I'm gonna go over two truths that you need to know about studying and, hopefully, it puts things into perspective.

我將會聊到關於用功讀書，你們所需要知道的兩個真相，希望能夠幫你們換個角度看待事情。

The first truth:

第一個真相：

When I was 14 years old, I would get extremely excited whenever a snow day was coming.

我 14 歲時，每當下雪的日子來臨，我都會變得非常興奮。

I would wake up early in the morning, get dressed in multiple layers, grab a shovel, and take the subway to the wealthiest part of town,

我會一大清早起床、穿上好幾層衣服、隨手抓一個鏟子，然後搭地鐵到城裡最富裕的地區，

which also happened to have the oldest population.

那裡的人口剛好是年齡最大的。

I would knock on doors and ask if anyone wanted me to shovel their sidewalk or yard.

我會挨家挨戶敲門，詢問他們是否需要我剷除人行道或庭院裡的積雪。

And I would do this all morning and consistently make two to three hundred dollars every single time.

我一整個早上都會做這件事，然後每次都穩定地賺個兩、三百美元。

The first truth is that you don't need to study for years to get the typical college or even high school degree to make money.

第一個真相是，你不需要苦讀多年、拿到典型的大學或高中文憑才能夠賺錢。

What you need to do is be able to provide value for people⏤you need to be able to solve their problems.

你所需要做的是為人們提供價值、必須能夠解決他們的問題。

Sometimes, studying for a degree can serve as proof that you are capable of providing value, but it's not the only form of proof out there.

有時攻讀學位可以作為你有能力提供價值的證明，但這並不是唯一的證明形式。

In fact, the majority of the time, employers put a lot more weight on other forms of proof to see whether or not you are suited for the job.

事實上，多數時候，僱主會更看重其它形式的證明，以確認你是否適合特定工作。

For example, if you are an artist of any kind,

舉例而言，如果你是任何形式的藝術家，

the employers in your field will care far more about your portfolio⏤how good your art is⏤than whether or not you have a degree.

那麼你所在領域的雇主就會更關心你的作品集、你的創作有多好，而不是你是否具備文憑。

Fun fact: One of the first animators that worked with us on this channel landed a job at Disney without a degree whatsoever.

小趣聞：我們這個頻道首批動畫師其中一員在沒有任何文憑的狀況下，獲得了一份在迪士尼的工作。

The same thing applies to software engineers.

同理也可以應用到軟體工程師。

Employers care much more about your ability to solve the problems they present to you during the interview

雇主更在意你解決他們面試時拋出問題的能力，

as compared to whether or not you have the typical degree.

而不是你是否握有典型的文憑。

Many of my personal friends have landed entry-level software positions, making close to six figures,

我許多朋友都獲得初階的軟體相關職務、年收入近六位數，

with just six months of a coding boot camp under their belt.

而他們只有六個月編碼集訓營的經驗。

If you're interested in learning more about these alternative career paths that do not require a typical degree,

如果你有興趣了解這些不需要典型學位的替代職涯，

I suggest you check out a recent video I did, which goes over three career paths.

我建議你可以看看我近期製作的影片，其中談到三種職涯。

All three of these paths are currently in high demand, pay well for entry-level, and require less than six months of study to get hired.

這三種職業選擇目前都屬於高需求、初階薪資優渥，並只需要不到六個月的努力唸書就可被雇用。

These are also careers that can be done remotely, which means you will also have the freedom to travel while working.

這些也是可以遠端工作的職務，所以你也擁有邊旅行邊工作的自由。

If you are interested, click on the link in the description box below.

如果你有興趣，可以點擊敘述欄中的連結。

Now, let's move on to the second truth about studying, which is that it should not be hard.

現在讓我們繼續聊關於讀書的第二個真相，也就是，那不應該是困難的。

It should not be something that you stress about for months on end.

它不應該是讓你接連數月感到壓力的東西。

In fact, I believe that we should only study things that naturally interest us.

事實上，我相信我們應該只研究我們自然感到有興趣的東西。

There are people out there who genuinely enjoy programming, who love being able to create using code.

有一些人是真心喜歡程式設計、喜歡利用編碼創造東西。

People like this have a natural affinity for software engineering and computer science.

像這樣的人，對於軟體工程和電腦科學有一種自然的吸引力。

If this is you, then you should study it; if this is not you, then you should find something else to do.

如果你是這樣的人，那麼你就應該攻讀它，如果不是的話，那麼你就應該找其它的事情做。

Because when you try to force yourself to study a subject that you don't care about whatsoever,

因為當你試圖強迫自己學習一個你根本不關心的科目時，

you end up facing endless obstacles, you become prone to procrastination and burnout.

你最終會面臨無盡的障礙、變得容易拖延和倦怠。

You can search for tips online all you want, but at the end of the day, it will always be difficult.

你可以盡情地在網路上搜尋訣竅，但最終，它永遠都會是困難的。

It'd be equivalent to pushing a boulder up a mountain as compared to pushing one down.

它基本上是等同於推巨石上山，而不是推巨石下山。

And something else to keep in mind:

另外一件需要謹記的事情：

A lot of the studying that occurs in school, especially high school and college, is incredibly inefficient.

很多在校園裡的「讀書」其實非常地沒效率，尤其是在高中和大學。

You're forced to spend a huge percentage of your time studying subjects that you don't care about at all just to graduate.

你被強迫花費大把時間研讀你毫不關心的科目，一切都只為了可以畢業。

If you take all this time and redirect it into figuring out how to make money ASAP,

如果你把這所有時間轉移到弄清楚可以如何最快地賺到錢，

you'd be making a decent living well before any of your peers get their degree.

你就會早在你任何一個同儕拿到學位前，過著相當優渥的日子。

Studying subjects you don't care about serves no purpose  

研讀你不關心的科目毫無用處，

other than getting you closer to that piece of paper that you've been conditioned to believe is necessary to make money,

它只能讓你更接近那張你被制約認為必須擁有才能賺錢的文憑，

which we debunked in truth number one.

而我們在真相一已經駁斥這一點了。

Again, if you want to learn about some alternative career paths that require less than six months of study, click on the link below.

我重申，如果你想要了解不到六個月的攻讀就可以取得的替代職涯，點擊下方的連結。

I hope this video gave you some perspective.

希望這部影片給了你們不同的思考角度。

So many of us are brought up thinking that going to school and spending years studying random subjects increases our chances of success in life.

我們許多人在被教養的過程中，都認為上學並花好幾年攻讀各種科目可以提升我們人生成功的機率。

This may have been the case in the past, but the world is rapidly changing.

這在過去或許是事實，但是世界正在快速地改變。

If you don't remain flexible, you will fall behind.

如果你不保持靈活性，你就會落後。