#7 Inside the mind of a master procrastinator

1. demanding (noun) : something that is very bad or a failure, especially when this is very annoying or disappointing

> Because of the weather, the parade was a total disaster.



2. gratify (verb) : to make someone feel pleased and satisfied

> He was gratified by Lucy’s response.



3. procrastinate(verb) : Formal to delay doing something that you ought to do, usually because you do not want to do it

> People often procrastinate when it comes to paperwork.

Summary of the talk
In this talk, the speaker has told us that, procrastinator----which is all of us, have three main entities in our mind.

The Rational Decision Maker
Which is the one who makes sensible choices and tries to make sense of things in order.
The Instant-Gratification Monkey
Whose one and only priority is to find what’s fun and what’s easy.
The Panic Monster
Who appears just before deadlines to strike fear into our hearts about the dire consequences of the Monkey’s actions.

Take a look at the talk if you feel interesting.

#6 The power of passion and perseverance

1. demanding (adj.) : need a lot of ability, effort, or skill

> Climbing is physically demanding.



2. stratospheric (adj.) : something is extremely high or great

> The house prices of Taipei nowadays are stratospheric high.



3. struck(adj.) : if something strikes you, you think of it, notice it, or realize that it is important

> His financial intervention saved the firm from liquidation.



4. perspective (n.) : a way of thinking about something

> I like the programme because it gives you a different perspective on world news.



5. questionnaire (n.) : a written set of questions which you give to a large number of people in order to collect information

> All staff were asked to fill in a questionnaire about their jobs.

Introduce to the talk
It is a talk that introducing grit, which is one of the factors to succeed.