So I decided to follow in the footsteps of the great American philosopher, Morgan Spurlock, and try something new for 30 days.

所以我決定追隨美國傑出的哲學家 Morgan Spurlock 的腳步，花 30 天的時間嘗試新事物。

The idea is actually pretty simple.

這個想法其實非常簡單。

Think about something you've always wanted to add to your life and try it for the next 30 days.

想一想自己在人生中一直想做的事，然後在接下來的 30 天中試著做這件事。

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.

結果顯示，30 天的時間正好可以讓你在生活中養成一個新的習慣或改掉一個習慣——例如看新聞。

There's a few things I learned while doing these 30-days challenges.

而我在做 30 天挑戰的過程中學到一些事。

The first was, instead of the months flying by, forgotten, the time was much more memorable.

第一件事是，和那些被遺忘的匆匆歲月相比，這段時間顯得更令人難忘。

This was part of a challenge I did to take a picture every day for a month.

30 天的挑戰的一部分是，每天拍攝一張照片。

And I remember exactly where I was and what I was doing that day.

而我清楚地記得我每天的身在之處，以及當天所做的事。

I also noticed that as I started to do more and harder 30-day challenges, my self-confidence grew.

我也注意到，當我開始做更多更難的 30 天挑戰任務時，我的自信心也跟著增強了。

I went from desk-dwelling computer nerd to the kind of guy who bikes to work -- for fun.

我從一位老是窩在電腦桌前的宅男，變成一位為了開心而騎腳踏車上班的人。

Even last year, I ended up hiking up Mt. Kilimanjaro, the highest mountain in Africa.

我去年甚至登上非洲的最高峰——吉力馬札羅山。

I would never have been that adventurous before I started my 30-day challenges.

在開始 30 天挑戰前，我從來沒有這樣愛冒險過。

I also figured out that if you really want something badly enough, you can do anything for 30 days.

我也理解到，當你真的很渴望完成某件事時，你可以在 30 天內做任何事。

Have you ever wanted to write a novel?

你曾想過寫小說嗎？

Every November, tens of thousands of people try to write their own 50,000-word novel from scratch in 30 days.

每年十一月，有成千上萬個人試著在 30 天內，從頭開始撰寫他們自己的五萬字小說。

It turns out, all you have to do is write 1,667 words a day for a month.

你需要做的事就只是，在一個月內，每天寫 1,667 個字而已。

So I did.

而我做到了。

By the way, the secret is not to go to sleep until you've written your words for the day.

順帶一提，秘訣就是在寫完 1,667 個字後，才可以去睡覺。

You might be sleep-deprived, but you'll finish your novel.

這可能會剝奪你的睡眠時間，但你會完成你的小說。

Now is my book the next great American novel?

那麼我寫的書會成為下一部偉大的美國小說嗎？

No, I wrote it in a month.

當然不會，我才花一個月寫這本小說。

It's awful.

讀起來極其可怕。

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."

但在我的後半輩子，如果我在 TED 的派對上遇見 John Hodgman，我不一定得說：「我是一位電腦科學家。」

No, no, if I want to, I can say, "I'm a novelist."

不，如果我想，我可以說：「我是位小說家。」

So here's one last thing I'd like to mention.

接下來是我想提的最後一件事。

I learned that when I made small, sustainable changes, things I could keep doing, they were more likely to stick.

我開始明白，當我做出微小且持續性的改變，或做一些我可以持續做的事時，這些事比較能夠讓我堅持下去。

There's nothing wrong with big, crazy challenges.

重要又瘋狂的挑戰並沒有什麼不對。

In fact, they're a ton of fun.

事實上，那些挑戰樂趣無窮。

But they're less likely to stick.

但那些挑戰不太可能持續下去。

When I gave up sugar for 30 days, day 31 looked like this.

當我的 30 天戒糖挑戰結束後，第 31 天就像圖片中那樣。

So here's my question to you: What are you waiting for?

所以我想請問大家：你們還在等什麼？

I guarantee you the next 30 days are going to pass whether you like it or not.

我向大家保證，無論你想要與否，未來的 30 天都會流逝。

So why not think about something you have always wanted to try and give it a shot for the next 30 days?

所以為何不想一想你一直想嘗試做的事，並試著在未來 30 天裡做做看？

Thanks.

謝謝大家。