Future Me | Harsha Yellayi | TEDxOakridge Intl School Vizag Youth

Procrastination and the tendency to leave tasks until the last moment are the focus of this TEDxOakridge International School Vizag Youth talk by Harsha Yellayi. The talk asks why people delay caring about tasks and what changes when a deadline approaches, and suggests that procrastination may be different from what it seems. Harsha is a Grade 12 student and founder of FinBuddy, a personal finance platform for young Indians. His interests include technology, economics and human behavior, and he has taken part in more than 20 Model United Nations conferences. The talk was given at an independently organized TEDx event.

• Why people postpone tasks until the last possible moment
• What changes when a deadline becomes pressing
• Reframing procrastination as something other than laziness
• Speaker background: Grade 12 student and founder of FinBuddy

We’ve all met the person who promises to get everything done tomorrow. The problem? That person is us. So why do we wait until the last possible moment to care? And what exactly changes when a deadline starts breathing down our necks? Maybe procrastination isn’t quite what we think it is. Harsha is a Grade 12 student, passionate about technology, economics, and human behavior. He is the founder of FinBuddy, a personal finance platform for young Indians, and his research has examined the relationship between news sentiment and financial markets. A curious learner, Harsha, enjoys asking questions about ambition, identity, technology, and the way people think. He has participated in 20+ Model United Nations conferences, serving as a committee chair and conference leader, and is involved in student leadership at school. Outside academics, he plays competitive basketball and tennis, reads widely, and writes. He enjoys learning, experimenting, and figuring things out for himself. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx