stressor, such as the loss of a job or the death of a loved one.

壓力源，如失業或親人去世。

And I'm going to explain it in a way that you've probably never heard of before.

而我要用一種你可能從未聽說過的方式來解釋它。

I'm going to use words that sound familiar, like memory and strength, but these words

我要用一些聽起來很熟悉的詞，比如記憶和力量，但這些詞

aren't going to have the same definitions as they do in the dictionary.

不會有和字典裡一樣的定義。

To really understand what I'm saying, you have to approach this video with an open and

要想真正理解我的意思，你必須以開放的態度來對待這個視頻。

philosophical mindset.

哲學思想。

With that said, let's get into it.

說了這麼多，我們就開始吧。

One of my main arguments is that physical and mental strength work the same way.

我的一個主要論點是，體力和腦力的作用是一樣的。

Physical strength is our ability to deal with a physical stressor, such as lifting a heavy

體力是指我們應對物理壓力的能力，例如舉起重物。

weight or performing a sudden sprint.

重或進行突然的衝刺。

Mental strength, on the other hand, is our ability to deal with psychological stresses.

而心理力量，則是我們應對心理壓力的能力。

So you can think about strength like this.

所以你可以這樣思考實力。

Imagine a circle on a line.

想象一下，在一條線上有一個圓。

The circle is you, and the line represents a state of balance.

圓是你，線代表一種平衡的狀態。

Now let's say something stressful happens, either you lose a job or lift a heavy weight.

現在假設發生了一些有壓力的事情，要麼你失去了一份工作，要麼你舉起了一個重物。

In other words, you encounter a stressor.

換句話說，你遇到了一個壓力源。

We can indicate the magnitude of a stressor with the size of the arrow—the bigger the

我們可以用箭頭的大小來表示壓力源的大小--箭頭越大，說明壓力源越大。

arrow, the bigger the stressor.

箭，壓力越大。

And the bigger the stressor, the further you move away from the line (or the more you're

而壓力越大，你離線越遠（或者說你越是

knocked off balance).

被打得失去平衡）。)

Your strength then is a measure of how far you can move away from this line and still

那麼，你的力量就是衡量你能離開這條線多遠，並且仍然是

recover.

恢復。

And building strength, whether physical or mental, is about improving your ability to

而培養力量，不管是身體上的還是心理上的，都是為了提高你的能力。

recover from greater states of stress.

從更大的壓力狀態中恢復。

So where does strength come from?

那麼實力從何而來呢？

Your current strength is a function of your memory, but be careful, I'm using memory

你現在的實力是你記憶力的一個函數，但是要注意，我是用記憶力的

in a different way here than you might be used to.

在這裡的方式與你可能習慣的不同。

Your physical strength for example, how much weight you can lift or how far you can run,

例如，你的體力，你能舉起多少重量或你能跑多遠。

is a byproduct of the weights you've lifted, or the distances you've run, in the past.

是你過去舉過的重量，或者跑過的距離的副產品。

Your current strength is a function of the stressors you did or didn't overcome in

你現在的實力是你在過去的壓力中克服或沒有克服的壓力的函數。

the past.

過去。

Mental strength works in the same way.

精神力量的作用也是如此。

If you've done a lot of public speaking in the past, it might be really easy for you

如果你過去做了很多公眾演講，對你來說可能真的很簡單

now, and you feel very little stress doing it.

現在，你做起來感覺壓力很小。

That's because you've become someone who can easily lift that psychological weight.

那是因為你已經成為一個可以輕鬆舉起這個心理重擔的人。

You can think about memory like this.

你可以這樣思考記憶。

Let's place me in the middle of the screen.

讓我們把我放在螢幕的中間。

Right now I'm in a specific State of Memory.

現在我正處於一種特殊的記憶狀態。

What do I mean by that?

我說的是什麼意思？

My eyes are damaged due to various factors such as the stress I place on them, my diet,

我的眼睛受損是由於各種因素造成的，比如我給眼睛的壓力，我的飲食。

and my genetics.

和我的遺傳學。

I have a certain amount of muscle mass based on my DNA, how I use them, and what I eat.

我根據我的DNA，我如何使用它們，以及我吃的東西，有一定的肌肉品質。

I have certain values, ideas, and worldviews based on my experience with life.

我根據自己的人生經歷，有一定的價值觀、思想和世界觀。

In other words, I'm saying that I'm a collection of information, and I'm combining

換句話說，我說我是資訊的集合，我結合

all of this information—the totality of my entire being, my hormone levels, eye strength,

所有這些資訊--我整個人的整體性，我的荷爾蒙水準，眼力。

muscle mass, cardiovascular health, so on and so forth—into a single term: Memory

肌肉品質，心血管健康，等等等等----------------------------------------------一個詞。記憶力

State.

國家：

Let's call my current state Memory State 1.

我們把我當前的狀態稱為記憶狀態1。

Now imagine two circles, one on the left and a larger one on the right.

現在想象兩個圓，一個在左邊，一個更大的在右邊。

Let's call the one on the left Memory State 1 and the one on the right Memory State 2.

我們把左邊的叫記憶狀態1，右邊的叫記憶狀態2。

Both are a combination of physical and psychological memory.

兩者都是生理和心理記憶的結合。

Memory State 2, the larger circle on the right, is in a greater state of memory, and this

記憶狀態2，也就是右邊較大的圓圈，處於較大的記憶狀態，這個

provides greater strength.

提供更大的力量。

State 2 is where I have bigger muscles, a better cardiovascular system, or a more powerful

狀態2是我有更大的肌肉，更好的心血管系統，或更強大的

worldview that helps me deal with the difficulties of life.

世界觀，幫助我處理生活中的困難。

So how do we go from State 1 to State 2?

那麼，我們該如何從國家1到國家2呢？

Obviously, if the circle is growing, something is being added.

很明顯，如果圈子越來越大，就會增加一些東西。

Well, what's being added?

那麼，增加的是什麼呢？

I believe it's knowledge.

我相信這是知識。

But what is knowledge?

但什麼是知識？

Knowledge is a special type of information.

知識是一種特殊的資訊。

There's a lot of different kinds of information in the universe, perhaps even infinite.

宇宙中的資訊種類很多，甚至可能是無限的。

You can find out how many species of bird there are in the world, or how many grains

你可以知道世界上有多少種鳥，或者有多少種穀物。

of sand there are on a beach, but I wouldn't necessarily call any of that knowledge.

沙灘上的沙子，但我不一定會把這些知識稱為任何。

Knowledge, in the sense that I'm using it, improves your state of memory, improves your

知識，在我使用的意義上，提高你的記憶狀態，提高你的。

strength, or in other words, knowledge helps you deal with stressors.

力，或者換句話說，知識可以幫助你應對壓力。

So where does knowledge come from?

那麼知識從哪裡來呢？

I believe experience is the ground of knowledge, but what kind of experience produces the knowledge

我相信經驗是知識的基礎，但是什麼樣的經驗才能產生知識呢

I'm talking about (knowledge that gives you more strength)?

我說的是（知識讓你更有力量）？

I believe the creative experience is the one that produces knowledge, or to use popular

我相信，創造性的經驗是產生知識的，或者用流行的

terminology, turning chaos into order.

術語，化亂為有序。

Let me demonstrate what I mean with an example.

讓我用一個例子來證明我的意思。

Johnny begins lifting weights.

約翰尼開始舉重。

He's squatting 135lbs, which is a reasonably difficult weight for him.

他蹲下的體重是135磅，這對他來說是一個相當困難的重量。

It's not easy to the point where it will have no effect, but it's not so heavy that

雖然不容易到沒有效果的地步，但也不至於重到這樣的地步

it'll injure him.

會傷到他的。

So Johnny definitely feels some fear in trying to lift the weight.

所以約翰尼在嘗試舉重時，肯定會感到一些恐懼。

He knows he'll struggle with it.

他知道自己會很難受。

And in fact, the last few reps, the most difficult and the most fear-inducing, will be the most

而事實上，最後幾個回合，是最難的，也是最讓人恐懼的，將是最多的

transformative ones.

變革性的。

The last few reps will introduce the most chaos, the most potential for transformation,

最後幾個代表將引入最混亂、最有潛力的轉變。

into his system.

進入他的系統。

But once the chaos is introduced, it needs to be transformed into order.

但一旦引入混沌，就需要將其轉化為秩序。

One of the main ways we deal with internal chaos is diet.

我們處理內部混亂的主要方法之一就是飲食。

When Johnny eats an adequate amount of protein, the chaos turns into order, the potential

當約翰尼吃了足夠量的蛋白質後，混沌就會變成有序，潛在的

for transformation is actualized, his muscles grow, and the weight begins to feel lighter.

轉化的實際，他的肌肉增長，和重量開始感覺到輕。

So here's what the transformation looks like.

那麼，這裡的改造是怎樣的呢？

Johnny is in Memory State 1.

強尼處於記憶狀態1。

He introduces chaos into his system by lifting heavy weights.

他通過舉重若輕的方式將混亂引入系統。

He turns this chaos into order, into knowledge, by eating a proper diet.

他通過適當的飲食，將這種混沌變成有序，變成知識。

Now he's in Memory State 2, a greater state of memory with greater strength.

現在的他已經進入了記憶狀態2，一個實力更強的記憶狀態。

So that's physical strength, but what about mental?

那是體力，那精神呢？

Mental strength works the same way, but instead of a physical weight, we lift a psychological

精神力量也是如此，但我們舉起的不是身體上的重量，而是心理上的重量

one.

一。

Psychological weights, such as the loss of a job, introduce chaos into our system.

心理上的權重，比如失業，會給我們的系統帶來混亂。

How do we turn this chaos into order?

如何化亂為有序？

By constructing a worldview.

通過構建世界觀。

And just as some people don't prepare their own food, many people don't construct their

就像有些人不準備自己的食物一樣，很多人也不建設自己的。

own worldview.

自己的世界觀。

This is where literature, art, philosophy, pop culture, and religion come into play.

這就是文學、藝術、哲學、流行文化和宗教的作用。

They aid us in building worldviews and dealing with psychological weights.

它們輔助我們樹立世界觀，處理心理重擔。

Even talking about our problems with friends is a way of constructing worldview.

即使是和朋友談論我們的問題，也是一種世界觀的建構方式。

We often look to them for another perspective or a new way of seeing.

我們經常向他們尋求另一種視角或新的觀察方式。

Mental strength is best summarized by this Nietzschean quote: “If we have our own 'why'

尼采的這句話是對精神力量最好的概括。"如果我們有自己的'為什麼'

of life we shall get along with almost any 'how'.”

的生活，我們將與幾乎任何'如何'相處。"

Mental strength comes from being able to construct there “why's” for ourselves.

精神力量來自於能夠為自己構建有 "為什麼"。

One of my favourite ways to build mental strength is by reading literature.

我最喜歡的一種鍛鍊精神力量的方式就是閱讀文學作品。

I recently finished The Brothers Karamazov by Dostoevsky, and one thing he does in that

我最近看完了陀思妥耶夫斯基的《卡拉馬佐夫兄弟》，他在裡面做了一件事。

novel, which I believe all great writers do, is make you look at difficult things you don't

小說，我相信所有偉大的作家都會這樣做，就是讓你看一些你不知道的困難的事情。

want to look at.

想看。

He introduces the problem of evil so well in that book that it creates a lot of disorder

他在那本書中很好地介紹了邪惡的問題，以至於造成了很多混亂的局面

inside of you.

你的內心。

But by the end, at least for me, he was somehow able to turn that disorder into order, into

但到了最後，至少對我來說，他能把這種無序的狀態變成有序，變成

a new worldview, transforming me as a person.

新的世界觀，改變了我這個人。

Reading literature, at its best, is like lifting a heavy weight and eating a proper diet at

閱讀文學作品，最好的時候，就像舉重若輕，飲食得當，在

the same time—it strengthens your mind.

同時--它能強化你的思想。

But just as one should take responsibility over their diet to meet their physical needs,

但正如一個人應該對自己的飲食負責，以滿足自己的生理需求一樣。

one should take responsibility over their intellectual diet to meet their psychological

一個人應該對自己的知識飲食負責，以滿足他們的心理。

needs.

需要。

So here's a summary.

所以在這裡總結一下。

Strength comes from our State of Memory.

力量來自於我們的記憶狀態。

Our State of Memory is enhanced by new Knowledge.

我們的記憶狀態是通過新知識來增強的。

New Knowledge comes from the Experience of turning Chaos into Order.

新知識來自於化混沌為秩序的經驗。

And chaos enters our system when we encounter a stressor, and turning chaos into order is

而當我們遇到壓力源時，混沌就會進入我們的系統，化混沌為有序就是

often a matter of diet or nutrition, whether that be our physical diet or our intellectual

往往是飲食或營養的問題，不管是我們的身體飲食還是我們的智力飲食

one.

一。

Another way to say all of this, a more visceral way, is that strength comes from conquering

這一切的另一種說法，更直觀的說法是，力量來自於征服。

fear.

恐懼。

Or more poetically, strength comes from creating comfort where we once felt danger, peace where

或者更有詩意的是，力量來自於在我們曾經感受到危險的地方創造舒適，在我們曾經感受到和平的地方創造和平。

there was once war, or light where there was once darkness.

曾經有戰爭，或光明的地方曾經有黑暗。