Six minute English project

Rainbow, Bonnie, Penny

Do you procrastinate sometimes? Why do you procrastinate? How to stop procrastinating?

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To be honest, I’m not a procrastinator. I hate delaying. When someone assigns me to do something, I‘ll do it as quickly as I can. If I couldn’t finish it at once, I would feel extremely nervous and stressful. Sometimes I regard it as my strength, but sometimes I think it’s my biggest weakness. Because I can’t concentrate on the things that will happen next, instead, I just care about what I need to do. This is the so-called “Putting the cart before the horse.” Therefore, I think maybe procrastination isn’t bad, you just need to remember and talk to yourself that you need to do it before the deadline, and that will be perfect.

Besides, I think the reason why people choose to procrastinate is that they want to stay in comfort zone, and avoiding getting new messages, and I think the way to stop it is making the friend just like me, because I will supervise you until you have done your assignments.

Inside the mind of a master procrastinator

Vocabulary

1. procrastinate拖延：postpone or delay needlessly.

2.propagate繁衍：transmit from one generation to the next.

3.gratification滿足：state of being gratified or satisfied

Summary

    Procrastination is a challenge we have all faced at one point or another. For as long as humans have been around, we have been struggling with delaying, avoiding, and procrastinating on issues that matter to us. 
    I think the best way to solve this problem is by setting goal of yourself—making plans for your Future Self. You are envisioning what you want your life to be like in the future. Researchers have found that when you think about your Future Self, it is quite easy for your brain to see the value in taking actions with long-term benefits. The Future Self values long-term rewards.

The power of passion and perseverance

• 5 key words

1.stratospheric同溫層的:

unusually or unreasonably high.

2.rookie新手:

an awkward and inexperienced youth.

3.grit勇氣:

fortitude and determination.

4.stamina耐力:

the level of enduring strength and energy.

5.questionnaire問卷:

a form containing a set of questions；submitted to people to gain statistical information.

• Introduction of the talk

According to the talk, I really agree that" Grit is passion and perseverance for very long-term goals.

It's a marathon, not a sprint, which means you need to keep working hard although you are successful enough. If you want to be a successful person, the ability of courage and determination can't be ignored.