Hadi ši ɛamat, hessit ruhi kelli rani ḥaṣel fi keš ġerqa, 'amala, ɛzemt beš ntebbeɛ el-xeṭwat ntaɛ waḥed el-faylasuf marikani kbir, Morgan Spurlock, w njerreb ḥaya jdida f 30 yum. F el-waqeɛ, el-fekra sahla mahla. Xemmu fi keš ḥaja dima bġitu tziduha fi ḥyatkum w jjerbuha f el-30 yum el-majyin. Ɛla ḥsab el-šufa, 30 yum huwa el-weqt elli yelzem beš nzidu ṭbiɛa jdida wella neggelɛu keš waḥduxra qdima-- kima el-tefraj ntaɛ el-xbarat -- men ḥyatek.
A few years ago, I felt like I was stuck in a rut, so I decided to follow in the footsteps of the great American philosopher, Morgan Spurlock, and try something new for 30 days. The idea is actually pretty simple. Think about something you've always wanted to add to your life and try it for the next 30 days. It turns out 30 days is just about the right amount of time to add a new habit or subtract a habit -- like watching the news -- from your life.
Kayen ši ṣwaleḥ tɛellemthum b el-mwasya ntaɛ had el-teḥḥediyat dyal 30 yum. El-ḥaja el-'ewla hiya, bdal ma nfewtu duk el-šhura elli yettensaw, el-weqt: wella el-waḥed yešfa/yeɛqel ɛlih xir. Hada kan ṭerf m el-teḥḥedi elli dertu beš neddi teṣwira kul yum, el-mudda ntaɛ šher. W rani ɛaqel, mliḥ mliḥ, win kunt w weš kunt ndir f dak el-nhar. Ntbeht tanik belli ki bdit ndir teḥḥediyat waḥduxrin ntaɛ 30 yum: kter w ṣɛab b el-zyada el-tiqa ntaɛi b dati zadet. Tbeddelt men hadak el-meḥmum ntaɛ el-ḥasub elli dima laṣeq f el-biru ntaɛu l hadak el-nuɛ ntaɛ bniyadem elli yṣugu el-derraja beš yruḥu l el-xedma, -- beš el-waḥed yetsella. Wṣel biya el-ḥal, el-ɛam elli fat, ḥetta tšebbeṭt el-jbel ntaɛ Kilimanjaro, el-jbel el-ɛali gaɛ f Friqya. Ɛummer ma txeyyelt ruḥi nwelli netġamer kima n' hak ḥetta elli bdit had el-teḥḥediyat ntaɛ 30 yum.
There's a few things I learned while doing these 30-day challenges. The first was, instead of the months flying by, forgotten, the time was much more memorable. This was part of a challenge I did to take a picture every day for a month. And I remember exactly where I was and what I was doing that day. I also noticed that as I started to do more and harder 30-day challenges, my self-confidence grew. I went from desk-dwelling computer nerd to the kind of guy who bikes to work. For fun! (Laughter) Even last year, I ended up hiking up Mt. Kilimanjaro, the highest mountain in Africa. I would never have been that adventurous before I started my 30-day challenges. I also figured out that if you really want something badly enough,
Fhemt tanik belli lukan el-waḥed yenwi w yezɛem ṣaḥḥ Yeqder ydir 'eyy ḥaja f 30 yum. Keš nhar, bġitu tekketbu keš riwaya? Kul šher novombr, ɛešrat ntaɛ šhal men 'elf ntaɛ nas, yjjerbu beš yekketbu men walu keš riwaya lihum men 50.000 kelma fi 30 yum. Ɛla ḥsab el-šufa, gaɛ elli yliqlek tdiru huwa: tekteb 1.667 kelma kul yum f el-mudda ntaɛ šher. 'Amala hadak weš dert. Qbel ma nensa, el-serr huwa ki ma truḥš terqed ḥetta tkun ktebt el-kelmat ntawɛek dyal el-nhar. Teqder tkun naqeṣ nɛas, bessaḥ tkun kemmelt el-riwaya ntaɛek. Derwek, zeɛma el-ktab ntaɛi huwa el-riwaya el-marikaniya el-kbira ntaɛ had el-zman? Lla. Ktebtu fi šher. Yleggi. Beṣṣaḥ, f el-baqi men ḥyati, lakan tlaqit b John Hodgman, fi keš ḥefla ntaɛ TED, mši lazem nqul-lu, "'Ana mexteṣ f el-ḥawsaba." Lla, lla, ida bġit, nnejjem nqul, "'Ana kateb ntaɛ riwayat."
you can do anything for 30 days. Have you ever wanted to write a novel? Every November, tens of thousands of people try to write their own 50,000-word novel, from scratch, in 30 days. It turns out, all you have to do is write 1,667 words a day for a month. So I did. By the way, the secret is not to go to sleep until you've written your words for the day. You might be sleep-deprived, but you'll finish your novel. Now is my book the next great American novel? No. I wrote it in a month. It's awful. (Laughter) But for the rest of my life, if I meet John Hodgman at a TED party, I don't have to say, "I'm a computer scientist." No, no, if I want to, I can say, "I'm a novelist."
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W ḍerwek, kayna ḥaja talya nehḍerlkum ɛliha Tɛellemt belli ki kunt ndir keš tebdilat, ṣġar w bla ma nḥebbes el-ṣwaleḥ elli nnejjem nkemmel nwasihum ybanu qrab ywellu daymin. Weš ɛlih tanik mɛa keš teḥḥediyat kbar w hbal. F el-ṣaḥḥ, fiha tselya kbira. beṣṣaḥ meḍmuna qell beš teqɛed Ki smeḥt f el-sukker, el-mudda ntaɛ 30 yum, el-nhar 31 ban kima n' hak.
So here's one last thing I'd like to mention. I learned that when I made small, sustainable changes, things I could keep doing, they were more likely to stick. There's nothing wrong with big, crazy challenges. In fact, they're a ton of fun. But they're less likely to stick. When I gave up sugar for 30 days, day 31 looked like this.
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'Amala, hada huwa swali likum: Weš rakum testennaw? Neḍmenlkum belli el-30 yum el-jayyin ġadi yfutu, tebġu wella tekkerhu, 'amala, ɛlah ma txemmuš f keš ḥaja dima bġitu tseyyuha w teɛṭiwelha keš furṣa f el-30 yum el-majyin.
So here's my question to you: What are you waiting for? I guarantee you the next 30 days are going to pass whether you like it or not, so why not think about something you have always wanted to try and give it a shot! For the next 30 days.
Ṣeḥḥitu.
Thanks.
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