Now,/let’s examine the diagram/which represents the challenge at hand/anytime you take on a task. The Critical Entrance/is where you go when you start the task;/the Dark Woods/is where you’re actually doing the work;/and once you finish,/you’re rewarded by ending up in the Happy Playground/—a place where you feel satisfaction/because you got something done. You occasionally even enter a state of Flow,/where you’re so immersed in the task/that you lose track of time. Sounds pretty simple,/right?
　　Unfortunately,/procrastinators tend to miss out on both the Happy Playground and Flow. For example,/consider a procrastinator/who couldn’t bring himself to get started. He spent hours in the Dark Playground,/one of the monkey’s favorite places,/knowing the deadline was drawing near. He was only making his life harder by not starting. Eventually,/the deadline got so close,/the Panic Monster suddenly came roaring into the room,/causing him to fly through the task/to hit the deadline. After he finishes,/he feels decent/because he accomplished something,/but he’s not that pleased/because he knows he rushed to do it. He also feels/he wasted most of his day procrastinating. This lands him in Mixed Feelings Park.