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# Watch ArborBridge Co-Founder Tim Urban's TED Talk: Inside the Mind of a Master Procrastinator

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March 15, 2016

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Just last month, co-founder of both ArborBridge and internet sensation, [Wait But Why](http://waitbutwhy.com/), Tim Urban, survived the daunting task of doing a TED Talk.

[Read the full story behind Tim's Talk](http://waitbutwhy.com/2016/03/doing-a-ted-talk-the-full-story.html)

Appropriately titled “Inside the Mind of a Master Procrastinator,” Tim walks us through a typical journey a procrastinator like himself might experience when a deadline is fast approaching. See how Tim copes with the Instant Gratification Monkey and the Panic Monster. Laugh hysterically. Find out what happens when procrastinators don’t have a deadline to work towards.

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