Name: 【TEDx】為什麼我們做事會拖拖拉拉？ (Why we procrastinate by Vik Nithy @ TEDxYouth@TheScotsCollege)
Uploaded: 2014-02-12T15:56:19.000Z
Duration: 9 min 51 s

I would like to introduce our next speaker of the night:

He is a young man who has already founded

Sorry, I was about to say twenty companies  at the age of three.

抱歉，我剛剛原本要說成”3歲就創立了20所公司”

這種錯誤在很多情況下被診斷為

So he's a truly inspiring young enterpreneur

這位講者是一位很能激勵人心的企業家

and he is going to tell you why we procrastinate.

他將告訴大家，為什麼我們做事情會拖拖拉拉

I finished high school about two years ago.

I didn't do nearly as well as I could have done

但如果不是因為戒不掉做事拖拖拉拉的習慣

debilitating addiction to procrastination.

I would put off studying until the night before

every assignment and every exam wherever possible.

直到繳交作業和考試的前一天晚上

有人對這種死記硬背的念書方式覺得有罪惡感嗎?

沒錯，那你們大概知道這是什麼樣的感覺

to maybe take a five-minute Facebook break

然後才意識到三個小時已經過去了

or promise yourself that you'll start working tomorrow

every day for a week. Tomorrow, tomorrow.

但一個禮拜過去了，每一天都仍在承諾下一個明天

It's not just studying that we procrastinate on,

we procrastinate on things like doing chores,

we procrastinate on thinking about our future,

and we procrastinate on  saving money and getting fit.

I think procrastination is a really serious problem,

我認為做事拖拖拉拉是一個很嚴重的問題

because it's about not being able to bring ourselves

to do the things that we know we want to do.

我們無法促使自己去做想做的事情

So tonight I'm going to talk to you about

我們之所以做事拖拖拉拉的原因

and then hopefully give you some tips  on how to overcome it

並且希望能給予你們一些訣竅來克服

如果你們能找到時間來克服的話

It's more about the decisions that you make,

the decision not to do what you need to do now

It's really like you're having  an argument in your head, isn't it?

這真的就像是在你腦中辯論，不是嗎?

another part of your brain  wants to play Angry Birds.

And for some reason  you always manage to convince yourself,

但基於某種原因，你總能設法說服自己:

"Oh it's okay, I can do  whatever I need to do tomorrow,

“沒關係的。不管是什麼事，我可以明天再做，

I have the opportunity to find out  what exactly is going on

我有機會發現當我們在拖拖拉拉時

And I found that there actually is  an argument in our heads

between the limbic system and the prefrontal cortex.

我們的邊緣系統和前額葉皮質間的確存在衝突

This is the part of our brain that tells us:

"You should be working Vik, you have  a 40% assignment due tomorrow."

“Vik，該做事了，你的作業只完成了4成，而且明天就要繳交了”

This is a higher level part of your brain;

它是在我們大腦中較高階層的部分

the other part of your brain  involved in procrastination

大腦中的另一個，和我們拖拖拉拉有關的部分

So this is a more primitive part of your brain

所以這是大腦中比較基層的部分

that wants to watch another episode of Gossip Girl

會讓你在開始念書前還想要再看一集花邊教主

似乎總是能贏得兩者間的相爭呢?

The answer lies  in this deceptively cute part of the brain

答案就在我們大腦裡這個看似小巧又可愛的部分

and the fight or flight response  to threatening stimulus.

還有在我們面臨威脅的刺激時，做出是否要作戰或是逃跑的反應

舉例來說，如果你在一個叢林裡

I have no idea, I've never seen a wild lion

我從來沒看過野生的獅子，所以我也不知道

但我看過當我沒有做作業的時後

And I think the response  in the amygdala is quite similar:

我想在杏仁核中的反應也是十分類似的:

your palms get sweaty,  your heart starts beating fast

and your prefrontal cortex,  the decision maker shuts down.

然後負責決策的前額葉皮質便停止運作

Because if you see a wild lion in the jungle,

這是因為如果你在野外叢林看到獅子時

you don't want a voice in your head to remind you

你並不會想要你的腦海中有個聲音提醒你

you have to focus on  what's going on in the world around you

你想要的是將專注力放在你周遭的世界所發生的事情

to a threatening stimulus which just happens to be

an assignment that you may have to complete.

像是我們必須完成的作業，會有輕微的焦慮反應

What is it that we are afraid of?  Well, meet your monkey mind!

我們在害怕什麼呢? 來見見你的猴子腦袋吧!

the voice in your head that reacts  to the threatening stimulus of an essay.

腦中的聲音會對作文的威脅性刺激產生反應

你可能會對很害怕一個壓倒性的 ---

You might find that the task is overwhelming

你可能會發現這項任務是具壓倒性的

也許 --- 如果是個不盡人意的工作

you might dread the displeasure of doing the task,

你可能會懼怕做這個工作時的不快

and if it's a more complex task with a --