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1、4.Insidethemindofamasterofprocrastinater0:11Soincollege,Iwasagovernmentmajor,whichmeansIhadtowritealotofpapers.Now,whenanormalstudentwritesapaper,theymightspreadtheworkoutalittlelikethis.So,youknow--0:24(Laughter)0:25yougetstartedmaybealittleslowly,butyougeten
2、oughdoneinthefirstweekthat,withsomeheavierdayslateron,everythinggetsdone,thingsstaycivil.0:33(Laughter)0:34AndIwouldwanttodothatlikethat.Thatwouldbetheplan.Iwouldhaveitallreadytogo,butthen,actually,thepaperwouldcomealong,andthenIwouldkindofdothis.0:45(Laughter
3、)0:47Andthatwouldhappeneverysinglepaper.0:50Butthencamemy90-pageseniorthesis,apaperyou'resupposedtospendayearon.AndIknewforapaperlikethat,mynormalworkflowwasnotanoption.Itwaswaytoobigaproject.SoIplannedthingsout,andIdecidedIkindofhadtogosomethinglikethis.Thisi
4、showtheyearwouldgo.SoI'dstartofflight,andI'dbumpitupinthemiddlemonths,andthenattheend,Iwouldkickitupintohighgearjustlikealittlestaircase.Howhardcoulditbetowalkupthestairs?Nobigdeal,right?1:22Butthen,thefunniestthinghappened.Thosefirstfewmonths?Theycameandwent,
5、andIcouldn'tquitedostuff.Sowehadanawesomenewrevisedplan.1:30(Laughter)1:31Andthen--1:32(Laughter)1:34Butthenthosemiddlemonthsactuallywentby,andIdidn'treallywritewords,andsowewerehere.Andthentwomonthsturnedintoonemonth,whichturnedintotwoweeks.AndonedayIwokeupwi
6、ththreedaysuntilthedeadline,stillnothavingwrittenaword,andsoIdidtheonlythingIcould:Iwrote90pagesover72hours,pullingnotonebuttwoall-nighters--humansarenotsupposedtopulltwoall-nighters--sprintedacrosscampus,doveinslowmotion,andgotitinjustatthedeadline.2:10Ithoug
7、htthatwastheendofeverything.ButaweeklaterIgetacall,andit'stheschool.Andtheysay,"IsthisTimUrban?"AndIsay,"Yeah."Andtheysay,"Weneedtotalkaboutyourthesis."AndIsay,"OK."Andtheysay,"It'sthebestonewe'veeverseen."2:28(Laughter)2:31(Applause)2:35Thatdidnothappen.2:37(
8、Laughter)2:39Itwasavery,verybadthesis.2:42(Laughter)2:44Ijustwantedtoenjoythatonemomentwhenallofyouthought,"Thisguyisamazing!"2:50(Laughter)2:51No,no,itwasvery,verybad.Anyway,today