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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!
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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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