雙語閱讀｜拖延症者的腦子在想啥？
What is in the mind of a procrastinator?
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朋友們，你有經歷過這樣的情況嗎？
Have you experienced a situation like this, pal?
這是任務公布日 這是任務截止的
當你面對一個任務的時候，也許你規劃的極其完美，你想著每一天 每個月都完成任務的一部分直到截止的那一天，你能順利的完成這份工作。
When you receives an assignment, plan out everything perfectly, thinking that you would finish a portion of the assignment pre day and per month until you completely finish the assignment.
那大概是最理想的，但是正當你來著手做的時候。。。
That's probably the most ideal plan. However, as you started to do something with the assignment…
那會是這樣的:
It will turn out like this:
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任務公布日 截止日
那到底為什麼拖延症會存在？拖延症者的腦子都在想些什麼呢？
But why does procrastination exist? What is it that the procrastinator are thinking about?
讓我們來看看提姆·厄本在TED演講中如何闡述他對拖延症患者的研究和發現
Let's take a look at what did Tim Urban share his opinion and discovery about procrastination.
他發現拖延症患者的大腦和沒有拖延症的人腦是不一樣的
Through comparing the scan images of the brain of a procrastinator and that of a non-procrastinator, he found out that the brain of a procrastinator is different from that of a non-procrastinator.
這是非拖延症患者的大腦掃描圖
This is the scan image of a non-procrastinator's brain。
這是拖延症患者的大腦
This is the brain of a procrastinator
所以正當理性決策者想要理智的做一些決定去工作的時候，但是猴子一點都不喜歡這個決定。於是他就開始搶過方向盤開始搗亂
When the rational decision maker makes a rational decision, monkey doesn't like it. Then the monkey takes the wheel and starts to mess it up.
因為人腦中的及時行樂猴只想做簡單又有意思的事
Since the instant gratification monkey only wants something easy and fun.
好在人腦中還有理性決策者的存在，他讓人的大腦中不僅僅只有純動物的思想，而是有想像未來，縱觀大局，規劃長遠計劃的能力。
That's why we have the rational decision maker in human's brain who makes the human brain different from animal's. He visualizes the future, sees the big picture, and makes long term plan.
但是當理性決策者和及時行樂猴發生矛盾和衝突的時候，就比如你應該要去完成老闆給的任務了，但是你現在真的好想再看看抖音，拖延症者腦子裡的及時行樂猴通常就會明顯佔上風了。
However, when the rational decision maker is in a conflict with the instant gratification monkey, like when you really want to watch some Youtube videos while you should go finish the work assigned from your boss. Oftentimes, in procrastinator's brain, the instant gratification monkey wins the battle.
於是拖延症患者一發不可收拾的做起了及時行樂猴愛做的事：簡單又有意思的事。
Therefore, procrastinators can't stop doing what is pleasing to the instant gratification monkey: something easy and fun.
但是你也許疑問那為什麼在最後關節，人們還是會去完成任務，而不是自暴自棄呢？
Perhaps you would question that why do people still go finish their assignment at the last moment, instead of just listening to the monkey and quit doing everything?
不是因為理性決策者的崛起，而是就在及時行樂猴無法無天的時候，會有一個終極大boss會來制裁這潑猴。 他就是－－恐慌怪獸。
It is not that the decision maker takes over the sovereignty, but that as the instant gratification messes everything up, there comes an ultimate figure that would boss around this monkey. He is called —— the panic monster.
這個恐慌怪獸長期都在休眠，但是他會在截止日期快到的時候突然醒來；或者是感應到未來會公開出醜，事業危機，等等其他恐怖的結果時猛然驚醒。
The panic monster is dormant most of the time, but he suddenly wakes up when the due date gets too close, or there is a public embarrassment, a career disaster, or other scary consequences.
最重要的是，這是唯一一個能讓及時行樂猴感到害怕的人物。
Most importantly, he is the only thing that the monkey is afraid of.
當恐慌怪獸出現，猴子會被嚇得撒腿就跑, 這時就輪到理性決策者來掌舵了。
When the panic monster shows up, the monkey will run away, feeling so scared, and now, it's the rational decision's turn to hold the wheel.
看完提姆這樣有趣的講述，我想我們應該初步了解到了拖延症患者的病理。
After watching this interesting TED talk, I think we get a gist of the pathology of procrastination.
雖然知道了拖延症的機制，我們好像還是不能完全改掉拖拖拉拉的壞毛病，
Although by knowing the mechanism of procrastination doesn't remove this bad behavior from us
但是至少我們對於大腦裡阻礙我們做正確的事的及時行樂猴有了更全面的了解，我們也意識到它的存在有多大的危害，也許在下次這潑猴又出來搗亂的時候，我們可以認識到他在做什麼然後及時制裁他。
At least we gain a more comprehensive understanding of the instant gratification monkey, and how harmful is he that he always gets into our way. Maybe the next time when the monkey comes out and messes everything up, we can realize that instead of being controlled by him, we should hold the wheel and do what is right to do.