Classic Classic Quiz John Perry and procrastination by Julien Julien 76 played - 4 mths ago Without realizing it, many people and students fall prey to procrastination. But what is procrastination? QUIZ 11 QUESTIONS expert 1 John Perry, born in January 1943, was a professor at Stanford University. What is the subject of the essay that won him the Ig Nobel Prize for Literature in 1991? Philosophy of languageProcrastinationSemantic situation 2 Procrastinate comes from the Latin "procrastinare". What does this verb mean? To forget to washTo take a job cleaningTo procrastinate 3 What makes a procrastinator special? ProcrastinationFaineantiseLaxity 4 What is John Perry's solution to his disability? Get his wife to do her jobStop workingMake lists of important tasks and things 5 So what does he call the creative procrastinator? The blessed oneThe structural procrastinatorThe eternal latecomer 6 Complete: "Pour être un __________ , toujours travailler est quelque chose ___________ , en l'utilisation comme un moyen d'éviter de faire quelque chose qui est encore ____ important... Travailleur acharne / d'important / plus"Faineant / d'intolerable / moins"Rigolo / d'abrutissant / aussi" . 7 What does Perry mean: "I once followed a trail of sugar, on the ground, through a supermarket, pushing my cart and looking for the buyer with the torn bag, to tell him he was making a mess. With each trip, the trail got thicker, but it seemed impossible to catch up. Finally, he appeared to me. I was the customer I was trying to catch". Perry realized that Perry was wasting moneyPerry realized that he had forgotten to buy sugarPerry realized that his attitude to life had to change 8 What's the name of his 2012 book on the subject of the quiz? The art of procrastinationSituations and attitudesDialogue on good, evil and the existence of God 9 In psychology, what is the underlying cause of procrastination? Perfectionism, social anxiety and fear of failureFatigue and marginalityAnti-sociality and withdrawal 10 In your opinion, is a procrastinator a lazy, inactive person? YesNoI'll tell you later, bye 11 "Never put off until tomorrow what you could do the day after tomorrow". Who is this quote from? John PerryMark TwainVoltaire A mistake in this Quiz ? Contact the author Commentaires
