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.
Pyrma dažim godim es sasajutu, kai byutu īsasprīds kasdīnā, deļtuo izdūmuoju sekuot dyžanuo amerikaņu filosofa Morgana Sperloka pāduos i 30 dīnys paraudzeit kū jaunu. Ideja ir cīši vīnkuorša. Aizadūmoj par kū taidu, kū sovā dzeivē vysod esi gribiejis padareit i paraugi tū cytys 30 dīnys. Izaruoda, kai 30 dīnys ir taišni eistuo laika šaļts, kab dabuotu jaunu īrodumu voi pamastu kaidu vacū, pīvadumam, ziņu vieršonuos nu sovys dzeivis.
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!
Ir koč kas, kū īsavuiceju, dorūt itūs 30 dīnu aizdavumus. Vysu pyrma mieneši naproskrieja garum, aizmiersteibā, i beja daudzi vairuok kū atguoduot. Daļa izaicynuojuma aizdavuma beja kotru mieneša dīnu sataiseit vīnu fotografeju. Es atguodoju, kur taišni beju i kū tymā dīnā dareju. Pamaneju, ka kai dareju vaira i gryušuokus 30 dīnu aizdavumus, auga muna ticeiba sev. Nū sātā sādūša datortuorpa es tyku par puiškinu, kurs brauc iz dorbu ar ritini. Prīcys piec!
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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.
Pārnajā godā saguoja izkuopt Kilimandžaro, aukstuokajā kolnā Afrikā. Pyrma izsuoču sovus 30 dīnu aizdavumus nikod nabyutu tveics piec taidim pīdzeivuojumim
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.
Es saprotu, ka eistyn koč kū gribi, tod 30 dīnuos var padareit vysa kuo! Asat nazkod gribiejuši pīraksteit romanu? Kotru novembri desmitim tyukstūšu cylvāku 30 dīnu laikā rauga pīraksteit sovu 50 000 vuordu romanu nu nullis. Izaruoda, kai jiusim tik viņ kai vīnu mienesi kotru dīnu juopīroksta 1 667 vuordi. Tai es ari dareju. Cyta vydā, nūslāpums ir naīt gulātu, cikom naasat pīrakstejuši ituos dīnys vuordus. Jiusim varbyut byus mīga bods, nu dabeigsit sovu romanu. Voi muna gruomota ir jauns dyžanais Amerikys romans? Nā! Es tū pīraksteju par vīnu mienesi! Jis ir baimeigs!
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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."
Tok vysu tuoļuokuo dzeivi, kod TED večerinkā sasateiku ar Džonu Hodžmenu, maņ nav juosoka: „Es asu datorzynuotnīks.” Nā, nā, ka grybu, varu saceit: „Asu rakstinīks.”
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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.
Vei, pādejais, kū grybu saceit. Es īsavuiceju, ka dorūt mozys i ilgtspiejeigys puormejis, tū, kū es varu dareit ari iz prīšku, tys īrosts palyka. Lelim i trokim izaicynuojumim nav ni vainis. Eistyneibā, tī ir dyžan ļusteigi. Tok tī drūsai viņ nabyus īrodums. 30 dīnys atsasokūt nu cukra, 31. dīna izaviere koč kai itai:
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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.
Tai niu es jums vaicoju: Kuo jius vēļ gaidit? Es varu drūsai saceit, ka cytys 30 dīnys īs iz prīkšu taipat, kai guojušys. pateik jums tys voi nā, tod parkū napadūmuot par kū taidu, kū vysod asat gribiejs paraudzeit, i dareit tū! Cytys 30 dīnys.
Thanks.
Paļdis.
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