双语阅读｜拖延症者的脑子在想啥？
朋友们，你有经历过这样的情况吗？
Have you experienced a situation like this, pal?
这是任务公布日 这是任务截止的
当你面对一个任务的时候，也许你规划的极其完美，你想着每一天 每个月都完成任务的一部分直到截止的那一天，你能顺利的完成这份工作。
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，但是正当你来着手做的时候。。。
That's probably the most ideal plan. However, as you started to do something with the assignment…
那会是这样的:
It will turn out like this:
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任务公布日 截止日
那到底为什么拖延症会存在？拖延症者的脑子都在想些什么呢？
But why does procrastination exist? What is it that the procrastinator are thinking about?
让我们来看看提姆·厄本在TED演讲中如何阐述他对拖延症患者的研究和发现
Let's take a look at what did Tim Urban share his opinion and discovery about procrastination.
他发现拖延症患者的大脑和没有拖延症的人脑是不一样的
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.
这是非拖延症患者的大脑扫描图This is the scan image of a non-procrastinator's brain。
这是非拖延症患者的大脑扫描图 This is the scan image of a non-pr
这是拖延症患者的大脑This is the brain of a procrastinator
这是拖延症患者的大脑 This is the brain of a procrastinator
所以正当理性决策者想要理智的做一些决定去工作的时候，但是猴子一点都不喜欢这个决定。于是他就开始抢过方向盘开始捣乱
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.
因为人脑中的及时行乐猴只想做简单又有意思的事
Since the instant gratification monkey only wants something easy and fun.
好在人脑中还有理性决策者的存在，他让人的大脑中不仅仅只有纯动物的思想，而是有想象未来，纵观大局，规划长远计划的能力。
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.
但是当理性决策者和及时行乐猴发生矛盾和冲突的时候，就比如你应该要去完成老板给的任务了，但是你现在真的好想再看看抖音，拖延症者脑子里的及时行乐猴通常就会明显占上风了。
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.
于是拖延症患者一发不可收拾的做起了及时行乐猴爱做的事：简单又有意思的事。
Therefore, procrastinators can't stop doing what is pleasing to the instant gratification monkey: something easy and fun.
但是你也许疑问那为什么在最后关节，人们还是会去完成任务，而不是自暴自弃呢？
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?
不是因为理性决策者的崛起，而是就在及时行乐猴无法无天的时候，会有一个终极大boss会来制裁这泼猴。 他就是－－恐慌怪兽。
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.
这个恐慌怪兽长期都在休眠，但是他会在截止日期快到的时候突然醒来；或者是感应到未来会公开出丑，事业危机，等等其他恐怖的结果时猛然惊醒。
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，这是唯一一个能让及时行乐猴感到害怕的人物。
Most importantly, he is the only thing that the monkey is afraid of.
当恐慌怪兽出现，猴子会被吓得撒腿就跑, 这时就轮到理性决策者来掌舵了。
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.
看完提姆这样有趣的讲述，我想我们应该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.
虽然知道了拖延症的机制，我们好像还是不能完全改掉拖拖拉拉的坏毛病，
Although by knowing the mechanism of procrastination doesn't remove this bad behavior from us
但是至少我们对于大脑里阻碍我们做正确的事的及时行乐猴有了更全面的了解，我们也意识到它的存在有多大的危害，也许在下次这泼猴又出来捣乱的时候，我们可以认识到他在做什么然后及时制裁他。
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.
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