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.
Bir necha yil avval Men o'zimni, boshi berk ko'chaga kirib qolgandek sezdim, va buyuk Amerkalik faylasuf Morgan Spurlok'ning izidan borishga qaror qildim, va 30 kun ichida yangi narsalar qilib ko'rdim. G'oya - juda oddiy edi. Hayotingizda, bajarib ko'rmoqchi bo'lgan biror-narsani eslang va keyingi 30 kun davomida bajarib ko'ring. Vaholanki, yangi odat orttirish yoki eskisidan voz kechish uchun — 30 kun - aynan yetarli muddat, masalan, yangiliklarni ko'rishdan — butunlay voz kechish kabi.
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!
Shu 30 kunlik sinovdan oz-moz o'rnak o'ldim. Birinchisi, oy mobaynida bekor yurgandan ko'ra, vaqt ancha esda qolarlik bo'ldi. Bu oyning har kunida rasmga olish odatim bo'lgan sinovning bir qismi edi. Va men aynan qayerda bo'lganligimni va o'sha kuni nima qilayotganimni eslayman. Shuningdek, 30 kunlik sinovlarim ko'payib, qiyinlashib borganini va o'zimga bo'lgan ishonch kuchayganini sezdim. Man endi doim kompyuter yonida o'tiradigan texnik odam emas, balki, ishga velosipedda boradigan odamga aylandim — bundan zavq olishni o'rgandim.
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Va mana o'tgan yili men Kilimandjaro cho'qqisiga chiqdim,
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.
u Afrikaning eng baland tog'ida. Mana shu 30 kunlik sinovlardan avval,
I also figured out that if you really want something badly enough,
men hech qachon bunchalik sarguzashtli inson bo'lmagan edim.
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.
Shuningdek men shuni angladimki, agar biror narsani juda qattiq xohlasangiz, bunga 30 kunda erishishingiz mumkin. Siz biror marta roman yozishni xohlaganmisiz? Har yili Noyabrda, o'n minglab kishilar o'zlarining 50 000 so'zlik romanini 30 kun ichida yozishga harakat qiladi. Buni qarasak, bir oy mobaynida har kuni atigi 1667 so'z yozishingiz kifoya. Men ham shunday qildim. Aytmoqchi, buni siri bir kunlik so'zlarni yozib bo'lguningizcha uhlab qolmaslik. Siz uyqusiz bo'lishingiz mumkin, lekin romanni tugatasiz. Ho'sh, mening romanim Amerikaning keyingi mashhur romanimi? Yo'q albatta. Men uni bir oydagina yozdim. Bu juda hunuk roman.
(Laughter)
Lekin bundan buyon hayotim davomida,
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."
agar John Hodgman'ni TED bazmida uchratib qolsam, "Men kompyuter olimiman" deb aytishim shart emas. Yo'q, yo'q, xohlasam "Men romanlar yozuvchisiman" deyishim mumkin.
(Laughter)
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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.
Ha, sizga aytmoqchi bo'lgan ohirgi narsam. Shuni bildimki, men bajarishni davom ettira oladigan, kichik va muntazam ravishda o'zgarishlar qilganimda, ular ko'proq mening odatiy ishimdek bo'lib qolardi. Katta va ahmoqona sinovlardan qo'rqmang. Ular juda zavqli bo'lishi mumkin. Lekin ularning ko'pchiligi odatga aylanib qolmaydi. Men 30 kun shirinlik yemaganimda, 31-kun mana bunday edi.
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(Kulgilar)
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.
Va mening sizga savolim shunday: Siz nimani kutyapsiz? Ishoning, keyingi 30kun xohlaysizmi yo'qmi o'tib ketadi, shunday ekan, biror yangi narsani, bir umr bajarib ko'rishni xohlagan narsangizni keyingi 30 kun mobaynida harakat qilib, bajarib ko'ring.
Thanks.
Rahmat.
(Applause)
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