Procrastination

[@WiseManOncePosted]

This isn't a video..it's a mirror held up to my face with alarmingly accurate illumination.

[@DarkCartoon_music]

You look like marker?

[@choco_matcha]

same. this describes my acute procrastination perfectly, but still idk what to do

[@TheOeps123]

Same

[@jinjipa4749]

SAME

[@AidaCreatesArt]

Same here ...

[@guptadhruv21]

This video should randomly show up in your recommendations if you've been on KZbin for too long.

[@forkhole]

TRUE like every 1 hour your spend on youtube it pops up n shit

[@stanthonysfire6387]

Yes.

[@marwah1072]

Dhruv Gupta even YT knows about us

[@tempjohn3510]

nah cause youtube wants to milk your sweet time for the money. I'm surprised youtube allows this type of content xD

[@michaelroditis1952]

This just happened to me

[@rajeshgupta1055]

i just added this video to 'watch later'.

[@FarhanIshrakAhmedUchchash]

Now that's what I call a real procrastinator dude...

[@kalidali7023]

bruh😂😂😂

that's so cruel, but funny at the same time xD

[@andreagrant1962]

funny thing is that you had time to make this comment

[@galimgim]

Nishant Gupta oy haha

[@LilyEvansP]

This video made me cry, because I really relate to it.

[@nourah111]

+Lily Evans i hope you do well darling

[@LilyEvansP]

Thank you :)

[@imbhulu]

i decided to commit suicide several times and procrastinated :( . so i think procrastinator don't die easily and pass the procrastinating genes... and this is how evolution shaped us to be procrastinators :( (sorr for bad english)

[@Ronythethird]

If thats you in the pic you're fucking gorgeous omg. If not, then that lady in your profile pic is gorgeous :)

[@sanjeetsinghk]

and I really relate to you

[@BroCactus]

I've never had one of my own experiences captured so well by another person. Amazing video.

[@MinaWahab]

Eric O agreed. My desire for things to be the highest caliber prevents me from starting. crippling fear for sure.

[@JoBalDez]

Eric O Same

[@macedossaulo8917]

Eric O I feel there's just one detail that this video fails to address: procrastinating can be not only the fear of failure, but also the fear of success; the fear that doing your work well will only lead to more work and, eventually, as works piles up, losing control of your own life… I feel like that's true at least for me…

[@phamtienhung7114]

saulo macedo It's not the fear of success. It's the fear of not knowing what to do next after you've been working so hard for a long time, trying to achieve something and then eventually get it. You keep doing it because you feel missing something and don't know what to do next. Maybe it's time to set another goal :)

[@MisterBlueSky1000]

+saulo macedo I hear you. Yet doesn't the thought behind the fear of success go like this: "The more success - the higher the expectation. The higher the expectation - the more painful the inevitable fall. Because the fall is... inevitable, right? Because life, even for the greatest geniuses - is not a straight line of climbing, but going up and down, up and down - though in a generally upward movement. So even fear of success seems to boild down to fear of an eventual, inevitable fall. Maybe the thing to remember is (as Eckhart Tolle teaches) - that we are not what we do - we are the observering formless consciousness - formless because it can observe and therefore transcend any imaginable form. So our self-worth does not depend on our success. We can do things for the joy of discovery, the joy of giving others, and so on - not for the sake of justifying our self worth... Let's analyze: If your self worth depended on your performance, and your performance did not exist until you did it - then before you performed well, you would not be worthwhile. But your performance comes from you - so whatever worth you bring out in your achievement - has already been hidden inside you. So achievement is not gaining self-worth, but revealing the worth that has always been within you - and sharing it with others. Now I myself am to take to heart my own words and act on them...

[@greghamn4091]

I'm a 27 year old male being controlled by an 11 year old girl in my brain.

[@cadb8]

+Greg Hamn Ain't all of us, deep down?

[@nicolasclark7788]

Well Greg, you are not alone man... have the same age, have the same fucking problem. :)

[@dmiz3365]

mines 11 and a half

[@Wild4lon]

The insight is incredible. 'The best distance is to be always able to do something.' Yes. YES. I always have my exercise book on my desk but I don't touch it. When i have to go out I feel anxious because I am not able to work in it.

[@nicolasclark7788]

So true, man...

[@bensoncheung2801]

144p likes

[@StevenPalmer1]

I find we procrastinate to avoid conscious and subconscious discomfort related to the task. The fear of both real negative reactions and false insecurities. We seek the pain relief of short term happiness, making things worse up in the long run. Instead we should seek less hedonistic pleasure and become more spiritually focused, embracing self-control and courage in order to process our stress and anxiety without external help. Gradually we will become stronger and things will become easier, like working out at the gym. Perhaps this is the path to greater contentment and happiness, being psychologically fit at doing exercises we accept to do but don't like.

[@ricardodragg]

Dude. I agree... and actually that touched me. :D

[@KTUBE1770]

Truth. Thanks

[@swinfordmctaggartgarvey25]

Steven Palmer Very well said my friend. The tragic irony of watching a video about procrastination while I am in the depths of it does still remain however.....

[@Edsasin]

Well said, sir :)

[@TheMystery51]

Steven Palmer How would one start to "become more spiritually focused"?

[@RenataDavidson]

"Don't scare me with perfection". I know this fear so well. This video gave me some motivation to fight with procrastination. So far, so good.

[@bensoncheung2801]

42nd like

[@Artislife000]

I'll get started on my work as soon as I read some comments and share my own. Promise.

[@hollyboop5631]

Sometimes procrastination happens just because you feel whatever you do is just useless, in this absurd world. In the end we all gonna die.

[@marmarino2070]

this is my major strugle !!

[@shadowranger937]

Holly boop perhaps gravity could pull everything back together once the big bang runs out of momentum, and then another big bang. Infinite times until you live again. Besides isn't ot quite liberating to realize anything you do is as important as saving lives

[@hieninh6523]

fucking true

[@darktrooper-ub6eo]

Holly boop well that's not everybody's reason

[@forkhole]

I tell myself the same thing when in fact I know deep inside that that itself is only an excuse for not doing shit.

[@tonyd6853]

Wow, this hit me where it hurts.

[@MollyWat]

ohmygod this is so relatable it hurts

[@sashrill]

i was going to procrastinate, but i decided to do it later.

[@sashrill]

i came up with this all on my own :)

[@JamesSmith-ek1or]

+Adam Miller witty lol. Keep it up lad

[@curlzOdoom]

+Adam Miller Oh snap, high five. I came up with a good one that I use all the time. Whenever someone is complaining about something, usually a small minor thing, say really sweetly and empathetic-ly "I'm sorry, do you need a straw?" they'll be really confused, and you say "You know, a straw... To help you SUCK IT UP." Gets 'em every time ;)

[@sail2byzantium]

+Adam Miller Reminds me of a Hagar the Horrible cartoon of many years back. Hagar is lounging in his hammock. Helga: "Hagar, don't put off for tomorrow what you can do today!" Hagar, lazily rolling over in his hammock:: "Great! I was going to sleep all day tomorrow . . . "

[@sahanisuru4382]

Awesome thought btw.🔥🔥🔥

[@houski4242564]

I keep coming back to this video once every year. It is amazing how much this touched me. There are other videos about procrastination in this channel but this one takes the cake for me. I truly feel safe after watching it. Thank you so much for creating such a wonderful video.

[@Killjoy0329]

Modern education emphasizes the idea of “Failing is bad” and we fear that when we fail we get punished, because that’s how we are taught, when we fail we often get scolded by the teachers, laughed at by your classmates, receive a big “F” that will “prevent you to go to a good college”, but a good education is when failing is part of the learning process, so it’s ok to fail because everyone fails at some point, it’s just the difference between giving up or not

[@lucas005pe]

oh, god, i am this girl. At home, dont do what i should. Out of home, feel guitly. Thats desperating. Somebody organizate my life!!!!

[@asdrubalyanez3796]

Lucas Chagas Life Coach at your call. ^^

[@timbehne791]

nah chill life is suppose to be fucked up and not perfect, but thats what makes it so good is you can have freedom to do what you like

[@timbehne791]

nah chill life is suppose to be fucked up and not perfect, but thats what makes it so good is you can have freedom to do what you like

[@nitrame]

"The perfect distance for doing nothing is when you have the constant chance to do something"

[@ruoweilim7334]

"the perfect distance for doing nothing is when you have the constant chance to do something." and there it is.

[@bboythekidstudios]

This is too real. Especially since I'm watching this at 1 in the morning trying to catch up on my school work.

[@TomRipley7350]

Procrastination brings excitement to my life. Nothing like sitting on a project that has a crucial deadline and starting it at the last moment, knowing their could be dire personal and professional consequences if you don't beat the clock. The luxury of doing exactly what you want to do for days, the intense stress of the task, and then the sublime relief when disaster is averted, giving you the chance to do it all over again, there's nothing like it.

[@slicedtoad]

+Tom Ripley I can relate to this experience from my university days. I developed the idea that I required and thrived on high amounts of temporal stress to get things done. But that's because school work is mostly divided into large projects. When I got a job, that thrill went away within a few months. Something about going to the office for 8 hours a day, every day.

[@georgerosebush9754]

+slicedtoad Right, how can you procrastinate when you're there for so long with nothing else to do? Makes me wonder how some people still manage to be so inefficient at work, and there I am feeling like I can do everything in half the time If I wasn't required to be there.

[@MrSidney9]

I can relate so much, it's saddening.

[@MofOptics]

+GladX If only it were that easy

[@SohamBhattacharya3105]

As our duties & goals increase, so does our potential for procrastination. And in today's world, we DO have a lot that needs to be done by every single one of us. So it's no surprise that procrastination is on the rise.

[@kamenprince2259]

An interesting video, its much more helpful to see procrastination from a fresher perspective rather than to feel self-accusatory all day. Reminds me of a certain quote from an author of the stories about certain golden coloured teddy bear. "People say nothing is impossible, but I do nothing every day." - A.A. Milne

[@tinafreire4443]

Great quote !!!

[@russellchido]

Thank you so much! I've never been able to articulate these feelings as well as you have. It is a breath of fresh air! Joking about procrastinating by watching this video in the comments is funny, but I wanted to take a serious moment to thank you, because I finally feel that I have identified the problem I am having, and that I can finally take the first step towards not being so petrified by it all the time. I feel like a great weight has been taken off of me, and I am grateful.

[@AntiFaGoat]

Nailed it. The only thing I don't feel about my personal procrastination is a desire for perfection. For me, it's that when I get a big job to do, or many big jobs, I just want to hide. I don't know how to break the jobs down and finish them. Some people say that you should just break down every big job into small tasks, but then I get scared of a very long list of small things that I might skip a step. It becomes endless.

[@halzertg4154]

Omg i just discovered this channel today. IT'S FREAKING AMAZING!!

[@SPYTHandle]

+halzert g (Nemesis14) I realize that every time I watch one of their videos :)

[@paigemurphy3437]

+halzert g (Nemesis14) If you like this channel you may also want to check out Philosophy Tube.

[@mariykamanil.3011]

halzert g SAME

[@mrswaterworld]

I feel relieved somehow because I realized from this that what EXACTLY goes on in my head when i procrastinate is shared by others too! Yeah, sounds a little dark to be relieved of a thing like that but the feeling that its not just me, but a human thing and one that can be expressed and understood is a relief

[@aborboao]

I hate you School of Life, you are ruining my life by making me aware of all I can do to improve myself. Now I have this constant urge to do whatever it is that I believe would make me happier and therefore ruining my oh so perfect stereotypical life... I hate you School of Life

[@imbhulu]

sums up my thoughts

[@JP-pq9xi]

I always feel that there are so many people better than me, and that I just don't have a chance at being as good an electrical engineer as other people can. However, if I think logically, I know this is ridiculous. I could put the time in, and do well in my classes, but what stops me is I can escape this reality by looking at videos online, or playing a videogame. I can escape all these fears and just soak my mind in mindless entertainment. It's so soothing to do that, but if I worked hard, I could end the fears as well. This video is awesome, and I am really glad I found it. While I predict I will procrastinate in the future, this video makes me thing more deeper about why I procrastinate. Now I'll have an internal dialogue as to how my emotions and anxieties are delusional and false. Hopefully I can awaken from this spell of anxiety and become the person I wish I could be.

[@the_thunder_child]

you have to realize that even if you think you are not a good engineer (which probably isn't true) you still can do stuff that almost nobody on earth can, maybe just 1% of the people. therefore any work you do, doesn't matter if big or small, is a great contribution to this world. doing your best is more than enough.

[@captainstark5496]

Did you,?

[@Goettel]

I could watch this channel whole day. Oh, snap.

[@rajadhirajmaharaj]

2:00 *"I want things to be soooo amazing and I know they can't be. So, it seems best not even to begin."* Me. This is me.

[@theScorpion87]

It's scary how perfectly this video describes how I feel and behave. I would often get angry at people distracting me or reject invitations to events to instead spend time alone, and still I manage to get nothing done!

[@bolivar1789]

Very true. Thank you! Please give a kiss from me to the child who did the great voice over! How cute.... The most hopeless quote I know on the subject is from Fernando Pessoa, but it really says a lot about that state of mind we all know: " Do not do today, that what you can postpone also tomorrow"! ( With my bad translation:-) I once read an article on the subject. I was surprised to see that in Germany, in Münster there is a "Prokrastionations Ambulanz". So you go there with a list of all things that you are permanently postponing and they give you a diagnosis and a plan to help you. There was the story of a young men who only had the index of his final thesis for his graduation, the day before the deadline!! Well, they gave him one last chance from the university, so he first went to Münster to get some help. The psychologists there made a plan for him, and I remember that they told him to work only 45 minutes a day on his thesis at the beginning. No more than that. Just to give him back the feeling of " having control" I guess. He was supposed to gradually increase the hours he had to work on it, and at the end he could complete it!

[@bolivar1789]

Alain de Botton OK. So give a kiss to the animator too. Great work. ( I guess people in England prefer to shake hands though.)

[@Valosken]

***** Definitiv wahr. :P

[@tinafreire4443]

"Never do today what you can also avoid doing tomorrow"

[@bolivar1789]

Tina Freire Oi Tina! Muito obrigada!

[@tinafreire4443]

Tina Freire MANEIRA DE BEM SONHAR "Adia tudo. Nunca se deve fazer hoje o que se pode deixar de fazer também amanhã. Nem mesmo é necessário que se faça qualquer coisa, amanhã ou hoje. Nunca penses no que vais fazer. Não o faças." (Livro do Desassossego, Fernando Pessoa)

[@MeinCouch123]

God damn it, painfully accurate.

[@williambhoe]

This describes it SO well!

[@MarkRyanNZ]

Thank you so much. The voice of a kid somehow made this really watchable since I have anxiety issues. An adult voice would have made it worse. Thumbs up.

[@waterfoker8558]

this 3 minute video describes how i burned through 8 years of my life, living in fear, guilt, depression, desperation, .. a hole in my memory, a past i can't seem to remember yet can't seem to forget, a ... hole yes a hole

[@georgemontez7673]

your not the only one

[@taariqm-star6162]

Finished school 10 yrs ago, achieved nothing since....

[@Tinkeroftime]

seriously, this is ultimately the best explaination for a procrastinator! It finally took me to this year, age 25, to really kick the butt of my procrastinating ways. It was self damaging my whole life. Like I wasn't allowing myself to even create or begin anything. Before it'd even start, I'd self sabotage myself to make sure I wouldn't spectacularly fail. And even though I still am a procrastinator...I feel like I'm making bounds by doing things in a timely fashion and allowing things to enter my life. Thank you video! I wasn't quite sure what to call my destructor. But it seems it was just...procrastination.

[@victormorgado2158]

Wow,...i saw myself in it...i love the honesty in which the idea was written

[@infiniteloop286]

i am literally crying this resonates, so much with me. i procrastinate alot and i kind of knew it was because i was scared that my work would not be good enough, and i wanted my work to be perfect. there is no such thing as perfect. and this video made me realise why i am procrastinating i love this video thanks a lot

[@elliealexander8913]

"The perfect distance for doing nothing is when you have the constant chance to do something." That hit me hard. I always sit down, ready to complete the task, but I'm so afraid of it being imperfect that I don't even want to bring myself to start. So i just distract myself and waste my hours away instead of working. But hey, I sat down and put myself near my work...can't I be proud of that? Thats the excuse I make, at least I sat down ready to do it. But the more and more I pride myself in that excuse of an accomplishment, the less and less I actually accomplish something to be proud of. I am so ready to stop spiraling into this hole and do something with my life.

[@LivinGreat]

Procrastination has always been a problem of mine. I failed many times over the course of my life due to procrastination. I've found that one way to overcome procrastination is to build your self-esteem. You can do this by remembering the things you accomplished in the past (no matter how trivial you think they are). If you can do this consistently and train your mind to see how capable you really are, you will begin to feel different about yourself. After that, procrastination is just a minor issue.

[@cerastella3954]

This, this is everything I feel like stuck in a video, it's so nice to see something that isn't just one big condemnation or a demand to just get up and 'just do it', to acknowledge it's not just laziness, thank you

[@lightandforms]

It's liberating to witness what has essentially become the bane of my waking hours articulated so succinctly.

[@GUINVR]

Since I subscribed I was waiting for this video on procrastination to profoundly stop me from wasting my time watching youtube video after youtube video. Now that it finally exists and i've watched it, i actually have to go do my essays now. Let me make a cup of tea first...

[@DomDalyIam]

Very good comment

[@ricardodragg]

Don't forget to clean your desk before getting started. XD That one never fails.

[@Sandra-eb6vj]

O my god, that is exactly what i just did xD. But the video was truly great tho! Except it didn't offer a quick fix for the problem...which is realistic. Everyone should find out on their own, but with so little time it would be nice for someone to have all the answers and ways you should live by.

[@curlzOdoom]

This is the best video on procrastination I have found. Usually it's just videos of some vlogger making a video to seem relatable. And they'll sometimes spew some tips they found online... But this video just gets it. Like, it reaches in deep and pulls out the insecure thoughts we are all too afraid to speak, or even acknowledge are there. Your videos constantly force me to acknowledge these thoughts and feelings. Those feelings lurking in the back of my mind... I have the power to confront them, and over power them. We may not always see eye to eye (I don't agree with all of your videos), but I sure as heck respect you for what you do. I'm going to go write some scholarship essays now, even if I'm scared they'll suck.

[@themesteryphantom]

This is the only useful video on procrastination I've ever seen. They usualley just make me feel worse. Thanks. Great channel.

[@mehakkhakra9812]

I've not seen a more impactful and painfully honest video about procasination before....it literally pained me to watch this because it felt exactly the story of my life.💔

[@mikayla8460]

Also...I just don't want to do some things that I HAVE to do, so I avoid them. I really enjoy the joke I saw on a shirt that said "Sorry I'm late, I didn't want to come." I spend time procrastinating because I am usually filling it with relaxing or doing things that interest me as I put off things that I know would benefit me and be in my best interest, but I'd rather get to them at a different time that may or may not happen. Some things without a forced (work or school) deadline, never get done which causes me anxiety. I hold on to an endless forever to-do list in my head that I know I should just let go. I guess it's all about balance and time and priority management. Procrastinators unite...tomorrow of course!

[@photent]

The inner child, argh so true. I see it as a result of bad parenting in extreme cases. Something to do with it never feeling worth it to delay gratification because the lesson was never taught to you as youngster with enough love imparted after the 'hard work'. Or an overbearing parent who makes you a perfectionist. I liked the style of the animation, nice change.

[@zwimmy]

"I don't like myself very much." That really hit home.

[@mrdel8372]

from my point of view the school of life is without any doubt the best school in world.

[@feelshowdy]

This isn't procrastination. This is the summary of my entire being.

[@jacobhiller6731]

Wow. It's like she's in my head!

[@ronaldpnbs4489]

The School of Life - the Michaelangelo of KZbinrs has arrived.

[@NikkoTanGoogle]

+GladX of course there are some videos we all find to not align with some of our values, but overall, many of the videos here are enlightening...it's a good channel, it's not perfect, but the fact that it exists to teach goodness is ultimately what sells it for me (taken with a grain of salt in some occasions of course).

[@agentdelta569]

600,000 hours is 68.446269678302532511978097193703 years

[@nourkawtar4360]

When you see what's going through your mind for the first time front of your eyes. That's so satisfying, I mean the fact that I'm not the only one passing through that 🥀

[@faatimahali111]

This is too real.. wish more people understood

[@Carltoncurtis1]

Yeah but... what if the thing you really want to do you are bad at? What if I only become 'good' and not the best? What if I started too late in life to be the best? What if the thing I spend 10 years trying to be really good at... is a waste? What if, at the end of my life, in my striving to be the best, it's all I have left?

[@IAmABoss2]

Well, you might as well try, no point in sitting there feeling sorry for yourself. Do something and it might turn out well and it might not. We are nothing at the start of our lives and nothing at the end, might as well do something in between :)

[@bolivar1789]

Hi there Carlton! I think wanting to be the best is the problem. We all have our talents but also our limitations and indeed it is really fine. What you are saying is exactly what the video is criticising. To put yourself under so much pressure to be perfect etc. Just do it as good as you can. What is the problem with that? If you wish, you could read a book by Irvin Yalom called " Staring at the sun". It would definitely help. It is about death and therefore about how we can spend our time left in the best possible way. It is full of stories of people ( many of them even old people) who had the courage to look back and admit what they did wrong, but also the courage to go for what they always wanted to do. It is no stupid self help book. A very wise book that could change our lives. Best wishes!

[@SWIFTzTrigger]

Isnt that the entire premise of the video? Fear and anxiety leads to procrastination. I think in the end you need to do it because you enjoy it, not because you want to be the best. If later down the line you see that you can be the best then push even harder. But dont take life so seriously.

[@SWIFTzTrigger]

Carltoncurtis1 you need to find the enjoyment in everything, there are times when you can't such as those who are in poverty and have to do whatever to get out. But otherwise I feel one can find the joy in whatever it is they need to do, be it studying the human body and interacting with patients or seeing the challenge in balancing studies with sports, etc. Its only as bad as your perception makes it out to be. There are times when you can't find joy and have to slog through, but having an entirely negative mindset from the get go will ofcourse detract any, even the smallest piece of joy, one may glean from it.

[@MrConorWB]

Better to live doing what you want rather than not. Will be a waste of life if you do something you don't want to do.

[@gamo9248]

Some of my classmates think I'm always unmotivated and lazy, but the truth is as this video says. Sometimes I'm just too scared to begin anything, mostly because failure terrifies me. This video is very relatable.

[@niory]

So much wisdom carried out by this little girls words ... we all are just little people inside our heads trying to figure out things and procrastinating the task of growing up.

[@frailhawk8338]

Then you convince yourself to start but then instead of people laughing at your work you receive nothing. No reaction. No one takes the time to actually look at it. What you've done is there but people ignores it. Just like they ignore you. Then all the bad feel I have toward myself then goes toward my creation. It's nothing. Just like me. No one cares about this. No once cares about me. Why should I even continue?

[@sazgibbo652]

hope you're okay, you're probably right that this video doesn't seem to apply to the problems you're having right now. there is something (maybe even a different one of these videos could even be a *small* starting point) out there that will help you if you're still struggling right now, hang in there please :)

[@Niskiss]

I can definitely relate to the feeling. Especially when you think you're very talented at something, when you really make an effort to show your greatest strengths - and it just doesn't matter to anyone. It's depressing, really, and it can really make you lose your interest in trying. But go and check out TSoL's video on Self Compassion or Confidence, it helped me a bit. You see, I think that while you can still believe that no one truly care about you - because they are too occupied with their own goals, lives, insecurities or whatever it may be - you must learn how to appreciate to do things only for yourself, that only you care about. Stop seeking confirmation from others and instead learn to compliment yourself on your good qualities. For example, I do a lot of origami in my spare time, which I put a lot of effort in. I have no friends who share this interest, nor do I believe that anyone else really care about it, but myself. I can still claim that I am proud over my folding skills, my works etcetera. This can be applied in a lot of things; the effort you put in your clothing style, how much you've prepared an evening with someone, how much you try to be nice to others when they ultimately don't seem to care. No matter if they do or do not, you don't have to please others in order to be happy yourself! Good luck, my friend.

[@__sigh]

ReM4rk yes, you are very correct, life is not perfect, systems and govenrments aren't perfect, because in the end we as humans are never perfect. Find your passion, learn your true self, what you want to do, build a community around it, find people who share the same journey, the same passion, be happy by being with others pursuing something good. Never lose hope, be kind to yourself, because in the end you're the only one who can love yourself perfectly your whole life, hopefully life would be kind to us all.

[@Niskiss]

sky Never lose hope, I guess.

[@__sigh]

Niskis yeah man, nothing is perfect, try to be happy at least for your own sake ^^

[@cheesecakelasagna]

Didn't know I needed these words so much...

[@cheesecakelasagna]

Also I think I might be addicted to the pressure that even though I know I have time to do something that wouldn't jeopardize my well-being, in the back of my head maybe it's craving to get short term strong emotions like anxiety for pressure because I think I rarely feel strong emotions.

[@guna_clan]

I could listen to the little girls voice forever. So soothing.

[@LPArabia]

"The perfect distance for doing nothing, is when you have the constant chance to do something..."

[@Ecktor]

Procrastination is the manifestation of hopelessness before the contrast between one’s desires and one’s reality, while being sold that one is entitled to a state of satisfaction witnessed only on a “humanly superior”, rare and unreachable Nobility.

[@clansman89]

Almost exactly my story

[@PriteemBehera]

What a great way to model Procrastination as the brain of a child. The last line says it all: " Once you have worked out how I work, you will get a lot more done".

[@beans7188]

Beautiful. Just beautiful.

[@theendlesssuffering]

This is an amazing website and channel. Love how you're using philosophy to help treat the ailments of the modern world.

[@sculpypuego2117]

Each word had a resonance with me. It was as though the video was made for me personally. The School of Life is an incredible resource.

[@edgrininnesfortin]

Why is this so true? I literally cried because of how true this is. I really can't even.

[@Amina088]

This video touch my heart dearly. I have been running away because of fear... fear of failure... fear of disappointment. Thank you for sharing this video. I will start working on that I have go do now. I won't aim for perfection. But I'll move forward. :') Thank you, once again.

[@RealTalkWithSSG]

My dad died just before my high school finals. I had a massive nervous breakdown and stopped trying to get back up. It took me six years to realise what an escapist I had become. I was so scared to fail in life, career, that I stopped studying at all. I dropped out of college, as I had taken up a subject I had no interest in. At present, I have accepted my situation, and have stopped daydreaming about a parallel reality where everything is my life is fine and dandy. I have realised that now is real..and also, time is precious.

[@MrCenanuff]

"The perfect distance for doing nothing is where you have the constant chance of doing something." Truer words...

[@anghaiphung6243]

Well, procrastination is my chronic disease. Many times have I checked out how to beat procrastination and start a productive life but I usually failed to do what I read. I strongly believe that beating procrastination is the key to success because in the end success is all about how much work we accomplish on every single day.

[@Agent-47-eh]

**in tears** _thank you. I understand now_

[@KP-fy5bf]

"The perfect distance to do nothing is when you have the constant chance to do something" unbelievably profound statement

[@rachelle2227]

I'm having this issue with applying to grad school... I am so nervous about asking professors for letters of rec, that I end up not emailing them and asking, so sure they are going to say no. I am fine procrastinating or not on daily assignments, but this has so much weight to my future it's unbearable, and consuming me. I finally did to one yesterday, and I actually walked by her, and it seemed weird, her reaction. So my initial thought was that she felt bad that she is going to tell me no... Still waiting on a reply...

[@cadb8]

+rachelle2227 Well, if I may give you a sugestion... Try doing it all at once. Ask all of them the same day, some personally, some by e-mail... And then just let your mind off that and go do something that makes you feel better. If you wait answer by answer untill the next step it will be a bad wait. Also, I just saw you wrote this 2 months ago... How did it go? Hope it went alright =)

[@rachelle2227]

Christian Barreto It went alright. I got three letters of rec. One was denied, but I had an alternative. I wanted my internship supervisor to write me one, but she wasn't allowed to, so I asked my intern peer to write me one instead. Now I'm just waiting to hear back from the schools...

[@cadb8]

Nice to know. Hope you get on one of the schools soon, good luck

[@jacobtran4010]

TO sum up. People who procrastinate are perfectionist.

[@lucaslaragao]

Jacob A Tran They are not too confident to make a mistake because people might laugh.. but we should realize everyone make mistakes and its completly normal. also having less expectations frees us Tô take the first step

[@catforsalekerala]

Added to watch later

[@badhabitz69]

The bitter truth.

[@mrinmoykundu2378]

"don't scare me with perfection ".. that's line I am always trying to say myself, but the "procrastinator me" is keeping me aloof..

[@Hotpotato404]

I'm using this video to procrastinate. we're moving forward as humanity

[@ngan9081]

very true :) i've read through tons of articles about procrastination (yeah while I'm procrastinating) but not one point out directly the root of the problem: FEAR (& perfectionism) I feel exactly like the little girl. all phases.. falling deep down the rabbit hole of resenting myself. and your vid did shed a little light into it :) thanks and keep up the good work! subcribed already

[@abrhamdaniel9876]

Simply their best video ever!!! The simplicity, time and direction they went with are just amazing.

[@isurcantu5560]

this was like a punch right in the main issue of my life, I never have time for friends, I never have time for anything and I never have time to work, Damn I cried with this one

[@tale123erty]

I wonder whether watching this video clip could be counted as procratinating

[@healtheworld2059]

Alice Tam It does, but it's good and cute procrastination ;)

[@davemarx7856]

Right?

[@Borzogo]

Alice Tam I'm sure you know the answer.

[@katzekatz4031]

I got tears in my eyes being watching this! It's hurts me.

[@bellazella]

Hit the nail on the head here +Alandebotton ! And using a child's voice makes this feel less about judging and all about understanding. Recently deleted facebook to focus on my (3-years in the making!!) novel. And was miffed...months later, and I still have the same problems. Why? Because I was expecting perfection, without giving myself any space to enjoy life at all. This is a gentle lovely reminder to go easy on yourself. Thank you :)

[@nicolew4738]

I love how it was made as a childish cartoon, and her voice is precious!

[@kellycunningham5561]

Get out of my head little British girl. This is the most perfect description of this behavior I have seen

[@prahslra]

We ALL can relate to this... and surely that’s the point. This "entity" is merely an uninvited guest - a child - who sets up house inside us. She is not us, though she likes to insinuate that she is, and we become so used to having her around that we start to think she is us. When we see that she is not us, we can politely ignore her. If we don't play with her, she will leave of her own accord.

[@liamtahaney713]

idk I'm not a perfectionist I just find the only time to work I can actually procrastinate is the only time I have to relax. ever.

[@Rabbitthat]

I have to make myself stop at a certain time even if I've done nothing, because if I allow myself to stop I get things done, even if they aren't what I wanted to do, they are something. When I try to do things I procrastinate. When I procrastinate I make mountains of nothing. I have to make myself take a break even if I've done nothing. I have to allow time for my friends and family, because they are the whole reason I am alive.

[@sadiaswr]

the little girls voice is so comforting..

[@guttydozen]

Alright, who peaked into my brain, made a video about me and then published it 4 years ago?

[@ThatsWhatSheSaid-420]

I'm actually just lazy though.

[@satya4234]

I think the same. Is that or we can't really recognize what we are afraid of? I don't know.

[@In0god0we0trust]

You know what you're afraid of deep down. You just don't want to admit it to yourself.

[@ThatsWhatSheSaid-420]

In God We Trust B-bears?

[@mediumrare779]

Actually I've tried a lot of things the last months and tried my best to keep on doing it and stay motivated but no matter what it was I started to lose interest because I never really found a way to enjoy them enough to keep them in my routine.. Now I am at a point where I still am on the lookout for something new to try but with every new thing that I abandon it gets harder to find something that feels worth trying.

[@c.m.ishmael8102]

Flunked a writing class once because I was too scared to write anything... I remember the teacher addressing the class once, talking about procrastination. Went on about it being "stupid" for us not to do our work for fear of it being less than perfect. So, so helpful.............. Love this video, though. This channel is absolutely amazing