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Practice Listening: Highlight Correct Summary ID: #35435 Short Procrastination

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You will hear a recording. Click on the paragraph that best relates to the recording.

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To understand the roots of procrastination helps us weaken it. We know where it comes from: “Ah, I can be aware of and see these dynamics happening in front of me.' But another kind of awareness is to gain awareness of what we are feeling. What do approach motives feel like versus avoidance? We know when we're cleaning the fridge in our dorm room the night before the final exam that that’s procrastination. But there are other times it's not so clear. Is checking your email procrastination? Is studying or doing the task on the low-important item on your list—is that procrastination? A lot of times it is. So the more we know, the greater awareness we have of our tendencies and our motivations, we’re more likely to overcome them. So we want to cultivate a stance, an observer's stance, and say, 'What does this feel like? What am I experiencing? What am I thinking?" So that we can then actively choose what we want to feel and think and what we're motivated by.

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To gain awareness of what we’re feeling, we need to cultivate an observer’s stance so that we can clean the fridge in our dorm room the night before the final exam, and therefore, we’re more likely to overcome procrastination. By cultivating an observer’s stance, we could have a greater awareness of our tendencies and motivations, and we’re more likely to overcome avoidance motives. To overcome procrastination, we should ask ourselves whether we have checked our email and whether we are doing the task on the low-important item on our list. To overcome procrastination, we should gain awareness of our approach motives or avoidance motives when doing things, which means that we need to cultivate an observer’s stance to examine ourselves.

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Option 4: "To overcome procrastination, we should gain awareness of our approach motives or avoidance motives when doing things, which means that we need to cultivate an observer’s stance to examine ourselves."

Explanation: This option accurately captures the main idea of the text, which is about gaining awareness of both approach and avoidance motives to overcome procrastination. It highlights the necessity of cultivating an observer's stance, aligning perfectly with the text's emphasis on understanding our feelings and motivations.

Option 1: "To gain awareness of what we’re feeling, we need to cultivate an observer’s stance so that we can clean the fridge in our dorm room the night before the final exam, and therefore, we’re more likely to overcome procrastination."

Explanation: This option incorrectly focuses on the specific example of cleaning the fridge, which is a narrow instance of procrastination rather than the broader theme of gaining awareness of feelings and motivations. The text emphasizes the importance of cultivating an observer's stance to understand our feelings and motivations in general, not just in relation to one specific action.

Option 2: "By cultivating an observer’s stance, we could have a greater awareness of our tendencies and motivations, and we’re more likely to overcome avoidance motives."

Explanation: While this option mentions cultivating an observer's stance and awareness, it incorrectly narrows the focus to 'avoidance motives' only. The text discusses both approach and avoidance motives, and the correct summary should reflect the comprehensive nature of awareness regarding both types of motives.

Option 3: "To overcome procrastination, we should ask ourselves whether we have checked our email and whether we are doing the task on the low-important item on our list."

Explanation: This option presents a limited view by suggesting that asking about specific tasks like checking email or low-priority items is the key to overcoming procrastination. The text emphasizes a broader awareness of feelings and motivations rather than focusing solely on specific actions.

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