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词汇: Procrastination 拖延
Doyoueverhaveataskyouneedtocompletebuthoweverurgentitmaybe, youjustdon'tgetonanddoit? Fromdoingthehouseworktowritinganassignment, there'salwayssomethingIcanputoffuntiltomorrow.
Beingaprocrastinatorisquiteeasy. Therearesomanyothermoreinterestingdistractionssuchaswatchingfunnycatvideosontheinternetorcatchingupwithfriendsonsocialmedia! ButBenjaminFranklin, oneoftheFoundingFathersoftheUnitedStates, oncewiselysaidthat: 'Youmaydelay, buttimewillnot', inotherwords, thetimewewastenowisgoneforever – somaybeIshouldpullmysocksupandgetonwithwhatIshouldbedoing.
Thereasonwhymanyofusdelaydoingsomethingisthatweliveforthepresentnotthefuture. Wearereluctanttoengageintasksthatrelatetothefuture – sortingsomethingoutnowthatwillbenefitusinthefuturedoesn'tseemlikeapriority. DaphnaOyserman, ProfessorofPsychologyattheUniversityofSouthernCalifornia, saysthat "manythingsthatarequiteimportantaboutthefuturerequirethatwestartdoingthingsnowratherthanwaitingforlatertohappen ... waitingtilllatermeansthatwewon'thavemuchtime." Sogetonwithitnowratherthanhavealast-minutepaniclater!
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