It is incapable.

它沒有能力。

Yes, it's true.

是的，沒錯。

I'll give you an example.

我給你舉個例子。

I don't believe you, actually.

其實我不相信你。

No, no, I'll give you an example.

不，不，我給你舉個例子。

You don't have to believe me.

你不必相信我。

I'll prove it.

我會證明的。

I'll prove it.

我會證明的。

Okay?

好嗎？

The human brain cannot comprehend the negative.

人腦無法理解負面的東西。

You ready?

準備好了嗎？

Don't think of an elephant.

不要想大象

Aww.

啊

Oh my!

我的天啊

You can't tell the human brain not to do something.

你無法告訴人腦不要做某事。

Right?

對不對？

And so what happens is we very often reinforce things when we put things in the negative.

是以，當我們把事情歸結為負面的時候，我們往往會強化事情。

Right?

對不對？

I can't get a part.

我找不到零件。

I can't get a part.

我找不到零件。

I can't get a part.

我找不到零件。

Right?

對不對？

Or, I can't do this.

或者，我做不到。

Versus, I'm going to keep doing this.

Versus，我要繼續這樣做。

I'm going to keep doing this.

我要繼續這樣做。

I'm going to keep doing this.

我要繼續這樣做。

Right?

對不對？

And it's such a huge thing to convert things into the affirmative.

將事情轉化為肯定是一件非常重要的事情。

You're supposed to do it with children as well.

孩子們也應該這樣做。

Instead of saying to children, don't eat on the couch, we're supposed to say, eat at the table.

我們不應該對孩子們說 "不要在沙發上吃飯"，而應該說 "在餐桌上吃飯"。

Right?

對不對？

We tell people what we want them to do, not what we don't want them to do.

我們告訴人們我們希望他們做什麼，而不是我們不希望他們做什麼。

Pilots know this.

飛行員都知道這一點。

Right?

對不對？

It is well known in the pilot community that when you tell a pilot, don't hit the obstacle, they'll hit the obstacle.

飛行員都知道，當你告訴飛行員不要撞上障礙物時，他們就會撞上障礙物。

Because what they're doing is focusing on the obstacle.

因為他們所做的，只是把注意力集中在障礙物上。

Skiers know this.

滑雪者都知道這一點。

Have you ever seen skiers go through trees?

你見過滑雪者穿過樹木嗎？

Do you know how they do that?

你知道他們是怎麼做到的嗎？

It's very easy.

這很簡單。

It's actually surprisingly easy.

這其實出乎意料地簡單。

If you go through trees on skis, and you go, don't hit a tree, don't hit a tree, don't hit a tree, guess what you're watching?

如果你穿著滑雪板穿過樹木，你會說，別撞到樹，別撞到樹，別撞到樹，你猜你在看什麼？

You're only looking at trees.

你只看到了樹。

All you're doing is seeing trees.

你現在看到的只是樹而已。

You don't understand how anyone can ski with all these trees.

你不明白怎麼會有人在這麼多樹下滑雪。

Right?

對不對？

As opposed to follow the snow, follow the path, follow the path.

而不是跟著雪走，跟著路走，跟著路走。

The only thing you see is the path.

你看到的只有小路。

Skiers know this.

滑雪者都知道這一點。

If you say don't hit a tree, you'll hit a tree.

如果你說不要撞樹，你就會撞樹。

You won't be able to find a path because all you see is millions of trees.

你找不到路，因為你看到的只是數以百萬計的樹木。

If you say only follow the path, you actually don't see any trees.

如果你說只沿著小路走，實際上你看不到任何樹木。

There's actually very sparse trees.

這裡的樹木其實非常稀疏。

There's plenty of path.

有很多路

There's plenty of snow.

雪很大

It's the same thing for you.

對你來說也是一樣。

If you focus on the obstacles, all you will see is obstacles.

如果你把注意力集中在障礙上，你所看到的將只是障礙。

If you focus on the path through the trees, all you will see is path through the trees.

如果你把注意力集中在穿過樹林的道路上，你所看到的將只是穿過樹林的道路。

It's your choice how you choose to perceive your own career.

如何看待自己的職業生涯是你自己的選擇。

It's literally perspective.

這就是字面意義上的透視。