Prije par godina, osjećao sam se kao da sam upao u kolotečinu, tako da sam odlučio da idem stopama velikog američkog filozofa, Morgana Spurlocka, i pokušam raditi nešto novo 30 dana. Ideja je zapravo prilično jednostavna. Razmislite o onome što ste uvijek željeli uvesti u svoj život i pokušajte to raditi narednih 30 dana. Ispada da je otprilike toliko dovoljno
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
da ubacite neku novu naviku ili da izbacite neku naviku - kao što je gledanje vijesti - iz svog života.
to add a new habit or subtract a habit -- like watching the news -- from your life.
Nekoliko stvari sam naučio tokom ovih 30-dnevnih izazova. Prvo, mjeseci nisu proletjeli tek tako, nego je vrijeme itekako bilo vrijedno pomena. Ovo je bio dio izazova kad sam slikao mjesec dana, svaki dan. A tačno se sjećam gdje sam bio i šta sam radio tog dana. Također sam primijetio kako sam počeo izvoditi veći broj težih 30-dnevnih izazova, moje samopouzdanje je raslo. Od štrebera koji je visio za računarom pretvorio sam se u tipa koji ide bajkom na posao. Iz zabave!
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!
(Smijeh)
(Laughter)
Čak prošle godine, popeo sam se na Kilimandžaro, najvišu planinu u Africi. Nikad ne bih bio toliki avanturist da nije 30-dnevnih izazova.
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.
Također sam shvatio da kada nešto žarko želite, možete uraditi bilo šta u periodu od 30 dana. Jeste li ikada željeli napisati roman? Svakog novembra, desetine hiljada ljudi od nule pokuša napisati roman od 50.000 riječi, za 30 dana. Ispada, sve što treba da uradite je da napišete 1.667 riječi svaki dan, i tako mjesec dana. To sam i uradio. Usput, tajna je u tome da ne idete u krevet dok ne napišete navedeni broj riječi svaki dan. Možda ćete biti lišeni sna, ali ćete završiti roman. Sad, je li moja knjiga sljedeći veliki američki roman? Ne. Napisao sam je za mjesec dana.
I also figured out that if you really want something badly enough, 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.
Užasna je.
(Laughter)
(Smijeh) Ali ako ikada u budućnosti upoznam Johna Hodgmana na TED zabavi, ne moram reći, "Ja sam informatičar". Ne, ne. Ako želim, mogu reći, "Ja sam romanopisac".
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."
(Smijeh)
(Laughter)
Ovo je posljednja stvar koju bih želio spomenuti. Naučio sam da kada pravim male, održive promjene, stvari koje mogu nastaviti raditi, veća je vjerovatnoća da će se zadržati. Nema ništa loše u velikim, ludim izazovima. Naprotiv, izuzetno su zabavni. Ali mala je šansa da će se zadržati. Kad sam se odrekao šećera na 30 dana, 31. dan je ovako izgledao.
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.
(Smijeh)
(Laughter)
Moje pitanje za vas glasi: Šta čekate? Garantujem vam da će narednih 30 dana proći htjeli vi to ili ne. Zašto onda ne biste razmislili o onome što ste uvijek željeli da probate i da to pokušate raditi! Narednih 30 dana.
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.
Hvala.
Thanks.
(Aplauz)
(Applause)