Listen to Your Intuition — It Can Help You Navigate the Future | Hrund Gunnsteinsdóttir | TED

翻译人员: Jacelyn Tang 校对人员: Yanyan Hong

You all know that feeling,

你们都会知道那种感觉，

that sense of overwhelm when confronted with an urgent task,

那种面临紧急事务时的压迫感，

thinking if I only try better, work harder

想着如果我再尝试，再努力，

and you put yourself aside time and time again

一次又一次地把自己放在一旁，

because there are bigger things to think about.

只因为有比那更大的事情需要考虑。

When I started working for the United Nations

当我刚开始为联合国工作时，

just after the war in Kosovo,

就在科索沃战争之后，

it felt like walking into an open wound,

那感觉就像走进未愈合的伤口，

and I was determined to give it all I had,

而我坚定地想要给出我的一切，

knowing that the people who had suffered war were my priority,

我知道那些在战争中受苦的人们 是我的首要任务，

while my own well-being was not.

而并非我自己的幸福。

In early 2002,

2002年初，

when I was traveling for work from Kosovo to Kazakhstan,

当我从科索沃去到哈萨克斯坦工作时，

I felt this terrible pain and I started to bleed.

我感受到了一阵糟糕的疼痛 并且开始流血，

I didn't think much of it.

但我没多想。

I just took painkillers and continued with work.

只是吃了止疼药后便继续工作。

It was only years later that I realized I'd had a miscarriage,

几年之后我才发现我流产了，

and instead of this being a wake-up call, I just kept plowing on,

但与其把它当成一种警示， 我依旧继续耕耘，

deepening my disconnection with my body and my emotions.

这加深了我的身体和情绪之间的断连。

Soon after, I was in the unique position

在这之后，我任职于一个特别的职位，

of having a guaranteed job at the UN for life,

那就是我一直以来的梦想 ——

which had been a dream of mine.

在联合国里拥有一份有保障的工作。

But at the UN in Geneva, the heavy bureaucracy

但日内瓦联合国内存在严重的官僚制度，

and hierarchy felt all-consuming.

和令人窒息的阶级制度。

My sense of purpose got weaker,

我的使命感开始减弱，

and I felt increasingly out of touch with the living world.

并逐渐与现实世界脱节。

So I left my job at the UN,

所以我从联合国辞职了，

thinking we are serving system instead of serving people and the planet.

因为觉得我们与其是在为人民和地球服务， 不如说是在为制度服务。

And I thought something needed to change inside me.

并且我觉得自己需要一些改变，

And I also felt our systems were out of sync.

也觉得我们的系统制度已经不同步。

And maybe this feels familiar to some of you.

这也许对你们某些人来说有些熟悉，

Those of us who work in climate and sustainability

尤其是在气候与可持续性界

work on transforming or changing systems.

为制度的转化和改变努力的我们。

But systems don't change themselves, right?

但制度不会自己改变，对吧？

It's people like you and me that together change systems.

那是像你和我一样的人在做出改变。

But I don't think we can help big systems change

但我不觉得我们能长久地 为大型制度做出改革，

in the long run

unless we connect within

除非我们互相联结，

and the change starts from within us.

那么改变将从我们开始。

And lucky for us,

而我们如此幸运，

there is this beautiful Icelandic concept that can help us do that.

有一个美丽的冰岛语概念能帮助 我们去做出改变：

My soul searching brought me to intuition,

“寻找自我的过程中让我拥有了直觉”，

which in Icelandic is called “innsaei.”

在冰岛语叫做“Innsaei”。

And in the company of some amazing colleagues,

在拥有出色的同事的公司里，

I've been able to practice,

我得以练习，

research and interview scientists, spiritual leaders

研究和采访世界各地的科学家，精神领袖，

and artists from around the world.

和艺术家。

And I've discovered that we all have intuition,

然后我发现了我们都拥有直觉，

and it's up to us to tune in to it,

而那全取决于我们如何感受它，

which can be quite a challenge in today's world.

这在现今社会是一个挺大的挑战。

Intuition is fundamental to our intelligence,

直觉是智慧的根本，

and I don't think we give it the attention that it deserves.

而我并不觉得我们给与了它应得的关注。

Unconsciously, we process a massive amount of information,

我们无意识地吸收了庞大的资讯量，

sensory data that our body picks up, including the brain.

我们的身体接收到的感官数据，包括大脑。

While this is unconscious, it still shapes our actions.

即使它是无意识的， 它依然造就了我们的行动。

Our very focused conscious mind can grasp only a tiny fraction

我们的集中意识只能捕捉到这些数据中

of all this data processing.

极小的部分。

Intuition helps us tap into this information.

直觉帮助我们利用这些数据。

It helps us "read the room," come up with insights,

它帮助我们“阅读空气”，产生见解，

and tune in to other people and the world around us.

并融入我们周围的人和世界。

Sometimes we dismiss intuition as an irrational impulse

有时候直觉被我们否认为是一种

that we shouldn't rely on,

不应该依赖的非理性冲动，

or a woo-woo concept that hasn’t been backed by science.

或是一种未被科学支持的巫毒概念。

But research shows the catalyzing role intuition has for creativity, compassion,

但研究表明，直觉是创造力、同情心、

mental agility and the human genius.

敏捷的思维和人类天才的催化剂。

We actually need good intuition to reason well,

我们其实需要好的直觉来帮助我们推理，

and without intuition,

而没有直觉，

there wouldn't be much innovation.

就不会有这么多的创新。

A research on a group of Nobel laureates

在一个诺贝尔得奖者的研究团队里指出，

showed the key role intuition played in their discoveries,

直觉在他们的发现中扮演着重要的角色，

and as they shifted between analysis and intuition,

而当他们在分析和直觉之间转换时，

it led them to their big leaps.

这带领他们迈出了一大步。

My search for answers brought me back to my roots

在寻找答案的途中我回到了根源，

and helped me see with fresh eyes

并让我用全新的视角去看待

the Icelandic word for intuition, "innsaei."

直觉的冰岛语，“innsaei”。

Innsaei helps us reframe intuition

Innsaei帮助我们重新定义直觉，

because it brings together the scientific and the spiritual,

它把科学与精神，

the solid and the poetic.

坚实而富有诗意的特质带到了一起。

Innsaei means the sea within,

Innsaei指的是内心的大海，

and refers to the ever-flowing unconscious mind.

和源源不断的潜意识。

The sea within cannot be put into boxes because then it ceases to flow.

内心的大海无法被装进盒子里， 这样它就无法流动了。

Stress, work and financial pressures can block our access to innsaei.

压力，工作和经济压力 会阻挡我们通往innsaei。

And while we can't get rid of these pressures,

而当我无法甩掉这些压力时，

we can learn how to clear the way to innsaei when we need it.

我们能在需要时学习如何 清理通往innsaei的通道。

Meditation and mindfulness practices can help us do that

冥想和正念练习 能通过调节我们的神经系统

as they regulate our nervous system,

来帮助我们，

and we gain clarity in mind.

从此获得明晰的头脑。

Intuition picks up information with all our body,

直觉能拾取周身的信息，

so next time you feel something's off,

所以当下次你感觉到不对劲，

you get chills down your spine or a gut reaction, ask yourself,

比如脊椎发冷或肠道反应，问问自己：

what is my unconscious trying to tell me?

我的潜意识想告诉我什么？

Innsaei also means to see within,

Innsaei也代表看见内心，

to be self-aware,

拥有自我意识，

and one of the most powerful ways to see within

而其中最强大的方法便是

is to pay attention to how you pay attention

注意你如何集中注意，

and document it.

并记录起来。

Attention journaling helps you witness

“注意日记”能帮助你看见

how innsaei plays a role in your life and how best to harness it.

Innsaei在生活中的重要性 并如何更有效地利用它。

And lastly, innsaei means to see from the inside out

最后，Innsaei代表着从内在角度去看待，

and has to do with how we navigate the ocean of life from within

并与我们如何用心中强大的指南针

with a strong inner compass.

来导航内心的生命海洋有关。

Aligning with innsaei is the work only you can do.

与Innsaei保持协调是我们唯一能做的事，

And allowing innsaei to flow

并允许Innsaei去流动，

sometimes involves finding the balance between being and doing.

有时候包括找到存在与行动之间的平衡。

And for many of us, it actually takes discipline to simply be

对大多数人来说，这需要自律性

and allow the world to come to us.

去允许世界走向我们。

One of the most powerful ways I've seen innsaei

其中我亲眼见过Innsaei 能影响世界最强大的方法是

have an impact in the world

is through the work of my dear friend,

通过我最亲爱的朋友，一个海洋探索者，

the ocean explorer Enric Sala.

安立克·萨拉（Enric Sala）的作品。

When we first met, he was introduced to me

我们初次见面时，我得知他

as the man who had left academia

是一位为了投身拯救海洋

in order to spend most of his time in the ocean to help save it.

而离开学术界的男人。

I was intrigued,

我很感兴趣，

and I have since then interviewed him

所以我开始采访他

both for our film and my film and my book

关于我们的电影和书中 Innsaei

about the role innsaei has played in his pioneering work.

如何在他的开拓性工作中发挥作用。

Enric's childhood dream was to become a marine biologist

安立克的童年梦想是 成为一名海洋生物学家，

and after having spent seven years as a university professor,

在花费了身为大学教授的七年后，

Enric felt as if he was writing the obituary of the ocean

安立克觉得，与其是在治愈海洋，

instead of providing a cure.

不如说他为其写了一份讣告。

So he left his job,

所以他辞职了，

and he went on to found the National Geographic Pristine Seas Project,

并参与了国家地理“原始海洋”项目，

where he is able to immerse himself in the ocean

在那里他能够与 科学家和制片人的团队共同

and explore its ecosystems

探索海洋及其生态系统。

in a team of scientists and filmmakers.

Spending time in the ocean has helped Enric enormously develop his intuition

在海上的日子帮助培养了安立克的直觉，

about what's wrong with the ocean and how to bring it back.

从而发现海洋问题并解决它们。

Since 2008,

自 2008 年，

Pristine Seas has been able to establish 27

“原始海洋”已建立

of the largest marine protected areas in the world,

世界最大的海洋保护区中的 27 座，

covering an area more than twice the size of India.

覆盖的面积相当于两个印度。

Enric's story supports research that shows that intuition gets deeper

安立克的故事支持了直觉 会随着经验、

and better with experience, knowledge and expertise.

知识与专业而加深的研究。

Also, how we immerse ourselves in the world,

还有我们，有意识或无意识地，

consciously or unconsciously,

仅仅沉浸于这个世界

shapes how we show up and how we navigate it.

就足以塑造我们为何挺身而出， 以及我们如何存在。

The world we live in is very much like the ocean.

我们所生活的世界与海洋非常相似。

It's constantly changing and we need to decide which direction to go.

它不断地变换，而我们必须决定 该去往何方。

We are now midway into the decisive decade for climate change.

我们现在正处于气候变化 决定性十年的中期，

We’re taking stock, renewing our understanding and agency.

我们评估现况， 更新我们的理解与行动力。

As we wayfind and change systems,

当我们正寻找出路和改变制度时，

we also need to renew our focus and vision.

我们也需要更新我们的焦点与展望。

And I think innsaei can help us in three ways.

而我觉得Innsaei能从三个方面帮助我们。

First, like Enric's story shows,

首先，就像安立克的故事，

it helps to see the big picture and how everything is interconnected.

它帮助我们理解整体情况和 所有事物如何相互联结。

And secondly, innsaei grounds us in the present,

接着，Innsaei让我们集中于当下，

enables us to be more in charge of our own attention

使我们更能掌控自身的注意力。

and therefore better prepared for the unexpected.

所以，最好对未知做好准备。

And lastly, as we immerse ourselves in a given task

最后，当我们沉浸于某项任务

and we connect dots beyond man-made silos,

并穿越人为的壁垒， 连接不同领域之间的联系时，

our creativity, focus and performance improve.

我们的创造力，专注力与表现 会不断精进。

As we navigate towards new horizons,

当我们导向新视野，

we need our vivid imaginations to set sails towards the possible.

我们需要生动的想象力 来向着可能扬帆起航。

Grounded in innsaei's innate understanding

植根于Innsaei对行星与人类之间的联系

of planetary and human interconnectedness,

与生俱来的理解，

imagination can guide us towards the futures that we dream of.

想象力能带领我们迈向梦想的未来，

It helps us see in our minds what we intuit to be possible.

它帮助我们在脑海中 看到我们直觉上可能发生的事情.

Because if we can't imagine better futures,

因为，如果我们无法想象更美好的未来，

how on earth are we going to get there?

地球上的我们该如何抵达？

Thank you.

谢谢。

(Applause)

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