[Script Info] Title: [Events] Format: Layer, Start, End, Style, Name, MarginL, MarginR, MarginV, Effect, Text Dialogue: 0,0:00:00.16,0:00:02.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You're not a procrastinator, Dialogue: 0,0:00:02.32,0:00:03.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you have a habit Dialogue: 0,0:00:04.28,0:00:05.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of procrastinating, Dialogue: 0,0:00:06.28,0:00:07.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,big difference. Dialogue: 0,0:00:08.03,0:00:09.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Because if it's a habit, Dialogue: 0,0:00:09.52,0:00:11.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I can teach you to use science to break it. (MUSIC) Dialogue: 0,0:00:19.93,0:00:19.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So, Dialogue: 0,0:00:20.36,0:00:22.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,let's talk a little bit about procrastination. Dialogue: 0,0:00:22.84,0:00:24.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Who in here struggles with procrastination? Dialogue: 0,0:00:25.47,0:00:25.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Yeah, Dialogue: 0,0:00:25.68,0:00:26.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and the rest of you that aren't raising Dialogue: 0,0:00:26.90,0:00:28.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,your hand are just procrastinating on doing it, Dialogue: 0,0:00:28.90,0:00:29.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,aren't you? Dialogue: 0,0:00:29.30,0:00:29.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I know. Dialogue: 0,0:00:29.82,0:00:30.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You see, Dialogue: 0,0:00:30.14,0:00:32.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I always thought procrastination had to do Dialogue: 0,0:00:32.10,0:00:34.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,with the thing I was procrastinating around, Dialogue: 0,0:00:34.15,0:00:34.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,right? Dialogue: 0,0:00:34.54,0:00:37.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Like that procrastination has something to do with work. Dialogue: 0,0:00:37.58,0:00:38.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Believe it or not, Dialogue: 0,0:00:38.18,0:00:40.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,procrastination has nothing to do with your work. Dialogue: 0,0:00:41.54,0:00:42.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Procrastination Dialogue: 0,0:00:43.22,0:00:46.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is a form of stress relief. Dialogue: 0,0:00:46.34,0:00:47.37,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Let me explain this. Dialogue: 0,0:00:47.70,0:00:50.45,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So, let's say that you've got some stuff going on in your life, Dialogue: 0,0:00:50.54,0:00:50.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and heck, Dialogue: 0,0:00:50.94,0:00:52.93,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,who doesn't have stuff going on in your life? Dialogue: 0,0:00:53.18,0:00:55.57,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Maybe you're fighting with your significant other, Dialogue: 0,0:00:55.94,0:00:59.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,maybe mom's or dad's health is failing and it's really, Dialogue: 0,0:00:59.50,0:01:00.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,really upsetting you. Dialogue: 0,0:01:01.06,0:01:03.65,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Maybe you've got some financial stuff, you put too much Dialogue: 0,0:01:03.65,0:01:06.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of your savings into Bitcoin and now that that's crashed, Dialogue: 0,0:01:06.26,0:01:07.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you're stressed out about it, Dialogue: 0,0:01:07.46,0:01:07.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,right? Dialogue: 0,0:01:08.06,0:01:12.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And so, you go into work and when you get into work, you got stuff to do, you kind of walk Dialogue: 0,0:01:12.88,0:01:15.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in and you got this big stress ball that Dialogue: 0,0:01:15.77,0:01:19.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,subconsciously is hanging over your head. And so, you walk in Dialogue: 0,0:01:19.49,0:01:22.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and you sit down and you know you got 13 phone calls you Dialogue: 0,0:01:22.81,0:01:25.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,need to make and you also know that you've been chickening out. Dialogue: 0,0:01:25.33,0:01:26.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You've been making easy Dialogue: 0,0:01:26.22,0:01:28.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,calls and there's a bunch of CIOs or other Dialogue: 0,0:01:28.36,0:01:30.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,people that are higher level that you haven't been calling. Dialogue: 0,0:01:30.96,0:01:34.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And so, as you sit down to do it, you got the stress on your shoulders, Dialogue: 0,0:01:34.24,0:01:36.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,your brain that it starts to go, "Wait a minute, you want Dialogue: 0,0:01:36.88,0:01:39.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,me to make a call to somebody that I'm scared to make?" Dialogue: 0,0:01:39.71,0:01:40.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Absolutely not! Dialogue: 0,0:01:40.89,0:01:44.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I'm so stressed out about, can we just watch some cat videos for a minute? Dialogue: 0,0:01:45.16,0:01:48.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And next thing you know an hour's gone by, and then of course what do Dialogue: 0,0:01:48.81,0:01:53.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you do? You beat yourself up. So, the only way that you can break this habit Dialogue: 0,0:01:54.33,0:01:56.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and that's an important word for you to hear Dialogue: 0,0:01:56.85,0:01:58.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you're not a procrastinator, Dialogue: 0,0:01:59.01,0:02:00.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you have a habit Dialogue: 0,0:02:00.93,0:02:02.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of procrastinating, Dialogue: 0,0:02:02.93,0:02:03.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,big difference. Dialogue: 0,0:02:04.58,0:02:05.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Because if it's a habit, Dialogue: 0,0:02:06.18,0:02:08.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I can teach you to use science to break it. Dialogue: 0,0:02:09.22,0:02:09.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You see, Dialogue: 0,0:02:09.46,0:02:10.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,all habits have three parts. Dialogue: 0,0:02:10.86,0:02:11.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,There's a trigger Dialogue: 0,0:02:12.06,0:02:13.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and in the case of procrastination, Dialogue: 0,0:02:13.74,0:02:15.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the trigger is always stress. Dialogue: 0,0:02:16.14,0:02:21.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Then there's a pattern you repeat and in the case of procrastination, it is to avoid Dialogue: 0,0:02:21.66,0:02:22.57,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,doing something, Dialogue: 0,0:02:22.80,0:02:24.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and then there's a reward. Dialogue: 0,0:02:24.31,0:02:25.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You get a little stress relief. Dialogue: 0,0:02:26.19,0:02:27.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The only way Dialogue: 0,0:02:27.71,0:02:28.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to break a habit, Dialogue: 0,0:02:28.71,0:02:29.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you guys, Dialogue: 0,0:02:29.27,0:02:30.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is not to deal with the triggers. Dialogue: 0,0:02:31.51,0:02:34.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You're never gonna get rid of the stress in your life, Dialogue: 0,0:02:34.47,0:02:38.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but you can 100% change your pattern of avoiding work. Dialogue: 0,0:02:39.61,0:02:43.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So, next time that you're in a situation where you feel yourself hesitate, Dialogue: 0,0:02:43.21,0:02:46.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you spent way too much time checking out the highlights from last night's scores, Dialogue: 0,0:02:47.13,0:02:48.37,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,what you're gonna do is you're gonna go, Dialogue: 0,0:02:48.38,0:02:48.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"Oh, Dialogue: 0,0:02:49.13,0:02:50.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I must be stressed out about something." Dialogue: 0,0:02:51.29,0:02:52.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Acknowledge the stress, Dialogue: 0,0:02:52.81,0:02:54.57,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,then go 5-4-3-2-1. Dialogue: 0,0:02:54.71,0:02:57.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I want you to count to yourself because I want you to interrupt the Dialogue: 0,0:02:57.46,0:03:01.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,habit that's stored here and I want you to awaken your prefrontal cortex. Dialogue: 0,0:03:01.58,0:03:04.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Then I want you to just work just for 5 minutes. Dialogue: 0,0:03:04.74,0:03:06.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The reason why I want you to only work Dialogue: 0,0:03:06.26,0:03:09.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,for 5 minutes is because your problem isn't working. Dialogue: 0,0:03:10.60,0:03:12.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's the habit of avoiding. Dialogue: 0,0:03:12.98,0:03:15.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I just need you to start. And here's the other cool thing, Dialogue: 0,0:03:16.52,0:03:19.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we know based on research that if we can get you to start, Dialogue: 0,0:03:19.52,0:03:22.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,80% of you are going to keep going. 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