So I want to share a story from about four years ago.

是以，我想和大家分享一個四年前的故事。

I'm at work, working a shift as a Domino's pizza delivery driver, and it was a day shift so it's very quiet and there are no orders on screen.

我正在上班，當多米諾披薩外賣司機，因為是日班，所以很安靜，螢幕上也沒有訂單。

I'm at the back, making pizza boxes on my own, because that's what I had to do at the time, and I'm staring at the white tiles, thinking, this is so meaningless and unfulfilling, and I just had the overwhelming sense that it doesn't matter what I'm doing, anybody could be doing this.

我在後面獨自制作披薩盒，因為這是我當時不得不做的事情，我盯著白色的瓷磚，心想，這太沒有意義了，太沒有成就感了，我有一種壓倒性的感覺，我在做什麼並不重要，任何人都可以這樣做。

And the problem was, this wasn't new.

問題是，這並不新鮮。

I'd had this same thought every day for probably the last three months.

在過去的三個月裡，我每天都有這樣的想法。

So I was trying to figure out what's the problem here.

所以我一直在想問題出在哪裡。

And I realized that the job wasn't the problem, because I'm actually being quite productive, I'm delivering people food that they really enjoy, so that's fine.

我意識到問題不在工作上，因為我的工作效率很高，我給人們送去他們非常喜歡的食物，所以這很好。

The problem was, this is somebody else's purpose, so this is my boss, and I got a lot of respect for the boss of Domino's at the time, and I'm not creating anything of my own.

問題是，這是別人的目的，所以這是我的老闆，我當時對 Domino's 的老闆非常尊敬，但我沒有自己創造任何東西。

And the thing where you get resistance is because there are a lot of hours that I'm not creating.

之所以會遇到阻力，是因為我有很多時間都沒有在創作。

And I realized that while I'm here, I'm actually being productive, but it's the thought that outside of this job, I'm not creating anything of value.

我意識到，當我在這裡的時候，我實際上是在工作，但我想到的是，在這份工作之外，我並沒有創造出任何有價值的東西。

And the problem was consumption, constantly consuming.

問題在於消費，不斷地消費。

So that's consuming food, consuming information, you can be reading books feeling like it's productive, but you're still consuming, you're not producing anything.

是以，這就是消耗食物、消耗資訊，你可以在看書時覺得這是一種生產，但你仍然在消耗，你沒有生產任何東西。

And then the worst one of all is scrolling on social media, consuming media.

而最糟糕的就是在社交媒體上滾動，消費媒體。

So you might be able to relate to this, the unfulfilling, kind of soul-destroying feeling that you're not adding anything to the world.

所以，你可能會有同感，覺得自己沒有為這個世界添磚加瓦，這種不充實的、有點摧毀靈魂的感覺。

So after realizing this, I figured out, oh, it's the consumption, I need to start producing something.

意識到這一點後，我想明白了，哦，這是消費，我需要開始生產一些東西。

So then I made a massive mistake that cost me probably another year, which was I consumed more thinking I was producing something.

是以，我犯了一個大錯，可能又花了一年時間，那就是我消耗了更多的東西，以為自己在生產什麼。

So I thought if I'm going to produce something of value, I need to know more, I need to get more information.

所以我想，如果我想做出有價值的東西，我就需要知道更多，需要獲取更多資訊。

So I then vowed to read 100 books, not thinking that's consumption.

於是，我發誓要讀 100 本書，沒想到這就是消耗。

I thought that was a productive activity.

我認為這是一項富有成效的活動。

It isn't.

不是這樣的。

You're still consuming information.

你仍然在消費資訊。

So don't make this mistake.

所以，千萬別犯這個錯誤。

If you take anything from it, you're ready now.

如果你能從中學到什麼，你現在已經準備好了。

Whatever you need to produce, you're ready now.

無論你需要製作什麼，現在都已經準備好了。

It might not be as high quality as what you see other people doing, but you don't need to consume more.

也許品質不如你看到的其他人做的那樣高，但你不需要消耗更多。

So it took me a couple of years to realize this, but in 2023, actually in December of 2022, I decided I'm not going to consume anything else or because habits are quite ingrained, I'm going to try my best not to consume and all I'm going to do is produce something of value every day.

是以，我花了幾年時間才意識到這一點，但在 2023 年，實際上是在 2022 年 12 月，我決定不再消費任何東西，或者說因為習慣已經根深蒂固，我要盡力不消費，我要做的就是每天生產一些有價值的東西。

And that's what I did.

我就是這麼做的。

I started producing content and I did that.

我開始製作內容，並做到了這一點。

I've done that every day since in one form or another.

從那以後，我每天都會以這樣或那樣的形式做這件事。

And it's completely changed.

現在已經完全變了。

It solved that problem of the unfulfillment.

它解決了無法實現的問題。

And since then, I've gained some success.

從那時起，我獲得了一些成功。

I've got about 300,000 followers on a TikTok account and I get comments all the time, people encouraging me and it's very positive comments.

我的 TikTok 賬戶有大約 30 萬粉絲，我經常收到評論，人們鼓勵我，都是非常積極的評論。

Just recently, I got 100,000 views on one of my YouTube videos and the comments are very beneficial and that you've helped me and I'm having a positive impact on the world.

就在最近，我在 YouTube 上的一個視頻獲得了 10 萬次觀看，評論非常有益，說你們幫助了我，我對世界產生了積極的影響。

So that has come about from me creating instead of consuming.

是以，這是我創造而不是消費的結果。

I could have just scrolled, kept watching stuff on TikTok on YouTube because I like consuming that type of content.

我本可以直接滾動，繼續在 YouTube 上觀看 TikTok 上的內容，因為我喜歡看這類內容。

But I've produced something and it's had a positive impact.

但我已經制作了一些東西，併產生了積極的影響。

So that brings fulfillment.

是以，這帶來了成就感。

And then another positive benefit is I've made money from it.

另一個積極的好處是，我從中賺到了錢。

Now, this isn't the reason why you're going to want to do it.

現在，這並不是你想這樣做的原因。

But often it can be that you receive value to the degree that you add value to the world.

但通常情況下，你獲得的價值可能與你為世界帶來的價值相當。

That's why people that run businesses make more money than employees because they're adding more value sometimes.

這就是為什麼經營企業的人比員工賺得更多，因為他們有時會增加更多的價值。

And I've made more money in the last couple of months than I ever have.

在過去的幾個月裡，我賺的錢比以往任何時候都多。

And that's down to creating rather than consumption.

這歸因於創造而非消費。

But this success has been very recent.

但這種成功是最近才取得的。

I've done this every day for over a year.

一年多來，我每天都這樣做。

And it's only recently that I'm kind of seeing the fruits of my labor.

直到最近，我才看到了自己的勞動成果。

So the point is you might gain success, but that's not why you do it.

所以重點是，你可能會獲得成功，但這並不是你這樣做的原因。

You do it because you were created in the image of God and we are designed to be creators, not consumers.

你這樣做是因為你是按照上帝的形象創造的，我們的目的是成為創造者，而不是消費者。

So you don't do it for the fruits.

所以，你不是為了水果才這麼做的。

But inevitably, if you plant enough seeds, trees will start to grow.

但不可避免的是，如果你種下足夠多的種子，樹木就會開始生長。

It's just cause and effect.

這只是因果關係。

If you create something, value is going to come back to you.

如果你創造了什麼，價值就會反饋給你。

But one very beneficial reason why you want to do this is because you enter a positive feedback loop.

但是，這樣做的一個非常有益的原因是，你會進入一個正反饋循環。

You create something, you put it out in the world, and people critique it.

你創造了一些東西，把它公之於眾，人們就會對它提出批評。

And then you can gain some knowledge from that and implement an improvement.

然後，你可以從中獲得一些知識，並實施改進。

And then you get better, and then you help people, and then you just serve the world in a better way.

然後你會變得更好，然後你會幫助別人，然後你會以更好的方式為世界服務。

And if you do that long enough, it compounds, and then you become very highly skilled.

如果你這樣做的時間足夠長，它就會不斷累積，然後你就會變得非常熟練。

And then it's inevitable that you are going to help people and receive some sort of reward for that.

然後，你就不可避免地要去幫助別人，並是以獲得某種回報。

And you know this deep down.

你內心深處知道這一點。

When you're scrolling on TikTok, you know you come again, like you find a funny meme, and you do that like...

當你在 TikTok 上滾動時，你知道你又來了，就像你發現了一個有趣的備忘錄，而你這樣做就像...

That's not fulfillment.

這不是滿足。

That's not enjoyment.

這不是享受。

That is a dopamine hit that is going to sustain you for all of two seconds until you scroll to the next thing.

這種多巴胺刺激會持續兩秒鐘，直到你滾動到下一個內容。

And you know while you're doing it that that's not what you're here for.

你在做的時候就知道，這不是你來這裡的目的。

That's not what you're designed to do.

這不是你的設計初衷。

Come to this earth to scroll on TikTok at cat videos.

來到這個世界，在 TikTok 上滾動觀看貓咪視頻。

So that's the shift.

這就是轉變。

You can shift from being a consumer to being a producer, and it's going to bring fulfillment, purpose, and you're learning every iteration, every time you post something or create something.

你可以從消費者轉變為生產者，這會給你帶來成就感和目的性，而且每次迭代、每次發佈或創造東西時，你都在學習。

And it doesn't have to be content.

而且不一定是內容。

It could be something physical.

可能是物理原因。

My journey since realizing this, I've created physical things.

意識到這一點後，我的創作之路就開始了。

I've created digital content.

我創建了數字內容。

It doesn't matter.

沒關係。

Just create something.

創造點什麼吧

So it's going to bring fulfillment, purpose, and you're of service to others.

是以，它會給你帶來成就感、目標感，讓你為他人服務。

So you might be thinking, well, I don't know what to create.

所以你可能會想，我不知道該創作什麼。

So here's the actionable step.

是以，這裡有一個可行的步驟。

You want to create whatever it is you're consuming already.

你想創造你已經在消費的任何東西。

So if you're consuming content on surfing, then create content on surfing.

是以，如果你正在消費有關衝浪的內容，那麼就創造有關衝浪的內容。

Wherever you are, you might not be near the beach like I am, so you can't go surfing and record yourself, but you can chop up videos of your favorite surfer.

無論你在哪裡，你可能不像我一樣靠近海灘，所以你不能去衝浪並錄製自己的視頻，但你可以剪輯你最喜歡的衝浪者的視頻。

I think it's big wave surfing season somewhere.

我想現在應該是大浪衝浪的季節。

So chop up them videos, do a voiceover, review each run or whatever it is.

所以，把視頻切碎，配上畫外音，回顧每次跑步或其他什麼。

There's always a entry point that you can start at.

總有一個切入點，你可以從這裡開始。

So produce something every day.

所以，每天都要有所收穫。

It doesn't matter the quality.

品質並不重要。

It doesn't matter what it is.

是什麼並不重要。

Just produce something.

生產點什麼吧。

And there'll be a lot of resistance to this because consuming is easy.

這將會遇到很多阻力，因為消費很容易。

It's a passive activity and you get rewarded instantly.

這是一項被動的活動，你會立即得到回報。

Producing takes a lot of thought and a lot of effort and you might not get the feedback you're expecting.

製作需要花費大量的心思和精力，而且你可能無法得到預期的反饋。

So there's resistance to that and that's why it's good.

是以，這就有了阻力，這就是為什麼它是好的。

Anything that is hard is worth doing.

任何困難的事情都值得去做。

Like avoiding the palatable foods or going to the gym, whatever it is.

比如避免進食易消化的食物，或者去健身房鍛鍊，不管是什麼。

If you don't know what to produce, produce what you're already consuming.

如果你不知道生產什麼，那就生產你已經在消費的東西。

Start small and start today.

從小事做起，從今天做起。

Don't put it off any longer.

不要再拖延了。

Create something.

創造一些東西。

So I'll just share a couple of Bible verses.

所以，我只想和大家分享幾句聖經經文。

We've got Proverbs 14, 23.

我們有箴言 14 和 23。

All hard work brings a profit, but mere talk leads only to poverty.

所有的辛勤勞動都會帶來收益，但空談只會導致貧窮。

So even when I was reading these books, and these weren't like story books.

所以，即使我在讀這些書時，這些書也不像故事書。

These are information like what the top productivity people recommend.

這些都是頂尖生產力人士推薦的資訊。

So deep work, how to win friends and influence people.

如此深厚的功力，如何贏得朋友、影響他人？

Very positive books.

非常積極的書籍。

It's still all talk.

還是說說而已。

It's not action.

這不是行動。

I haven't produced anything.

我什麼都沒做。

All the time I'm reading a book, I'm not producing anything.

在我看書的時候，我什麼也沒做。

That's why I'm in the process of reading this book, but I'm telling you about it.

這就是為什麼我正在讀這本書，但我要告訴你的原因。

I'm finding a verse and I'm telling you I'm creating something.

我在找詩句，我在告訴你我在創作。

Even if it doesn't reach anybody.

即使沒有人知道。

I did a video.

我拍了一段視頻。

It was just me reading a Bible verse.

那只是我在讀《聖經》中的一段經文。

I'm creating something.

我在創造一些東西。

Somebody sees it.

有人看到了

I think it got 600 views.

我想它有 600 次瀏覽。

Somebody sees it and it's beneficial.

有人看到了，就會受益。

I got positive comments.

我得到了積極的評價。

I needed to hear that today.

我今天需要聽到這句話。

Beautiful.

真漂亮

Produce.

生產

It's not hard.

這並不難。

Even if you, whatever book you're reading, that's consumption.

即使你，無論你在讀什麼書，那都是消費。

Read it out, read a passage or always credit the author.

讀出來，讀一段話，或者總是歸功於作者。

So all hard work brings a profit, but mere talk leads to poverty.

是以，所有的辛勤勞動都會帶來收益，而空談卻會導致貧困。

And I think you can agree that scrolling on TikTok is going to lead to poverty.

我想大家都同意，在 TikTok 上滾動會導致貧窮。

Whether that's financial poverty or just, I mean, they call it brain rot for a reason.

無論是經濟上的貧困，還是隻是，我的意思是，他們稱之為大腦腐爛是有原因的。

And then Ephesians 2.10.

然後是以弗所書 2.10。

For we are God's workmanship created in Christ Jesus to do God's work, which God prepared in advance for us.

因為我們是上帝的工作，在基督耶穌裡造了我們，叫我們作上帝的工，這工是上帝預先為我們預備的。

So we have a responsibility to create something.

是以，我們有責任創造一些東西。

We're here as servants of God.

我們是作為上帝的僕人來到這裡的。

That's what it means.

就是這個意思。

We're here to serve God.

我們是來侍奉上帝的

And you might not know what that is yet, but as soon as you start creating, it will be revealed to you and it's revealed one step at a time.

你可能還不知道那是什麼，但只要你開始創造，它就會展現在你面前，而且是一步步展現的。

The path unfolds as you walk it.

路是走出來的。

And that's what's exciting.

這正是令人興奮的地方。

That's why it's an adventure.

這就是冒險的原因。

If you scroll, I mean, they call it doom scrolling for a reason.

如果你滾動，我的意思是，他們稱之為厄運滾動是有原因的。

They don't call it joy scrolling.

他們不稱之為快樂滾動。

You start scrolling TikTok.

你開始滾動 TikTok。

It doesn't lead anywhere.

它不會導致任何結果。

It's anti-survival.

這是反生存的。

It's not productive.

這樣做沒有成效。

And you're created for more.

你還能創造更多。

You're created to produce something.

你被創造出來，就是為了生產一些東西。

And if you take the path and each time when a door's opened, you walk through it, it leads somewhere positive.

如果你走這條路，每當一扇門打開時，你就走過去，它就會把你引向積極的地方。

And it leads, I mean, in the Bible, the phrase eternal life.

我是說《聖經》中的 "永生 "一詞。

That's going to lead you somewhere.

這將會讓你有所收穫。

If I post a video and it gets 10 views, but one of those 10 people needs a service that I can provide, then that opens a door and you don't know what door's going to open to you.

如果我發佈了一個視頻，獲得了 10 次觀看，但這 10 人中有人需要我提供的服務，那麼這就打開了一扇門，你不知道哪扇門會向你敞開。

So my invitation is for 2025, stop consuming and start producing.

是以，我邀請大家在 2025 年停止消費，開始生產。

And I look forward to seeing what you put out in the world.

我期待著看到你的作品問世。

Hope that helps.

希望對你有所幫助。

Speak to you soon.

再見

So I forgot to mention, I wanted to bring it full circle by telling you that recently at the beginning of the year, I went back to Domino's one day a week to work as a delivery driver.

所以我忘了說，我想告訴大家，最近在今年年初，我又回到了多米諾餐廳，每週做一天送貨司機。

And I didn't do this for financial reasons, because I've made more money recently than I ever have.

我這樣做並不是出於經濟原因，因為我最近賺的錢比以往任何時候都多。

I don't need to go back to Domino's, but I enjoy the job.

我不需要回到多米諾餐廳，但我喜歡這份工作。

And the funny thing is when you're a creator, when you're on a purpose and putting something out into the world, it was never the job in the beginning because I was earning money.

有趣的是，當你是一個創作者，當你有一個目標，並把一些東西推向世界時，一開始這從來不是工作，因為我在賺錢。

It served a purpose.

它是有作用的。

I'm grateful for my boss.

我很感激我的老闆。

And I am again, because I'm working for him again.

現在我又來了，因為我又要為他工作了。

But it changes your, how you view yourself and the world, I guess, because now I'm adding value and I feel like the time when I'm at Domino's is kind of like rest and recuperation.

但這改變了你對自己和世界的看法，我想，因為現在我在增值，我覺得我在多米諾的這段時間就像是在休養生息。

Because it's not, it's not an intellectual job.

因為這不是一項智力工作。

It doesn't take a lot of mental effort.

這並不需要花費太多的心思。

And I enjoy it and I enjoyed it then, but there was something missing.

我很喜歡它，當時也很喜歡，但還是少了點什麼。

So yeah, just to bring it full circle.

所以，是的，只是為了把它完整地呈現出來。

And it's not that I have to do it.

我也不是非做不可。

I'm only there one day a week.

我每週只去一天。

I like the company.

我喜歡這家公司。

The people are a lot of fun to be around.

這裡的人們非常有趣。

So I just thought that was interesting that the job isn't the problem.

所以我覺得這很有趣，工作不是問題。

It's the phones and the consumption.

是電話和消費。

That's the problem.

這就是問題所在。

So if you're sat in your job thinking, oh, this is unfulfilling.

所以，如果你坐在工作崗位上，覺得 "哦，這太沒有成就感了"。

If you work 40 hours a week, there are a lot of other hours that you could be fixing it.

如果你每週工作 40 小時，那麼還有很多其他時間可以用來修車。

And it's the scrolling, it's the phone.

是滾動，是手機。

So be a producer.

所以，做一個製作人吧。