#7 TED Talk ( Inside the mind of a master procrastinator )

🔆Keywords

1. procrastination (n.) 耽擱；拖延
Definition: to delay doing something that you ought to do, usually because you do not want to do it

Ex: This is no time for procrastination - we need decisive action.

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2. perplex (v.) 使複雜化；使困惑
Definition: to confuse and worry someone slightly by being difficult to understand or solve

Ex: The symptoms of the disease have continued to perplex her doctors.

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3. hypothesis (n.) 假設；前提

Definition: an idea or explanation for something that is based on known facts but has not yet been proved

Ex: Several hypothesis for global warming have been suggested.

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🔆Summarize the talk

     The speaker explaind why the procrastinators was procrastinating. When things are coming to the deadline, the rational decision-makers in the mind will remind us to do things, but when there is no deadline, the procrastinators will continue to delay, causing it to regret. Therefore, we need to think about what we're really procrastinating on, because many things are not always delayed.

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#6 TED Talk ( The power of passion and perseverance )

🔆Keywords

1. demanding (adj.) 要求高的；吃力的
Definition: needing a lot of ability, effort, or skill

Ex: Being a nurse in a busy hospital is a demanding job - you don't get much free time.

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2. stratospheric (adj.) 同溫層的 / (adj.) 極高的；非常的

Definition: relating to the outer part of the air surrounding the Earth

Ex: It's an amazing camera, but the price is stratospheric!

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3. grit (n.) 決心；勇氣；毅力
Definition: courage and determination despite difficulty

Ex: It takes true (= real) grit to stand up to a bully.

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4. stamina (n.) 耐力；耐性；持久力
Definition: the physical and/or mental strength to do something that might be difficult and will take a long time

Ex: Brooks just doesn't have the stamina to play the whole game.

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5. mindset (n.) 心態；精神狀態 / (n.) 思想傾向；思維方式；觀念模式

Definition: a person's way of thinking and their opinions

Ex: It's extraordinary how hard it is to change the mindset of the public and the press.

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🔆Introduce the talk

     Success wasn't because of social intelligence, good looks, physical health or IQ, but because of grit. Grit is passion and perseverance for very long-term goals. Therefore, people who can succeed are because they have to be willing to fail, to be wrong, to start over again with lessons learned.

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