Inside The Mind Of A Master Procrastinator Analysis

The connection that I can personally make to Tim Urban’s speech Inside the Mind of a Master Procrastinator is on a text-to-self level. I have been in many situations that are similar to the examples that Urban states in his speech, as I too struggle with procrastination, in both deadline and non-deadline situations.
The first connection that I can make between Inside the Mind of a Master Procrastinator and my own experiences is in the way that Urban and I approach tasks with deadlines. Much like Urban, who “Wrote 90 pages in 72 hours and pulled not one but two all-nighters” in order to start and complete his senior thesis, I too have unfortunately waited far too long for projects of this magnitude. In my case, I tend to procrastinate on studying
What resonated most with me in this part of the speech was when Tim Urban said “...long-term procrastination has made [those who emailed him] feel like a spectator, at times, in their own lives. The frustration is not that they couldn’t achieve their dreams; it’s that they weren't even able to start chasing them.” This exact scenario has happened to me, and I regret leaving it off for so long. I personally procrastinated on getting a job that would allow me to save up for money university tuition for over 3 years, and now I wish that I had tried to look for work much earlier than I did. Much like the people who informed Urban of their struggles, I regret procrastinating in this non-deadline situation for so long, as it would have allowed me to cut down on future debt from post-secondary schooling. This poor choice I made out of laziness will now affect me financially for years after I have completed university, much like how the poor decisions that the people who emailed Urban negatively impacted their lives on a daily
This connection starter when Urban came to the realization that “... the procrastinator has a guardian angel, someone who’s always … watching over him in his darkest moments …” Here, Urban was referring to the due dates that seemingly sneak up on the unsuspecting procrastinator. Urban later said that he always felt a sense of urgency to go complete these projects when a deadline drew near, all thanks to the his guardian angel, the Panic Monster. Although “...the Panic Monster is dormant most of the time … he suddenly wakes up anytime a deadline gets too close …” This Panic Monster perfectly captures my exact feelings when I realize that I have put a project off for too long. My most recent experience with Urban’s Panic Monster coincidentally occurred this semester. The day before an assignment was due in one of my morning classes, I realized that I did not have nearly enough work completed for how close the deadline was. Just like how Urban’s Panic Monster prevented him from missing deadlines at the cost of several days worth of non stop work, my version also saved me from failing that assignment by reminding me of the work that I had procrastinated