An End to Procrastination | Archana Murthy | TEDxMarcusHighSchool 

I think she deserves a better audience.

Inspite of getting no reaction or response from the audience she continued with the same energy and smile. Mad respect for her. Bravo to you girl.

wow she is giving a ted talk to zombies..

I wonder how many of us are procrastinating by watching incredibly important and lifechanging TED videos...

That crowd was procrastinating on laughing

good talk, tough crowd..

Archana: “Say it with me...” audience: *silent* I feel so bad for her.

The audience is procrastinating from being alive.

I study procrastination. I am super impressed by this talk, not just on the topic of procrastination (which is excellent) but the style of her talk. Lot of substance packed in. Heads and shoulders above most TedTalks by “professional” speakers. She is brilliant!

I think the crowd is so quiet because they're speechless, she's better than most speakers twice her age

Five Guidelines : 1: Set Goals 2: Be Positive 3: Aknowlegement of your feeling or your actions 4: Be greatfull 5: Record What Happend In a day "Don't Procrastinate"

End to Procrastination Algo: 1. Set the goal 2. Be Positive 3. Acknowledge and reflect on feelings 4. Feel Grateful 5. Record talk greatly delivered, problem analysed in depth, good solution proposed. Thanks a lot. From a chronic procrastinator.

Very vibrant speaker- she's def going places

I procrastinate because I have too much to do, so I do nothing and just watch some ted talks on youtube

when you're watching a video about how to stop procastination but you are in a deadline so you were just procastinating by watching this video

Who else is procastinating watching this video.. :/

Excellent video! 3 things that have helped me: 1. Read the book "The War of Art' by Steven Pressfield. This books also references the quote from the Bhagwad Gita. 2. Write down Long-term, short-term and daily goals 3. Use the 'Pomodoro' technique. Break down large tasks into intervals of 25 minutes. In my experience, procrastination often occurs because of feeling overwhelmed by a big task. By breaking down a big task into smaller tasks, it makes it easier to take action.

She's an amazing speaker ✨ and deserves more humourous and alive audience

Crowd so stingy with them positive reactions. Give some feedback you bunch of mutes.

Wow, I clicked on this thinking it wasn't gonna help much (ie, to procrastinate). To my surprise, I've never heard of this stuff before. And I'm always looking for ways to rewire myself. I've written down the 5m method and will tape it up by my desk :) Thank you so much!!

Archana, you're one of the best speakers I've heard, you look sincere. It was a good choice to keep going in spite of the audience

She believes in herself and what she is saying ... That's what made her to continue with same charisma from start till end ...🎉🎉🎉

maybe the crowds unengaged silence stems from their jealousy.. because she's great!

she is so bright and spoke so well also in front of a dead audience is so remarkable

Sounds like she’s giving the sound test the day before and the audience hasn’t arrived yet

A very enthusiastic public speaker. Keep up the good work!

That was a rough room! Excellent job young lady! I’m impressed with your public speaking ability.

Did she accidentally give a TED talk at a funeral/vigil?

It's the first time I hear of chronic procrastination being associated with fear of commitment. This may actually be helpful. I have both, but I never thought they could be related.

“One must do action without any expectation of the fruit of the action.” One must do work without expecting the reward or a fear of consequences The work should be done with no emotion in any external factors

Thank you so much. I am a 68 yr old who is totally impressed by your ted talk. Loved your 3 mmm. Your method is motivating and folks are never too old to learn. Again thank you🙏

Actual tips start at 7:23

1. Clear goal. 2. Only positive thought. 3. Self-reflection. 4. Gratitude. 5. Journaling

Great wisdom. Shows to tell how wisdom and growth does not come from time but from experience and the will to learn

Is she talking to a wall?

Awesome orator and tackled the subject really well. The crowd could have given encouragement, she really deserved it.

Archana, you are a wonderful speaker, you have really helped me.

OMFG, I was writing notes on this video after I watched it and I started procrastinating on facebook... I have a real problem...

the audience is pissing me off LAUGH, REACT !

What an awesome speaker. Clear and lucid points. You should be a presenter. Best wishes.

Dead crowd - very alive talk - well done Archana Murthy - I got some really good tips on action to be more positive in my actions so thank you

Wow! To have figured out this much about overcoming procrastination while still in high school is incredible. Wonderful job and thank you so much for sharing your story and tips! As a woman in her mid-30's who is a struggling "situation procrastinator," this was very helpful!

U are such an excellent speaker! Iam amazed at how silent the audience was.

Thank You so much for the video..You were radiating so much positivity during the entire talk. ❤

This deserves way more views. It really is great advice.

This is a really great talk. It's basically the answer to life. Thank you Archana Murthy!

what an amazing talk - skillfully and engaging held too what s wrong with the crowd though? braindead?

Archana, you should write a book! What a thoughtful, insightful, generous person you are. Thank you!

I understand why the crowd was quiet... Her image (she doesn't look "dominant" enough for A-type personalities), her commercial-like delivery, and it took her 7+ minutes to get to the good stuff. It's an AWESOME VIDEO, so thank god it was taped for those who appreciate it.

This is awesome - 'if I avoid work it will bring stress and anxiety' nailed it.

She did a great job developing and delivering this speech. One of the more helpful and informative ones on RU-vid.

what an amazing and engaging speaker! even though the audience lacked any emotion, she still stood confident and delivered her speech in a wonderful way. as an aspiring young public speaker, i take much inspiration from her :) bravo!

My god. What she says about the byproducts of procrastination at 13:20... I think I might just have found the cause of my stress, anxiety, depression and diminished self esteem. Mind-blowing.

Not just for teenagers! Great ideas and delivery!!

This is amazing! Thoughtful and practical advice and so well-delivered. Looking forward to implementing the Mmmmm method and have a feeling it's going to be very helpful. Can't wait to hear more solutions from Archana in the future, surely there will be many more!

She did a fantastic job delivering this speech and I learned a lot from her.

This is an excellent talk. Congratulations, Archana! You speak very well and your ideas are original, wise, insightful, and intelligent. Just ignore the negative comments on here. Haters will be haters. They cannot stand excellence in other people, especially from a woman of color. You have a very bright future ahead of you. Keep aiming high.

What an amazing speaker. We'll be hearing from her!

Archana this was absolutely wonderful! You articulate yourself so well . Great job !

I didnt hope this kind of speech from high school student. She was above my expectations. She is very wise and focus on good point about procrastination: emotions. She is right, if we can manage our emotions well we can be successfull in every area of life. Politicians and scientists discover this point. Social media effect our norosystem and handle us via our emotions thats why we are addicted. Good speech..

Thank you Archana for the good talk. I was motivated by your 5 M's. I acknowledge the fact that each person should question the reason behind procrastination.

It was much better than I expected, I thought it would be like hundreds of such videos, but I got something which I haven't heard anywhere. The idea of doing your work without expecting result or consequences is something that will put off the stress related to procrastination. May be it will help me much better than the number of books I have read on procrastination

what beautiful command of language!

I love this!!!!! You deserve this tedx talk spot!

1. Set a goal 2. Be positive 3. Acknowledge and reflect on my feelings 4. Feel grateful 5. Record what happens

This is truly relatable to me... I make plans, but I always shift them for future, then when I realize what I hv done I am stressed n cry

Thank you...., I've decided to watch this daily until what you tried to convey through your words register in my mind and action....this is my second time today...this is really helpful...and insightful

Thank you! What a wonderful contribution!

she definitely deserved a better audience man

I loved it it was so true!!! And you know one thing that got me was that it was like I knew this all along,I knew that those times which I didn't procrastinate was because I didn't think of the result and I didn't do it just to get to the result !! It is such an inspiring video,thank you .

An extremely good talk. I have not seen this way before. Its an idea worth exploring!

Honestly you are a really good and natural speaker, great work and advice I will try it and stick it to my vision board too!

procrastination is the killer of dreams good video though

She is superb...such an insight about not procrastinating things....Bhagavath Gita is the treasure for solutions....and you are so great being in America you are following Hindu traditions and respecting ours culture.

Excellent TedTalk, thanks for sharing. We love all tips to fight against Procrastination!

Oh people! Wake up and give the youth some hope when their trying! The child is giving a very well prepared speech and all you can do is contemplate breathing.

Don't focus on the results. Instead, focus on the work, and the work itself has to be enough One must do action without any expectation of the fruit of the action. I. Concrete goal No distractions, no internet II. Only positivity, push off negativity III. Self reflection every day: Acknowledge feeling of satisfaction or anxiety inside me IV. Feel grateful for being able to persue your goal V. Reflection journal

Last and final thoughts --- just wanna say, Archana, you are truly inspirational. Though I am a Christian and have different beliefs than you, I believe we meet on several things eye to eye. First of all I just want to say, you are a very, very gifted public speaker. You know how to captivate your audience with your engaging way of using the art of language. You organized your speech in a way that I think I learned in my speech class, with a hook/visualization component, tying it to your main message, and ending it off with a call to action. I also saw your usage of hand gestures, pauses, and different cues that led your audience along your speech. You also didn't pace back and forth, which can sometimes be distracting. (Sometimes it can be engaging if done a certain way; however, it is not necessary.) You could make a huge difference in this world if you used this gift continually. Like I said in a previous comment, I pray you come to know Jesus Christ (in His timing.) I will be praying for you for I believe that is how I can show appreciation to you. I know, you don't even know who I am, but just know this: Jesus Christ knows your name for He created your inmost being in your mother's womb and his thoughts for you outnumber the grains of sand on the seashore.... (Psalm 139.) If there was a God out there who was so loving and beautiful like this, I am sure you would want to know Him. I know you know there is a God, but knowing who God *truly* is is crucial in this fleeting life. All those who seek shall find. To all those who knock, the door shall be opened. And all those who ask, shall receive.

Concrete goals Positive thoughts Acknowledging the suceess/ failure at the end of the day Daily Self analysis Reflection journal

Very bright teenager! Fantastic talk! I am more than twice her age and I found this invaluable!

She right and amazing. So inspiring

Thank you!! Murthy, you are an excellent speaker🙏 Being a chronic procrastinator I have gone and am going through the dread of deadlines. I just can't get myself to work.

such a great talk ! it gave me hope to cure my procrastination tysm 🤍

Archana should take psychology as he major as she is bound to be a great psychologist! Speaks very well too!

bro this video changed my life. I was procrastinating on cutting my nails for like 2 weeks, and when she said my nails are too long, I paused the video and ran to cut my nails.

I learnt a lot from her, that should make me near enough to end my procrastination, but I didn't hear the audience at all.

BRO! That audiance tho SUCKS! They BARELY Laugh! This was so good! She deserves better people to listen to her!

I loved it!!...gonna do my best with her tips!!

2 main things drive our motivation. 1st is Desire & 2nd is Fear. Now we have the power to chose Desire and to be free. or Chose Fear and become a prisoner of the imaginary fear monster we created in our mind.

Mam be an actress!!! Your expressions are way better than many in the industry!

Can’t believe how accurate this is. Watched it in the evening and did exactly what she used here as distraction. Gonna try her mmmmm method. Hopefully it would work 👍🏽

I enjoyed this presentation and I hope that I will overcome this procrastination behavior

Yes I just started reading the Bhagavad Gita this morning and now I'm watching this Ted talk ❣️❣️

This message is such a blessing.

Excellent talk. Super helpful. You have no idea how bad my procrastination became. Even the thought of work makes me feel stressed and afraid. It's so unrational, especially for me being a very rational and confident person. But it's indeed a very subconscious process that I find hard to break. I will try your methods immediately. thank you so much. I'll update this thread with my progression.

Oh, girl! You’ve made my day! God bless you!

This is super powerful!

Worth watching and the line when she says to older people it might not be issue but to us it is is really true

Perfect speech, so true, honest, vulnerable, and inspiring

I ardently believe in Krishna. Right now I am facing this serious issue of procrastination and i guess this is the thing i really need. This is the video everyone who's procrastinating should watch. 👏👏👏