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And, I need to understand why I prefer that over the calm ____________ of getting things done with oodles of time on my hands.

Back then, being ____________ was a good thing, but in modern life, with work goals and deadlines, when we are ____________ and get distracted, we procrastinate.

I probably got a better sense that for me it seems very squarely around the emotional aspect of it. Perhaps I get more emotional ____________ from doing it last minute.

Sam Well, I guessed it was 10 percent. Neil Which was... the wrong answer, I'm afraid. In fact around 20 percent of us have a ____________ so strong it makes life difficult.

What he doesn't understand is why he prefers to work under pressure, instead of finishing calmly with ______,or lots of,time.

Sam The phrase _____________________ is used to emphasise that you are completely certain of something.

Sam Hmm... Let's listen again to comedian Eshaan Akbar talking how he feels when he ____________:

Neil In the same way that our ancestors felt good living on impulse, Eshaan thinks he gets ____________ -a feeling of pleasure and satisfaction - from doing things at the last minute.

Neil If you're ____________, you feel stressed or anxious because of having too much to do.

Neil What Sam says is supported by a theory of human evolution which explains how putting things off is an ____________ response.

Sam Hang on, Neil, my time management skills are OK, thank you! With me, it's more of an emotional response - I see a _____________________, feel threatened, and think, 'how on earth will I finish all that?!'

Back when we were living in caves, life was dangerous and short, and our ancestors were ____________ - they acted suddenly, on instinct, without thinking about the consequences of what they were doing.

So, forgive yourself and start making changes, Sam, before you end up like the ____________ in my question: what percentage of people procrastinate so much that it interferes with day-to-day life.

Sam I'll guess that around 10 percent of people have a serious ____________ problem.

Sam Eshaan thinks that he is a procrastinator _____________________, a phrase which is used to emphasise that you are completely certain of something.

Neil Eshaan also says that, like Sam, he works better ____________, when he feels stressed or anxious because of having too much to do.

Neil Let me guess, it's because you delayed, and delayed, and put your work off until the last minute - as usual! You're a real ____________ , Sam - someone who keeps delaying things that need to be done.

Neil OK, Sam. We'll find out the answer later in the programme. Sam is certainly not alone in ____________ until the last minute.

Here's Ella al-Shamahi, presenter of BBC Radio 4's, Why Do We Do That? talking to the comedian, Eshaan Akbar, about his ____________ habit:

Eshaan Akbar I am a serial procrastinator without _____________________.

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