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Teaching with TED Talks Name___________________________ Before you begin the video, circle the quote that best describes you: “Never put off for tomorrow, what you can do today.” –Thomas Jefferson “I never put off till tomorrow what I can possibly do - the day after.” –Oscar Wilde Who is the speaker? What is the title of this TED Talk? What are the speaker’s credentials? What was Mr. Urban’s experience working on his senior thesis? In the space provided, sketch his original plan – one year out from the due date (using blue pen or color pencil). What was Mr. Urban’s experience working on his senior thesis? In the space provided, sketch his plan – one month out from the due date (using green pen or color pencil). What was Mr. Urban’s experience working on his senior thesis? In the space provided, sketch his plan – three days out from the due date (using red pen or color pencil). INCLUDEPICTURE "/var/folders/6h/q1qfr8bn0sddyjnvwv34ld0ct2w6xv/T/com.microsoft.Word/WebArchiveCopyPasteTempFiles/page22image29600256" \* MERGEFORMATINET Can you relate to Mr. Urban’s experience with his senior thesis? If so, briefly describe the situation: If not, what emotions do you think Mr. Urban felt as the due date approached? Mr. Urban tells his audience that he started writing about procrastination several years ago. He wanted to be able to explain what goes on in the heads of procrastinators. How did he test his theory about the differences in the brains of procrastinators and non- procrastinators? What did Mr. Urban discover about the brain differences between procrastinators and non- procrastinators? Has the “instant gratification monkey” ever taken control of your brain? When the instant gratification monkey takes over, what happens? (For me, I waste time on social media.) INCLUDEPICTURE "/var/folders/6h/q1qfr8bn0sddyjnvwv34ld0ct2w6xv/T/com.microsoft.Word/WebArchiveCopyPasteTempFiles/page22image2181952" \* MERGEFORMATINET What are the only two things instant gratification monkey cares about? 1) 2) What is the role of the “rational decision maker”? INCLUDEPICTURE "/var/folders/6h/q1qfr8bn0sddyjnvwv34ld0ct2w6xv/T/com.microsoft.Word/WebArchiveCopyPasteTempFiles/page23image29592640" \* MERGEFORMATINET What is the “dark playground”? What is the “panic monster”? Sketch the panic monster in the space provided: When is the panic monster most likely to intervene? INCLUDEPICTURE "/var/folders/6h/q1qfr8bn0sddyjnvwv34ld0ct2w6xv/T/com.microsoft.Word/WebArchiveCopyPasteTempFiles/page23image2225664" \* MERGEFORMATINET INCLUDEPICTURE "/var/folders/6h/q1qfr8bn0sddyjnvwv34ld0ct2w6xv/T/com.microsoft.Word/WebArchiveCopyPasteTempFiles/page23image2225280" \* MERGEFORMATINET Mr. Urban talks about two types of procrastination. What are they? 1) 2) What are some things in your life that do not involve deadlines? 1) 2) 3) What does Mr. Urban want us to learn from his talk? Mr. Urban says everyone is procrastinating on something in life. Make a list of things you are currently procrastinating on (include deadlines): 1) 2) 3) 4) 5) ................
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