Try something new for 30 days | Matt Cutts

1,259,083 views ・ 2011-07-01

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Translator: Kai Cheong Chan Reviewer: Ann Lee
00:15
A few years ago, I felt like I was stuck in a rut,
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幾年前,
我突然覺得生活枯燥無味,
00:20
so I decided to follow in the footsteps
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於是我決定步
00:22
of the great American philosopher, Morgan Spurlock,
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偉大嘅美國思想家 Morgan Spurlock 嘅後麈,
00:25
and try something new for 30 days.
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嘗試持續30日做一啲新嘅事情。
00:28
The idea is actually pretty simple.
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呢個主意其實好簡單。
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Think about something you've always wanted to add to your life
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諗吓有啲你好想添加喺你人生裡面嘅嘢
00:33
and try it for the next 30 days.
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然後喺嚟緊果30日試吓佢。
原來,
00:37
It turns out 30 days is just about the right amount of time
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30日嘅時間啱啱好
00:40
to add a new habit or subtract a habit --
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夠養成或者戒除一個生活上嘅習慣 -
譬如話
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like watching the news --
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00:44
from your life.
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睇新聞報導嘅習慣。
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There's a few things I learned while doing these 30-day challenges.
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喺呢啲30日挑戰裡面,我學識咗一啲嘢。
00:49
The first was,
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首先係,
00:51
instead of the months flying by, forgotten,
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歲月唔再飛逝、被遺忘,
00:54
the time was much more memorable.
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而變得十分值得懷念。
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This was part of a challenge I did to take a picture every day for a month.
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有一個挑戰嘅部份係我喺一個月內每曰影低一張想。
01:00
And I remember exactly where I was and what I was doing that day.
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結果我完全記得番我每日喺邉度
同埋做過啲乜嘢。
01:06
I also noticed
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我又留意到
01:07
that as I started to do more and harder 30-day challenges,
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當我開始做更多更難嘅30日挑戰後,
我嘅自信心亦增強。
01:11
my self-confidence grew.
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01:12
I went from desk-dwelling computer nerd
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我由一個唔願離開座位嘅電腦呆子
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to the kind of guy who bikes to work.
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變成貪好玩
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For fun!
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而踩單車返工果類人。
01:19
(Laughter)
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01:20
Even last year, I ended up hiking up Mt. Kilimanjaro,
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舊年,我甚至爬上咗非洲最高嘅山,
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the highest mountain in Africa.
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Kilimanjaro 山。
01:25
I would never have been that adventurous before I started my 30-day challenges.
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喺我開始30日挑戰前
我絕對唔係咁富冒險精神嘅人
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I also figured out that if you really want something badly enough,
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我又發覺
如果你真係好想做一樣嘢,
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you can do anything for 30 days.
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你可以持續做果樣嘢30日。
你有冇諗過寫本小說吖?
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Have you ever wanted to write a novel?
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每年11月,
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Every November,
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數以萬計嘅人
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tens of thousands of people
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try to write their own 50,000-word novel, from scratch,
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嘗試喺30日內由零開始
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in 30 days.
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完成佢地5萬字嘅小說。
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It turns out, all you have to do is write 1,667 words a day
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原來,你只要
喺一個月內
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for a month.
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每日寫1,667個字。
01:57
So I did.
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我試過。
01:59
By the way, the secret is not to go to sleep
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我嘅秘密係未寫完果日嘅字數
我唔上床瞓覺。
02:02
until you've written your words for the day.
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02:04
You might be sleep-deprived,
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你可能會嚴重睡眠不足,
02:06
but you'll finish your novel.
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但係你可以寫成你嘅小說。
我本書會唔會成為下一部美國小說巨著?
02:09
Now is my book the next great American novel?
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02:12
No. I wrote it in a month.
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梗係唔會喇!我只用咗一個月時間嚟寫。
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It's awful.
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其實本書慘不忍睹。
02:16
(Laughter)
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02:17
But for the rest of my life,
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不過,喺我餘生,
02:19
if I meet John Hodgman at a TED party,
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當我喺TED聚會遇到 John Hodgman 時,
02:22
I don't have to say,
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我唔使話,
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"I'm a computer scientist."
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我係電腦科學家。
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No, no, if I want to, I can say, "I'm a novelist."
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我鍾意嘅話,可以介紹我係小說家。
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(Laughter)
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(笑聲)
最後我想講嘅係,
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So here's one last thing I'd like to mention.
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02:35
I learned that when I made small, sustainable changes,
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我學識當我作出細小而持續嘅改變,
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things I could keep doing,
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我能夠一直做落去嘅事情,
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they were more likely to stick.
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佢地更容易成為習慣。
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There's nothing wrong with big, crazy challenges.
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偉大、瘋狂嘅挑戰並非壞事。
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In fact, they're a ton of fun.
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事實上,佢地會帶來無窮樂趣。
02:48
But they're less likely to stick.
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但係佢地較難持續下去。
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When I gave up sugar for 30 days,
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當我放棄糖果30日後,
第31日會變成咁樣。
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day 31 looked like this.
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02:54
(Laughter)
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(笑聲)
等我問吓你:
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So here's my question to you:
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02:59
What are you waiting for?
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你仲等乜嘢呢?
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I guarantee you the next 30 days
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我保證
03:03
are going to pass whether you like it or not,
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無論你鍾唔鍾意
嚟緊嘅30日都會成為過去。
03:07
so why not think about something you have always wanted to try
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點解唔諗吓
一啲你成日都想試嘅嘢
喺嚟緊果30日
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and give it a shot!
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03:13
For the next 30 days.
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試吓佢。
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Thanks.
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多謝。
03:17
(Applause)
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