, \N
Dialogue: 0,0:01:28.08,0:01:30.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I haven't worked out yet today.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:30.41,0:01:34.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Or this past year, but somehow that didn't\Nseem relevant until right this moment.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:34.94,0:01:40.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Two hours, three push ups\Nand 24 cat videos later,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:40.36,0:01:43.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I realise that exercise just isn't for me.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:43.93,0:01:47.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But of course, one must follow\Nthe standard conventions of hygiene,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:47.25,0:01:51.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,so, since I exercised, I hop\Ninto the shower for a quick cleanse.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:51.96,0:01:55.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I exit the bathroom\Nfresh faced and hydrated,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:55.21,0:01:59.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but one glance at the clock across\Nthe room stops me cold in my tracks.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:00.05,0:02:06.61,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's 12:30am and I haven't written\Na single word of my English essay.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:07.52,0:02:09.100,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I somehow manage to finish\Nthe essay and turn it in,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:09.100,0:02:11.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but it isn't my best work.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:12.02,0:02:15.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I feel like a failure, and the future\Ndoesn't seem all that exciting.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:15.64,0:02:19.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The question 'What's next?'\Ngenerates only a dreadful sense of gloom
Dialogue: 0,0:02:19.48,0:02:21.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because I know what's next,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:21.00,0:02:24.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the same cycle of emotions\NI went through while writing that essay.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:24.42,0:02:29.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So on Monday night, it's the same\Nguilt, stress, anxiety, failure.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:29.24,0:02:32.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,On Tuesday night, it's the same -\Nguilt, stress, anxiety and failure.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:32.49,0:02:34.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And on Wednesday,\Nand on Thursday, and on Friday.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:34.79,0:02:36.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,No matter how much\NI tell myself to be better,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:36.94,0:02:38.95,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that I'll regret it if I procrastinate,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:38.95,0:02:41.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I can't seem to change my behaviour.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:41.34,0:02:44.11,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It seems like this will just\Nbe my life till I graduate,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:44.11,0:02:48.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and my same bad habits will follow\Nme into college, and my career too.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:48.56,0:02:51.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I even see a vision\Nof myself in my old age.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:51.62,0:02:54.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Alone, in a messy apartment,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:54.74,0:02:57.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,crying and blowing my nose into my shirt
Dialogue: 0,0:02:57.50,0:02:59.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,as I watch 'Say Yes to the Dress'.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:00.11,0:03:04.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And I'm watching TV because\NI'm procrastinating on writing my will.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:04.50,0:03:06.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Laughter)
Dialogue: 0,0:03:07.55,0:03:12.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So, I was procrastinating\Non writing my will.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:12.87,0:03:16.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now, that's what I am: a procrastinator.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:17.02,0:03:19.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now believe it or not,\Nbeing a procrastinator isn't easy.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:19.84,0:03:23.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I invest a lot of time, \Neffort and resources into it.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:23.83,0:03:28.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,For example, every day after school,\NI dedicatedly follow a rigorous schedule.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:28.97,0:03:33.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,From 3:25 to 4:30, I dawdle.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:33.26,0:03:36.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,From 4:30 to 6:42, I delay.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:36.36,0:03:39.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,From 6:42 to 7:14,\None can usually find me loitering.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:39.98,0:03:43.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And then until 11:29, I'm just\Nway too busy twiddling my thumbs.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:44.35,0:03:47.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So other than these\Nvaliant efforts on my part,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:47.01,0:03:49.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,what exactly does\Nbeing a procrastinator mean?
Dialogue: 0,0:03:49.97,0:03:54.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Well, a procrastinator, simply put,\Nis someone who puts off doing work.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:54.21,0:03:55.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,There are two types actually.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:55.60,0:03:57.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,There's the situational procrastinator,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:57.55,0:04:00.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,who's behavior depends\Non the specific task they have to do.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:00.82,0:04:03.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If they don't like it,\Nthey'll push it off and try to avoid it.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:04.08,0:04:07.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Think most people with laundry, cleaning,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:07.66,0:04:10.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and anything involving\Nunpleasant conversation.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:10.63,0:04:14.53,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Which is why my mother\Nstill has not given me 'The Talk'.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:15.25,0:04:17.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Then there's chronic procrastination.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:17.50,0:04:20.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now, the chronic [procrastinator]\Nhas trouble finishing any task at all.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:20.96,0:04:23.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They generally have a tough time\Ngetting anything done.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:23.85,0:04:27.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In case you're wondering,\NI kind of fall into this category.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:27.56,0:04:31.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The chronic procrastinator's worst\Nnightmare is when an unpleasant task
Dialogue: 0,0:04:31.25,0:04:34.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,combines with their high\Nimpulsivity and lack of self-discipline,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:34.49,0:04:38.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to create a whirling cesspool\Nof 'erm, I'd rather not ...'.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:39.41,0:04:40.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So knowing all this, we can say
Dialogue: 0,0:04:40.90,0:04:44.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that there's a definite link\Nbetween work and procrastination.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:44.25,0:04:47.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,There's a definite link\Nbetween our attitude towards work,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:47.02,0:04:49.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,whether we like it or not,\Nand procrastination.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:50.35,0:04:53.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So me being this procrastinator,\Nwhat does that say about me?
Dialogue: 0,0:04:54.16,0:04:58.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Does this mean that I'm nothing more\Nthan a lazy person, doomed to failure?
Dialogue: 0,0:04:58.35,0:05:02.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Does this mean that I lack the basic\Nskills necessary to manage myself?
Dialogue: 0,0:05:03.39,0:05:04.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Well, let's find out.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:05.38,0:05:07.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So, after the essay debacle,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:07.04,0:05:09.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,just to make sure that\NI'm not the only one with this issue
Dialogue: 0,0:05:09.81,0:05:12.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,while everybody else\Nis sitting around in 'perfect world',
Dialogue: 0,0:05:12.52,0:05:15.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,sipping apple cider out of wine glasses\Nwhile lounging pool side,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:15.58,0:05:16.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Inhales, exhales)
Dialogue: 0,0:05:16.77,0:05:18.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I ask around a bit.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:18.14,0:05:21.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Turns out a fantastic amount\Nof people are procrastinators!
Dialogue: 0,0:05:21.33,0:05:22.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Almost all of my friends
Dialogue: 0,0:05:22.50,0:05:25.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,go through the same\Nhomework completing process as me.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:25.39,0:05:28.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They don't like the hassle of completing\Nhours for honours societies,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:28.64,0:05:29.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,so they don't,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:29.64,0:05:32.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,until the very last second.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:33.04,0:05:37.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,My 23-year-old cousin\Nhates paying his bills, so he doesn't,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:37.46,0:05:40.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,until the very last second.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:40.01,0:05:43.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,My teacher hates\Ngrading our tests, so he doesn't,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:43.09,0:05:45.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,until the very last second.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:45.70,0:05:49.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And my parents hate\Nfiling their taxes, so they don't -
Dialogue: 0,0:05:49.43,0:05:50.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,say it with me now:
Dialogue: 0,0:05:50.56,0:05:54.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,until the very last second.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:54.01,0:05:56.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Yeah, IRS just loves them ...
Dialogue: 0,0:05:56.73,0:06:00.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So I'd established that procrastination\Nis a big issue that needed some attention.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:00.95,0:06:04.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I started wondering\Nif it would always be this way for me,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:04.22,0:06:06.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,if I'd always be\Nso unsatisfied in my life.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:07.40,0:06:09.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And that's when it hits me.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:09.70,0:06:12.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,What would make for the best\Nworld-changing innovation?
Dialogue: 0,0:06:12.63,0:06:16.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,What would make for the most\Nepic TEDx Talk ever?
Dialogue: 0,0:06:16.39,0:06:21.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,How about the one\Nin which I fix procrastination?
Dialogue: 0,0:06:21.42,0:06:22.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I could see it right then:
Dialogue: 0,0:06:22.70,0:06:25.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,'An End to Procrastination'\Nby Archana Murthy.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:26.39,0:06:32.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So here I stand, in front of you\Ntoday, solving procrastination.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:32.94,0:06:36.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So I was pretty determined to solve\Nthis little nuisance once and for all.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:36.76,0:06:39.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Except I had no idea how I was going to.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:39.73,0:06:42.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The whole point of this challenge\Nbeing revolutionary
Dialogue: 0,0:06:42.22,0:06:44.17,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,was that no one had ever done it before.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:44.40,0:06:45.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Lucky for me, however,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:45.78,0:06:49.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I happened to find myself stuck\Nin a car trip with my family,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:49.14,0:06:51.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,when my mother pulled out\Na book to read, aloud.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:52.40,0:06:54.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The Bhagavad Gita for children.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:54.82,0:06:56.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,For those of you that don't know,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:56.40,0:06:58.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the Bhagavad Gita is an ancient Hindu text
Dialogue: 0,0:06:58.40,0:07:00.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that supposedly contains\Nthe answers to life,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:00.70,0:07:03.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and this is the part where my ears perk up\Nand I'm suddenly interested
Dialogue: 0,0:07:03.99,0:07:06.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because if the answers\Nto life are in this thing,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:06.29,0:07:09.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,then cure for procrastination\Nhas got to be in there somewhere.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:09.58,0:07:10.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So I'm trapped in the car.\N
Dialogue: 0,0:07:10.90,0:07:14.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I'm animatedly listening, not wanting\Nto miss the unveiling of the big secret.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:14.79,0:07:18.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The excitement is mounting,\Nand mounting, and mounting ...
Dialogue: 0,0:07:19.02,0:07:20.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and then I hear it.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:21.02,0:07:23.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I hear the ultimate truth.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:24.71,0:07:27.95,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And the secret to procrastination is this:
Dialogue: 0,0:07:28.72,0:07:34.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,one must do action without any expectation\Nof the fruit of the action.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:34.98,0:07:38.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That is, one must do work\Nwithout any expectation of a reward,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:38.58,0:07:40.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or conversely, a fear of consequence.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:40.90,0:07:44.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It should be done simply\Nfor the sake of doing the work itself,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:44.01,0:07:48.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,with no emotion invested\Nin any other external factor.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:49.68,0:07:51.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now, this didn't make sense to me.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:52.23,0:07:58.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The way I saw things, the entire world\Noperated solely based on external factors.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:58.04,0:08:00.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In my my reality, I did my homework
Dialogue: 0,0:08:00.07,0:08:03.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because if I didn't,\NI wouldn't do well in my classes.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:03.05,0:08:04.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,My teacher grades our tests
Dialogue: 0,0:08:04.35,0:08:07.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because if he doesn't,\Nhe will fail in teaching us.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:07.18,0:08:08.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,My cousin pays his bills
Dialogue: 0,0:08:08.40,0:08:11.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because if he doesn't,\Nhe won't have a place to live.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:11.06,0:08:13.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I thought everybody did things\Nbecause they had to,
Dialogue: 0,0:08:13.47,0:08:17.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because there were consequences\Nand rewards that controlled them.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:17.66,0:08:20.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But, since I was at rock bottom\Nand I had no other go,
Dialogue: 0,0:08:20.82,0:08:23.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I decided to give this advice\Nof the Bhagavad Gita a try.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:23.89,0:08:27.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So I developed into a method \Nthat I could follow in my own life.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:27.94,0:08:31.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now, there are a few guidelines\Nto this method, but before we begin,
Dialogue: 0,0:08:31.25,0:08:34.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I need you to understand\Nthat the first thing I did
Dialogue: 0,0:08:34.73,0:08:38.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,was name this method\Nsomething extremely important.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:38.74,0:08:44.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I call it: 'Murthy's Method\Nto Mindful Metacognitive Meaning'.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:44.97,0:08:49.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,MMMMM, or 'Mmmmm' for short.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:50.21,0:08:51.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Guideline number 1:
Dialogue: 0,0:08:51.94,0:08:55.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in order to succeed,\None must set a concrete specific goal.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:55.72,0:08:58.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I set the goal of studying\Nfor my SAT every day.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:58.43,0:09:02.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So the goal behaviour was to come home,\Nstudy for my SAT for 30 minutes,
Dialogue: 0,0:09:02.77,0:09:05.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,do my other homework,\Nand then if I had leftover time,
Dialogue: 0,0:09:05.34,0:09:07.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to enjoy other leisure activities.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:07.50,0:09:09.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Additionally, while I was\Ngoing through my routine,
Dialogue: 0,0:09:09.88,0:09:12.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,going on my phone\Nor my internet was not allowed
Dialogue: 0,0:09:12.16,0:09:15.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because it gave me a means\Nto procrastinate all too easily.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:16.16,0:09:17.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Number 2:
Dialogue: 0,0:09:17.46,0:09:20.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,only feelings of positivity\Nmust surround this endeavor.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:20.66,0:09:23.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This entails both propagating\Nmy own positive thoughts,
Dialogue: 0,0:09:23.71,0:09:26.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and pushing off any negative thoughts.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:26.09,0:09:29.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,For example, whenever\NI procrastinated until 10pm,
Dialogue: 0,0:09:29.04,0:09:33.41,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or just skipped doing my homework entirely\Nand completed it the class period before,
Dialogue: 0,0:09:33.41,0:09:34.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I had to acknowledge the error,
Dialogue: 0,0:09:34.98,0:09:37.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and then put a positive spin\Non the situation.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:37.24,0:09:40.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Perhaps by saying that tomorrow\Nwould be a clean slate
Dialogue: 0,0:09:40.43,0:09:43.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and a new opportunity\Nto make better choices.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:43.64,0:09:44.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Number 3:
Dialogue: 0,0:09:45.10,0:09:46.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,at the end of the day,
Dialogue: 0,0:09:46.30,0:09:49.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I had to acknowledge\Neither a feeling of satisfaction
Dialogue: 0,0:09:49.32,0:09:52.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,upon making some sort of\Nsincere effort towards my goal,
Dialogue: 0,0:09:52.49,0:09:53.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or if I failed to do that,
Dialogue: 0,0:09:53.75,0:09:56.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I had to acknowledge the feelings\Nof guilt and anxiety within me.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:57.20,0:10:00.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This again doesn't mean that\NI was to beat myself up over failure,
Dialogue: 0,0:10:00.30,0:10:04.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but that I was to understand that it just\Ndidn't feel good when I avoided work,
Dialogue: 0,0:10:04.21,0:10:06.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and that it did feel good when I didn't.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:06.98,0:10:08.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This step is imperative,
Dialogue: 0,0:10:08.32,0:10:11.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because self-reflection\Nis key to the entire process.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:11.78,0:10:14.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Being aware of your emotional\Nreactions to the method
Dialogue: 0,0:10:14.46,0:10:17.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and asking yourself\Nwhy you feel and act the way you do,
Dialogue: 0,0:10:17.71,0:10:19.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that is what causes lasting change,
Dialogue: 0,0:10:19.80,0:10:24.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,as opposed to going through the process\Nwithout, well, processing anything.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:25.21,0:10:26.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Number 4:
Dialogue: 0,0:10:26.60,0:10:30.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,No matter if I accomplished\Na lot, a little, or nothing at all,
Dialogue: 0,0:10:30.60,0:10:33.45,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I was to take some time\Nout of my day to feel grateful
Dialogue: 0,0:10:33.45,0:10:36.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that I even had the ability\Nto do whatever goal behaviour
Dialogue: 0,0:10:36.12,0:10:38.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it was that I wished to accomplish.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:38.67,0:10:41.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I exercised feeling grateful\Nthat I was even in a position
Dialogue: 0,0:10:41.63,0:10:44.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to take an SAT\Nto pursue a higher education.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:44.79,0:10:46.61,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Or that I even had the mental capacity
Dialogue: 0,0:10:46.61,0:10:49.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to sit through a test\Nand do my best on it.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:49.78,0:10:52.93,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The Bhagavad Gita is also\Na spiritual and religious text,
Dialogue: 0,0:10:52.93,0:10:55.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,so it does say to view\Nwork as a service to God,
Dialogue: 0,0:10:55.69,0:10:57.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and to offer it to him as such.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:58.02,0:11:00.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If this helps, one\Nshould follow this advice,
Dialogue: 0,0:11:00.16,0:11:02.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but if one doesn't\Nbelieve in this, ignore it.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:03.37,0:11:04.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Guideline Number 5:
Dialogue: 0,0:11:05.11,0:11:08.95,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I also followed guideline number 5,\Nwhich was to keep a reflection journal.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:09.14,0:11:11.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,While this meant nothing\Nby the way of scientific evidence,
Dialogue: 0,0:11:11.91,0:11:15.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it was often just a bunch of random\Nthoughts jotted down on paper,
Dialogue: 0,0:11:15.00,0:11:16.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it recorded my general emotional state
Dialogue: 0,0:11:16.81,0:11:19.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,as I went through\Nthis transformative journey.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:19.33,0:11:20.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So with these five guidelines:
Dialogue: 0,0:11:20.92,0:11:22.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Number 1: set a goal;
Dialogue: 0,0:11:22.56,0:11:24.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Number 2: be positive;
Dialogue: 0,0:11:24.16,0:11:26.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Number 3: acknowledge\Nand reflect on my feelings;
Dialogue: 0,0:11:26.96,0:11:28.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Number 4: feel grateful;
Dialogue: 0,0:11:28.46,0:11:30.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and Number 5: record what happens;
Dialogue: 0,0:11:30.83,0:11:33.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I was ready to dominate.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:33.38,0:11:35.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So as I executed this technique,
Dialogue: 0,0:11:35.34,0:11:38.41,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I realised that amazingly,\Nit was actually working.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:38.65,0:11:42.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Looking back over my reflection journal,\NI noticed two main trends occurring:
Dialogue: 0,0:11:42.39,0:11:44.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,an overall lessening\Nin stress and anxiety,
Dialogue: 0,0:11:44.69,0:11:47.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and an increase\Nin satisfaction and happiness.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:47.62,0:11:50.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I started to view my responsibilities\Nless as a drudgery,
Dialogue: 0,0:11:50.51,0:11:53.11,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and more as something fun and worthwhile.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:53.32,0:11:57.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That in-the-zone, completely focused\Nfeeling was one that came often to me
Dialogue: 0,0:11:57.01,0:11:58.61,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because I practised it,
Dialogue: 0,0:11:58.61,0:12:00.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and one that I started to crave.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:00.62,0:12:03.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This method even got my parents\Nto patch things up with IRS
Dialogue: 0,0:12:03.59,0:12:05.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and finally file their taxes.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:06.16,0:12:07.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So, this method works.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:07.72,0:12:10.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That's great and all,\Nbut why does it work?
Dialogue: 0,0:12:10.29,0:12:14.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Is all this stuff about focusing on work\Nand not the result actually relevant?
Dialogue: 0,0:12:14.86,0:12:18.61,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Turns out, it may be the answer\Nto all our questions.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:18.98,0:12:21.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,See, the part I didn't\Ntell you in the beginning,
Dialogue: 0,0:12:21.27,0:12:23.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,was that every time\NI sat down to write that essay,
Dialogue: 0,0:12:23.68,0:12:25.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,these horrible thoughts filled me.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:25.99,0:12:28.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,What if I put so much\Ntime and effort into this,
Dialogue: 0,0:12:28.23,0:12:30.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but it's really bad\Nand I fail the assignment?
Dialogue: 0,0:12:30.50,0:12:32.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,What if I can't find\Nanything to write about?
Dialogue: 0,0:12:32.62,0:12:35.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,What if I start writing this thing,\Nbut it's super boring?
Dialogue: 0,0:12:35.85,0:12:40.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So I essentially made a commitment\Nthat I can't break.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:40.20,0:12:43.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And let me tell you, there is nothing\NI fear more than commitment.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:43.74,0:12:45.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I would worry way too much\Nabout the outcome
Dialogue: 0,0:12:45.86,0:12:48.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and not spend my energy\Non the work itself.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:49.13,0:12:50.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Except this process happened so fast
Dialogue: 0,0:12:50.96,0:12:53.17,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that it didn't register\Nas conscious thought.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:53.17,0:12:55.100,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Instead, it was more a general\Nsense of dread and doom
Dialogue: 0,0:12:55.100,0:13:00.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that gathered in the pit of my stomach\Nuntil I felt like I was going to explode!
Dialogue: 0,0:13:00.27,0:13:04.41,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,At which point I moved on to something\Nthat could distract away my feelings.
Dialogue: 0,0:13:04.71,0:13:07.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Pro tip: you know it's bad\Nwhen you start asking yourself
Dialogue: 0,0:13:07.44,0:13:09.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,why the room is suddenly\Na pressure cooker,
Dialogue: 0,0:13:09.47,0:13:12.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and you're the innocent\Nbaby carrot trapped inside.
Dialogue: 0,0:13:13.46,0:13:15.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So, procrastination is a result
Dialogue: 0,0:13:15.48,0:13:18.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of the negative emotions\Nassociated with work?
Dialogue: 0,0:13:19.10,0:13:21.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Actually, yes.
Dialogue: 0,0:13:21.94,0:13:25.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Study after study shows us\Nthat chronic procrastination isn't,
Dialogue: 0,0:13:25.36,0:13:29.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,contrary to popular belief,\Njust laziness or poor time management.
Dialogue: 0,0:13:29.42,0:13:32.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's actually a product\Nof a negative cycle of emotions
Dialogue: 0,0:13:32.32,0:13:34.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that creates other byproducts as well:
Dialogue: 0,0:13:34.58,0:13:39.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,guilt, stress, anxiety, depression,\Nand diminished self-worth.
Dialogue: 0,0:13:39.95,0:13:43.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In fact, the cognitive mechanism\Nbehind chronic procrastination
Dialogue: 0,0:13:43.72,0:13:47.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is eerily similar to that\Nof obsessive-compulsive disorder.
Dialogue: 0,0:13:48.61,0:13:50.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We may laugh at the cartoonish way
Dialogue: 0,0:13:50.54,0:13:54.41,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the chronic procrastinator\Nsimply can't do what he puts his mind to.
Dialogue: 0,0:13:54.41,0:13:57.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But in reality, his plight\Nisn't so humourous.
Dialogue: 0,0:13:57.61,0:14:02.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,For him, there's a fundamental error\Nbetween intention and action.
Dialogue: 0,0:14:02.62,0:14:06.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,When I used Murthy's Method or 'MMMMM',
Dialogue: 0,0:14:06.01,0:14:09.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I was forced to confront\Nthese stressful and negative emotions,
Dialogue: 0,0:14:09.22,0:14:10.45,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,instead of avoiding them,
Dialogue: 0,0:14:10.45,0:14:13.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because I somehow thought I'd be able\Nto deal with them better later.
Dialogue: 0,0:14:13.96,0:14:16.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Well, actually facing\Nthese emotions and fears,
Dialogue: 0,0:14:16.15,0:14:17.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,accepting them and dismissing them,
Dialogue: 0,0:14:17.84,0:14:18.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,wasn't easy.
Dialogue: 0,0:14:18.86,0:14:22.67,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The more I did it the easier it got,\Nand the payoff was enormous.
Dialogue: 0,0:14:22.67,0:14:25.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I rewired myself to handle stress
Dialogue: 0,0:14:25.06,0:14:29.37,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in a way that promoted joy, positivity,\Nself-acceptance and gratitude,
Dialogue: 0,0:14:29.37,0:14:31.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,instead of guilt and hopelessness.
Dialogue: 0,0:14:32.63,0:14:34.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So this was revolutionary for me.
Dialogue: 0,0:14:34.64,0:14:37.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It meant that the Bhagavad Gita\Nwas actually right.
Dialogue: 0,0:14:37.18,0:14:40.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,My fixation on the results\Nof my work created all this negativity
Dialogue: 0,0:14:40.58,0:14:44.45,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that stopped me from achieving\Nmy full potential of happiness.
Dialogue: 0,0:14:44.69,0:14:46.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And it's come to my attention
Dialogue: 0,0:14:46.20,0:14:49.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that other kids could benefit\Nfrom this piece of knowledge too.
Dialogue: 0,0:14:50.09,0:14:53.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Some people may not think\Nthis is an actual or significant issue,
Dialogue: 0,0:14:53.90,0:14:55.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,maybe especially the older generation,
Dialogue: 0,0:14:55.76,0:14:58.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but to today's youth, to you and me,
Dialogue: 0,0:14:58.72,0:15:02.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,this is a mammoth-sized issue\Nthat affects everyone.
Dialogue: 0,0:15:02.91,0:15:06.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,About 20% of Americans\Nare said to be chronic procrastinators,
Dialogue: 0,0:15:07.46,0:15:10.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and I think that's 20% too many.
Dialogue: 0,0:15:10.52,0:15:14.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We have the ability to fix this,\Nso that we're not just a statistic.
Dialogue: 0,0:15:15.22,0:15:18.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So to all of you here today,\NI say that we can make a difference.
Dialogue: 0,0:15:19.40,0:15:21.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Follow the 5 M method I talked about.
Dialogue: 0,0:15:21.82,0:15:25.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Commit to changing your own habits,\Nask yourself why you procrastinate,
Dialogue: 0,0:15:25.85,0:15:28.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and go on a journey of self-reflection.
Dialogue: 0,0:15:28.68,0:15:31.45,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Become that person\Nthat always stands front and centre,
Dialogue: 0,0:15:31.45,0:15:34.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,loving whatever it is\Nthat they're there to do.
Dialogue: 0,0:15:34.90,0:15:38.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We have the power to make a change.
Dialogue: 0,0:15:38.66,0:15:41.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Just, whatever you do,
Dialogue: 0,0:15:42.21,0:15:44.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,don't put it off till tomorrow.
Dialogue: 0,0:15:46.22,0:15:47.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Applause)
Dialogue: 0,0:15:47.91,0:15:49.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Music)