Quiz John Perry and procrastination

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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 language

Procrastination

Semantic situation

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Procrastinate comes from the Latin "procrastinare". What does this verb mean?

To forget to wash

To take a job cleaning

To procrastinate

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What makes a procrastinator special?

Procrastination

Faineantise

Laxity

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What is John Perry's solution to his disability?

Get his wife to do her job

Stop working

Make lists of important tasks and things

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So what does he call the creative procrastinator?

The blessed one

The structural procrastinator

The eternal latecomer

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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" .

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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 money

Perry realized that he had forgotten to buy sugar

Perry realized that his attitude to life had to change

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What's the name of his 2012 book on the subject of the quiz?

The art of procrastination

Situations and attitudes

Dialogue on good, evil and the existence of God

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In psychology, what is the underlying cause of procrastination?

Perfectionism, social anxiety and fear of failure

Fatigue and marginality

Anti-sociality and withdrawal

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Question 10 / 11

In your opinion, is a procrastinator a lazy, inactive person?

Yes

I'll tell you later, bye

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Question 11 / 11

"Never put off until tomorrow what you could do the day after tomorrow". Who is this quote from?

John Perry

Mark Twain

Voltaire

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Quiz John Perry and procrastination

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?

Procrastinate comes from the Latin "procrastinare". What does this verb mean?

What makes a procrastinator special?

What is John Perry's solution to his disability?

So what does he call the creative procrastinator?

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...

What's the name of his 2012 book on the subject of the quiz?

In psychology, what is the underlying cause of procrastination?

In your opinion, is a procrastinator a lazy, inactive person?

"Never put off until tomorrow what you could do the day after tomorrow". Who is this quote from?

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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?

Procrastinate comes from the Latin "procrastinare". What does this verb mean?

What makes a procrastinator special?

What is John Perry's solution to his disability?

So what does he call the creative procrastinator?

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...

What's the name of his 2012 book on the subject of the quiz?

In psychology, what is the underlying cause of procrastination?

In your opinion, is a procrastinator a lazy, inactive person?

"Never put off until tomorrow what you could do the day after tomorrow". Who is this quote from?

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...