- And, I need to understand why I prefer that over the calm ____________ of getting things done with oodles of time on my hands.
- Back then, being ____________ was a good thing, but in modern life, with work goals and deadlines, when we are ____________ and get distracted, we procrastinate.
- I probably got a better sense that for me it seems very squarely around the emotional aspect of it. Perhaps I get more emotional ____________ from doing it last minute.
- Sam Well, I guessed it was 10 percent. Neil Which was... the wrong answer, I'm afraid. In fact around 20 percent of us have a ____________ so strong it makes life difficult.
- What he doesn't understand is why he prefers to work under pressure, instead of finishing calmly with ______,or lots of,time.
- Sam The phrase _____________________ is used to emphasise that you are completely certain of something.
- Sam Hmm... Let's listen again to comedian Eshaan Akbar talking how he feels when he ____________:
- Neil In the same way that our ancestors felt good living on impulse, Eshaan thinks he gets ____________ -a feeling of pleasure and satisfaction - from doing things at the last minute.
- Neil If you're ____________, you feel stressed or anxious because of having too much to do.
- Neil What Sam says is supported by a theory of human evolution which explains how putting things off is an ____________ response.
- Sam Hang on, Neil, my time management skills are OK, thank you! With me, it's more of an emotional response - I see a _____________________, feel threatened, and think, 'how on earth will I finish all that?!'
- Back when we were living in caves, life was dangerous and short, and our ancestors were ____________ - they acted suddenly, on instinct, without thinking about the consequences of what they were doing.
- So, forgive yourself and start making changes, Sam, before you end up like the ____________ in my question: what percentage of people procrastinate so much that it interferes with day-to-day life.
- Sam I'll guess that around 10 percent of people have a serious ____________ problem.
- Sam Eshaan thinks that he is a procrastinator _____________________, a phrase which is used to emphasise that you are completely certain of something.
- Neil Eshaan also says that, like Sam, he works better ____________, when he feels stressed or anxious because of having too much to do.
- Neil Let me guess, it's because you delayed, and delayed, and put your work off until the last minute - as usual! You're a real ____________ , Sam - someone who keeps delaying things that need to be done.
- Neil OK, Sam. We'll find out the answer later in the programme. Sam is certainly not alone in ____________ until the last minute.
- Here's Ella al-Shamahi, presenter of BBC Radio 4's, Why Do We Do That? talking to the comedian, Eshaan Akbar, about his ____________ habit:
- Eshaan Akbar I am a serial procrastinator without _____________________.