So how do you overcome the intrinsic urge to put off so many tasks?

那我们要如何克服拖任务的内在冲动呢？

Well, I do feel bad about my procrastination actually.

我真的对自己的拖症感到难过。

Red tape and cuts have fatally delayed adequate testing.

缛节和削减开支严重拖了充分的检测。

This is what was holding up your due diligence.

这就是尽职拖的原因。

Acknowledge you procrastination, your future self will procrastinate.

承认你的拖症，你以后还是会拖任务的。

If you slack off or procrastinate do you still reward your bad habits?

你还在奖励自己懈怠拖的坏习惯吗？

And this is what happens every time we procrastinate.

而这正是我们每次拖的后果。

We're going to talk about a formula for procrastination.

我们要谈一谈拖症的方案。

She has people fill out surveys about how often they procrastinate.

她让人们填写了关於 他们拖频率的卷。

Some lawmakers are talking about stalling nominations.

一些议员在讨论采取拖提名的方法。

So why not get into the habit of waiting to buy things, especially expensive ones?

所以为什么不养成拖买东西的习惯，尤其是昂贵的东西呢？

Analysts expect that Judge Kavanaugh's nomination will move forward as scheduled despite yesterday's delays.

分析人员预测卡瓦诺法官的提名将按期进行，不会受到昨天的拖影响。

Personally, I think it’s important to try and understand why we procrastinate.

我觉得尝试了解我们拖的原因是很重要的。

Before we dive into specific solutions, it's useful to know why we procrastinate.

在我们深入探讨具体的解决方案之前，了解我们拖的原因是很有用的。

Because active procrastinators? They tend to get pretty good grades.

因为主动拖者们的成绩往往都不错。

There are great temptations to delay the moment of truth or avoid it altogether.

他们会难以避免，一再拖揭露真相的时刻或是直接逃避。

Let's listen again to comedian Eshaan Akbar talking how he feels when he procrastinates.

我们再听一下喜剧演员埃肖恩·阿克巴尔如何谈论他在拖时的感受。

Every time you procrastinate that wall gets a little larger.

每当你拖的时候，那堵墙就会变得更大。

In fact, social media is one of the most common ways that people procrastinate.

事实上，社交媒体是人们拖的最常见的方式之一。

So the next time you're distracted or procrastinating just remember this important lesson.

所以，下次你分心的时候，或者下次你又拖的时候，记住这个教训。