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.
Prije nekoliko godina, osjećao sam se kao da sam zaglavio u rutini pa sam odlučio slijediti korake velikog američkog filozofa, Morgana Spurlocka i probati činiti nešto novo 30 dana. Ideja je prilično jednostavna. Razmislite o nečemu što ste oduvijek htjeli dodati svom životu i pokušajte to raditi 30 dana. Ispostavlja se kako je 30 dana prava količina vremena za dodavanje navike ili rješavanje neke navike -- poput gledanja vijesti -- iz vašeg života.
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!
Postoji nekoliko stvari koje sam naučio dok sam radio te 30-dnevne izazove. Prva je bila, umjesto mjesece koji su proletjeli i koje bih zaboravio, vrijeme je bilo puno više vrijedno spomena. To je bio dio izazova u kojem sam svaki dan uslikao jednu novu sliku i tako mjesec dana. I točno se sjećam gdje sam bio i što sam radio taj dan. Isto tako sam primjetio da kako sam počeo raditi više i zahtjevnije 30-dnevne izazove, moje samopouzdanje je raslo. Promijenio sam se od računalnog štrebera koji je stalno za svojim stolom do momka koji odlazi biciklom na posao -- za zabavu.
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Čak i prošle godine, planinario sam na planinu Kilimanjaro,
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.
najveću planinu u Africi. Nikada nisam bio toliki avanturist
I also figured out that if you really want something badly enough,
prije nego sam započeo s 30-dnevnim izazovima.
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.
Ujedno sam shvatio da ukoliko doista želite nešto jako, možete učiniti bilo što u 30 dana. Jeste li ikada željeli napisati roman? Svaki studeni, deseci tisuća ljudi pokušavaju napisati svoj roman od 50.000 riječi od početka u 30 dana. Ispostavlja se kako je sve što trebate učiniti pisati 1.667 riječi na dan i tako mjesec dana. Stoga sam to i učinio. Usput rečeno, tajna je ne otići u krevet tako dugo dok niste napisali svoje riječi za taj dan. Možda ćete patiti od nedostatka sna, ali ćete završiti svoj roman. Sada, je li moja knjiga novi veliki američki roman? Ne. Napisao sam ga u mjesec dana. Užasan je.
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Ali do kraja života,
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."
ukoliko sretnem Johna Hodgmana na TED-ovoj zabavi, ne moram reći, "Ja sam računalni znanstvenik." Ne, ne, ukoliko želim, mogu reći, "Ja sam romanopisac."
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(Smijeh)
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.
Dakle, ovo je posljednja stvar koju želim spomenuti. Naučio sam da kada sam radio male, održive promijene, stvari koje sam mogao nastavljati raditi, oni bi se puno prije "primile". Nema ničega lošeg u velikim, ludim izazovima. Zapravo, oni su jako zabavni. Ali puno je manja vjerojatnost kako će se održati. Kada sam se odrekao šećera na 30 dana, 31. dan je izgledao ovako.
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(Smijeh)
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.
Dakle, ovo je moje pitanje za vas? Što čekate? Garantiram vam kako će idućih 30 dana proći željeli vi to ili ne, dakle, zašto ne razmislite o nečemu što ste uvijek željeli probati i probajte to raditi idućih 30 dana.
Thanks.
Hvala.
(Applause)
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