Inside the Mind of a Master Procrastinator

According to Tim Urban, both the brain of a procrastinator and a non-procrastinator have _________________________.

• An Instant Gratification Monkey

• A Rational Decision-Maker

• An Instant Gratification Monkey and A Rational Decision-Maker

• None of the above

Who says "all of this will take a while so we're not going to really have room on the schedule for any work today?

• The Rational Decision Maker

• The Panic Monster

• Tim Urban

• The Instant Gratification Monkey

Which of the following does NOT define the Instant Gratification Monkey?

• Lives entirely in the present

• Has no memory of the past

• Works excellently under stress

• Only cares about "easy" and "fun"

A place where leisure activities happen at times when leisure activities are not supposed to be happening is called ______________________.

• The Orange Zone

• The Dark Zone

• An Overlap

• The Dark Playground

The Panic Monster wakes up when ______________________.

• a deadline gets too close.

• there's danger of public embarrassment.

• a career disaster or some other scary consequence is about to occur.

• All of the above.

This type of procrastination is much less visible and much less talked about.

• Long-term procrastination

• Short-term procrastination

A Life Calendar shows one box for every ____________ of a 90-year life.

• day

• week

• month

• year

Which argumentative device is employed?

"We need to stay aware of the Instant Gratification Monkey."

• Claim

• Call to Action

• Counterclaim

• Reasoning

Which quote is the best example of Urban's claim?

• "I think all of you are procrastinators."

• "... the Monkey's sneakiest trick is when the deadlines aren't there."

• "And because there's not that many boxes on there, it's a job that should probably start today."

• "So the Rational Decision-Maker will make the rational decision to do something productive, but the Monkey doesn't like that plan..."

The instant gratification monkey and the rational decision maker sometimes manage to agree.

• True

• False