I’m applying for a TED talk technically I should have already applied
I should have already applied
I should have already applied considering I’ve had weeks and it’s
considering I’ve had weeks and it’s
considering I’ve had weeks and it’s currently four hours until the deadline
currently four hours until the deadline
currently four hours until the deadline great i sat down and proceeded to stare
great i sat down and proceeded to stare
great i sat down and proceeded to stare blankly at the screen for a minimum of
blankly at the screen for a minimum of
blankly at the screen for a minimum of ten minutes and then intro
ten minutes and then intro
ten minutes and then intro procrastinator perfectionist fashion I
procrastinator perfectionist fashion I
procrastinator perfectionist fashion I get halfway through a sentence and then
get halfway through a sentence and then
get halfway through a sentence and then spend another 15 minutes on the source
spend another 15 minutes on the source
spend another 15 minutes on the source calm looking for the exact word ignoring
calm looking for the exact word ignoring
calm looking for the exact word ignoring everything that is not immediately
everything that is not immediately
everything that is not immediately involved in my ultimately unobtainable
involved in my ultimately unobtainable
involved in my ultimately unobtainable pursuit of perfection this cycle
pursuit of perfection this cycle
pursuit of perfection this cycle continues until a minute until the
continues until a minute until the
continues until a minute until the deadline and at 11:59 and 17 seconds I
deadline and at 11:59 and 17 seconds I
deadline and at 11:59 and 17 seconds I submit the word application known to
submit the word application known to
submit the word application known to humankind and yet somehow I seem to be
humankind and yet somehow I seem to be
humankind and yet somehow I seem to be stand-in here anyway square very freshly
stand-in here anyway square very freshly
stand-in here anyway square very freshly memorized hopefully sufficiently we’ll
memorized hopefully sufficiently we’ll
memorized hopefully sufficiently we’ll see how it goes like I said you see I
see how it goes like I said you see I
see how it goes like I said you see I may be a bit of a procrastinator but
may be a bit of a procrastinator but
may be a bit of a procrastinator but depending on how well the rest of this
depending on how well the rest of this
depending on how well the rest of this goes um it works for me
goes um it works for me
goes um it works for me it’s an integral part of who I am of my
it’s an integral part of who I am of my
it’s an integral part of who I am of my personality and it’s not something that
personality and it’s not something that
personality and it’s not something that I’m likely to change even if I seem
I’m likely to change even if I seem
I’m likely to change even if I seem stressed or tired or burned out I get my
stressed or tired or burned out I get my
stressed or tired or burned out I get my work done I’m not failing my classes but
work done I’m not failing my classes but
work done I’m not failing my classes but thriving in them
thriving in them
thriving in them I eat stress for breakfast occasionally
I eat stress for breakfast occasionally
I eat stress for breakfast occasionally this
this
this gives people the impression that I’m
gives people the impression that I’m
gives people the impression that I’m constantly productive but spoiler alert
constantly productive but spoiler alert
constantly productive but spoiler alert I’m gone 75% of the time I’m not working
I’m gone 75% of the time I’m not working
I’m gone 75% of the time I’m not working on the thing that I should be working on
on the thing that I should be working on
on the thing that I should be working on instead I’m watching YouTube videos or
instead I’m watching YouTube videos or
instead I’m watching YouTube videos or studying the physics all the while
studying the physics all the while
studying the physics all the while thinking about how I really need to be
thinking about how I really need to be
thinking about how I really need to be working on that English and saying and
working on that English and saying and
working on that English and saying and this is a big part of it my brain does
this is a big part of it my brain does
this is a big part of it my brain does not shut up occasionally those around me
not shut up occasionally those around me
not shut up occasionally those around me will see the physical manifestations of
will see the physical manifestations of
will see the physical manifestations of my perfectionism and procrastination and
my perfectionism and procrastination and
my perfectionism and procrastination and though express their concern for my
though express their concern for my
though express their concern for my well-being but the thing is stress and
well-being but the thing is stress and
well-being but the thing is stress and general satisfaction of life are not
general satisfaction of life are not
general satisfaction of life are not mutually exclusive contrary to popular
mutually exclusive contrary to popular
mutually exclusive contrary to popular belief I can be both stressed and
belief I can be both stressed and
belief I can be both stressed and content contrary to popular belief I can
content contrary to popular belief I can
content contrary to popular belief I can be both stressed and content the things
be both stressed and content the things
be both stressed and content the things that cause me stress that drive my sense
that cause me stress that drive my sense
that cause me stress that drive my sense of perfectionism and procrastination are
of perfectionism and procrastination are
of perfectionism and procrastination are things that I deem important like TED
things that I deem important like TED
things that I deem important like TED Talks in school and are ultimately
Talks in school and are ultimately
Talks in school and are ultimately things that I enjoy and derive
things that I enjoy and derive
things that I enjoy and derive satisfaction from if I didn’t then I
satisfaction from if I didn’t then I
satisfaction from if I didn’t then I wouldn’t be stressed about it oh no I’m
wouldn’t be stressed about it oh no I’m
wouldn’t be stressed about it oh no I’m not saying that this method works for
not saying that this method works for
not saying that this method works for everyone or that it’s the best way of
everyone or that it’s the best way of
everyone or that it’s the best way of doing things obviously but there are
doing things obviously but there are
doing things obviously but there are undoubtedly better methods of
undoubtedly better methods of
undoubtedly better methods of productivity in my own case there are
productivity in my own case there are
productivity in my own case there are undoubtedly better methods
undoubtedly better methods
undoubtedly better methods what activity to abide by about what I
what activity to abide by about what I
what activity to abide by about what I don’t want to do is stand up here and
don’t want to do is stand up here and
don’t want to do is stand up here and preach some mythical solution that I
preach some mythical solution that I
preach some mythical solution that I don’t have or that I don’t believe in I
don’t have or that I don’t believe in I
don’t have or that I don’t believe in I am too deeply in the middle of this mind
am too deeply in the middle of this mind
am too deeply in the middle of this mind set to effectively share some way out or
set to effectively share some way out or
set to effectively share some way out or to know if it’s even necessary I lack
to know if it’s even necessary I lack
to know if it’s even necessary I lack the clarity of distance for the moment
the clarity of distance for the moment
the clarity of distance for the moment for me this works and I know that I
for me this works and I know that I
for me this works and I know that I can’t be the only one who functions in
can’t be the only one who functions in
can’t be the only one who functions in this way sure there are the motivational
this way sure there are the motivational
this way sure there are the motivational proverb espousing Benjamin Franklin’s
proverb espousing Benjamin Franklin’s
proverb espousing Benjamin Franklin’s who work will get healthy amounts of
who work will get healthy amounts of
who work will get healthy amounts of sleep and work in tightly walks of
sleep and work in tightly walks of
sleep and work in tightly walks of productivity this is the norm the social
productivity this is the norm the social
productivity this is the norm the social ideal but the issue is is that not all
ideal but the issue is is that not all
ideal but the issue is is that not all brains normal people can function in
brains normal people can function in
brains normal people can function in this manner on the other side there are
this manner on the other side there are
this manner on the other side there are the Thomas Edison’s the Mozart’s who
the Thomas Edison’s the Mozart’s who
the Thomas Edison’s the Mozart’s who barely sleep and devote all of their
barely sleep and devote all of their
barely sleep and devote all of their days and nights to working on their
days and nights to working on their
days and nights to working on their respective livelihoods and then of
respective livelihoods and then of
respective livelihoods and then of course there’s the procrastinators
course there’s the procrastinators
course there’s the procrastinators boasting lines such as DaVinci who took
boasting lines such as DaVinci who took
boasting lines such as DaVinci who took 13 17 years one of those two amounts of
13 17 years one of those two amounts of
13 17 years one of those two amounts of years
pretty sure it was 17 to complete his
pretty sure it was 17 to complete his masterpiece the Mona Lisa and Frank
masterpiece the Mona Lisa and Frank
masterpiece the Mona Lisa and Frank Lloyd Wright who in two hours
Lloyd Wright who in two hours
Lloyd Wright who in two hours completed the first planning drawing of
completed the first planning drawing of
completed the first planning drawing of one of his most famous meets of
one of his most famous meets of
one of his most famous meets of architecture following waters after
architecture following waters after
architecture following waters after assuring his client that oh yes of
assuring his client that oh yes of
assuring his client that oh yes of course he had definitely already started
course he had definitely already started
course he had definitely already started on that project you see products you see
on that project you see products you see
on that project you see products you see procrastination does not inevitably lead
procrastination does not inevitably lead
procrastination does not inevitably lead to failure in my own case my
to failure in my own case my
to failure in my own case my perfectionism drives my procrastination
perfectionism drives my procrastination
perfectionism drives my procrastination it drives me to success it compels me to
it drives me to success it compels me to
it drives me to success it compels me to stay up an extra hour or two or six to
stay up an extra hour or two or six to
stay up an extra hour or two or six to work until the last possible second
work until the last possible second
work until the last possible second improving and changing and perfecting
improving and changing and perfecting
improving and changing and perfecting whatever it is that I may be working on
whatever it is that I may be working on
whatever it is that I may be working on everything humanly possible and yet it
everything humanly possible and yet it
everything humanly possible and yet it also keeps me from starting
if it’s not perfect the first time it
if it’s not perfect the first time it seems pointless if nothing else it’s
seems pointless if nothing else it’s
seems pointless if nothing else it’s inefficient and the only real solution
inefficient and the only real solution
inefficient and the only real solution to this mindset is to sit down
to this mindset is to sit down
to this mindset is to sit down metaphorically superglue myself to the
metaphorically superglue myself to the
metaphorically superglue myself to the desk chair and do it just like many of
desk chair and do it just like many of
desk chair and do it just like many of the great minds of our history today’s
the great minds of our history today’s
the great minds of our history today’s high school students share the same
high school students share the same
high school students share the same mindset of perfection many of today’s
mindset of perfection many of today’s
mindset of perfection many of today’s high school students share the same
high school students share the same
high school students share the same mindset of perfectionism and
mindset of perfectionism and
mindset of perfectionism and procrastination and the tribulations
procrastination and the tribulations
procrastination and the tribulations associated with it they’re told that
associated with it they’re told that
associated with it they’re told that they must balance taking all the Larry
they must balance taking all the Larry
they must balance taking all the Larry AP courses finishing their homework on
AP courses finishing their homework on
AP courses finishing their homework on time participating in extracurriculars
time participating in extracurriculars
time participating in extracurriculars and at the same time eating their
and at the same time eating their
and at the same time eating their breakfast getting to bed on time and of
breakfast getting to bed on time and of
breakfast getting to bed on time and of course flossing their teeth the point is
course flossing their teeth the point is
course flossing their teeth the point is there is no one right way to be
there is no one right way to be
there is no one right way to be productive even if it means finishing
productive even if it means finishing
productive even if it means finishing your TEDx application at 11:59 and 17
your TEDx application at 11:59 and 17
your TEDx application at 11:59 and 17 seconds thank
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