What is procrastination? Why do we wait until the last minute to complete tasks? And how can we stop procrastinating? On today’s episode of Thinking in English let’s discuss these questions and more!

TRANSCRIPT -- https://thinkinginenglish.blog/2022/05/04/how-to-stop-procrastinating/

Vocabulary List

To delay (v) – to make something happen at a later time than originally planned or expected

My plane was delayed by another hour

Deadline (n) – a time or day by which something must be done

The deadline for applications was April 15th

To sabotage (v) – to intentionally prevent the success of a plan or action

She tried to sabotage her colleagues’ careers!

Due (adj) – expected to happen or arrive at a particular time

The homework is due by midnight tomorrow

To overestimate (v) – to guess an amount that is too high or a size that is too big

I overestimated how much food to buy for the party… there is so much left over!

To underestimate (v) – to fail to guess or understand the real cost, size, difficulty, etc. of something

He seriously underestimated the cost of building his own house

frame of mind (phrase) – someone’s mood or the particular way someone thinks or feels about something

I was not in the right frame of mind to continue

Trigger (n) – an event or situation, etc. that causes something to start

There are fears that the incident may trigger more protests in the capital city

Daunting (adj) – if something is daunting it makes you feel slightly frightened or worried about your abilities to achieve something

Reforming the political system is a daunting task

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