Name: MIT 2023 畢業生致詞！馬克·羅伯的精彩演講！ (Mark Rober Address to MIT Class of 2023)
Uploaded: 2026-02-28T14:01:50.000Z
Duration: 19 min 24 s

Good afternoon, esteemed faculty, distinguished guests, relieved parents, bored siblings, confused pets, and

下午好，各位師長、貴賓、鬆了一口氣的家長、感到無聊的兄弟姊妹、一頭霧水的寵物們，

of course, the 2023 graduating class of MIT.

當然還有，2023 年 MIT 的畢業生們。

And you know what I love to do on a beautiful, sunny 95 degree summer day?

各位知道嗎，在這樣一個陽光普照、攝氏 35 度的夏日，我最喜歡做什麼事？

You'd think the best engineering school on the planet could design a bigger awning for everyone.

你可能會覺得，這間地球上最頂尖的工程學院，應該可以設計一個更大的遮陽棚給所有人吧。

站在這裡對著大家講話感覺有點怪。

I feel this pressure to give some timeless advice that will endure despite our world changing at an unprecedented pace.

我覺得我有一種壓力，想要給出一些永恆的建議，讓它們能夠經受住我們這個世界前所未有快速變化的考驗。

The world is so different even from four years ago.

即使是四年前，世界也已經很不一樣了。

For example, for the undergrads, you are the first graduating class to have persevered through a global pandemic, just as this is the first commencement speech written entirely by ChatGPT.

舉個例子，對於大學部同學來說，你們是第一屆在經歷全球疫情後畢業的學生，就像這是第一場完全由 ChatGPT 寫的畢業致詞一樣。

So if I make any grammatical errors or threaten to end all human life, that did not come from me.

所以如果我犯了什麼文法錯誤，或是威脅要終結全人類，那都不是我說的。

At this point, I should probably tell your parents who I am.

說到這裡，我大概應該告訴你們的父母我是誰。

I'm Mark Rober, a former Apple and NASA mechanical engineer who became a YouTuber.

我是 Mark Rober，一位前 Apple 和 NASA 的機械工程師，後來成為了一名 YouTuber。

And yes, I know to some of you it sounds like I just said I quit the MBA to work at Footlocker, or I traded a Picasso for an NFT of a stoned monkey.

沒錯，我知道對你們有些人來說，聽起來就像我說我放棄了 MBA 去 Footlocker 工作，或是用畢卡索換了一隻嗨嗨猴子的 NFT。

I sort of feel at home here because Buzz Aldrin went to mit and just like me, Buzz was a NASA engineer, only Buzz stuck with it and became one of the first humans to set foot on the moon.

我覺得在這裡很自在，因為 Buzz Aldrin 也念 MIT，而且就像我一樣，Buzz 也是 NASA 的工程師，只是 Buzz 堅持下去，成為了第一批登陸月球的人類之一。

Whereas I quit to become the first human to sprinkle porch pirates with glitter and fart spray, it's on YouTube.

而我則是辭職，成為第一個在門廊海盜身上灑滿亮粉和放屁噴霧的人，這都在 YouTube 上。

你們的孩子會在晚餐時解釋這一切。

But whether it's seeking karmic justice for package thieves or building an obstacle course for squirrels in my backyard, I plan my monthly YouTube videos really far out in advance.

但無論是為包裹竊賊尋求因果報應，還是在後院為松鼠建造障礙賽道，我都會提前很久規劃我每個月的 YouTube 影片。

In fact, I've already decided what my June 2053 video will be, and

事實上，我已經決定了 2053 年 6 月的影片內容，

it's going to be a collab with all of you.

Look at all the amazing things this MIT graduating class of 2023 has accomplished.

看看 MIT 2023 級畢業生們所完成的這些了不起的事情。

In fact, this right now is the video intro.

事實上，現在這就是影片的開頭。

So if you've ever wanted to be in one of my videos, this is your chance.

所以如果你一直想出現在我的影片裡，這就是你的機會。

Will YouTube still be around in 30 years?

希望會，除非 Elon 把它買下來。

The degree to which you positively impact the world is the degree to which you'll be featured in the video.

你對世界產生正面影響的程度，就是你出現在影片裡的程度。

So in Order to increase your chances of making the cut, I want to give you three pieces of advice.

所以為了增加你入選的機會，我想給你三個建議。

The first bit of advice is to moisturize when giving a commencement speech is to embrace naive optimism.

第一個建議是，在發表畢業致詞時，要擁抱天真的樂觀。

Actually, before I go any further, usually in my YouTube videos, when I get to like the juicy part, I'm not really used to this public speaking thing, so the music kicks in.

其實，在我繼續講之前，通常在我 YouTube 影片裡，當我講到比較精彩的部分時，我不太習慣這樣公開演講，所以音樂就會響起來。

So if you'll just give me a moment and hit this button, Trust me, this is going to be better for both of us.

所以如果你能給我一點時間，然後按下這個按鈕，相信我，這樣對我們兩個都會比較好。

好，我說的天真樂觀是什麼意思？

Naive optimism means it's easier to be optimistic about your future when you're sort of naive about what lies ahead, when you don't know what you don't know.

天真樂觀的意思是，當你對未來感到天真時，也就是當你不知道自己不知道的事情時，會更容易對未來感到樂觀。

As an example, think back on the first week at mit how naive you were about the number of all nighters and cans of Red Bull that would be required to be sitting where you are right now.

舉個例子，回想一下你在 MIT 的第一週，你對需要熬多少個通宵、喝多少罐 Red Bull 才能像現在這樣坐在這裡，你當時有多麼天真。

In fact, you guys drink so much caffeine I'm surprised you're even sitting at all.

事實上，你們喝那麼多咖啡因，我真驚訝你們還能坐得住。

If you truly understood what would be required, that discouragement might have prevented you from even starting.

如果你真的瞭解需要付出什麼，那種沮喪感可能會讓你根本不敢開始。

Sometimes it's an advantage not to be the expert.

有時候，不是專家反而是種優勢。

With all the experience, there's no reputational risk, so it's easier to try new things and approach them from a fresh first principles approach.

擁有這麼多經驗，沒有聲譽風險，所以更容易嘗試新事物，並從全新的第一原理來處理。

Naive optimism can also help when faced with a big life decision.

天真樂觀在面對重大人生決定時也能有所幫助。

When you feel like you want to know the results before you decide, but

當你覺得在做決定之前就想知道結果，但

真正的結果根本是無法預知的。

Naive optimism means you have irrational now you've optimized.

天真樂觀意味著你現在已經優化了，擁有非理性的自信。

It means you have the irrational confidence of a child learning to walk or a mom learning to TikTok.

這意味著你擁有像學走路的嬰兒或學 TikTok 的媽媽那樣，非理性的自信。

And you pick what you think is the best path and just move forward knowing there's more than one trail that leads to the top of Mount Fuji.

然後你選擇你認為最好的路，然後就往前走，知道通往富士山頂的路不只一條。

It's okay that you don't know exactly what you want to be doing 20 years from now, or what you want to have accomplished.

你不知道 20 年後想做什麼，或是想達成什麼，這都沒關係。

And by the way, even if you do know it, it doesn't matter because you're wrong.

還有，就算你知道，那也不重要，因為你會錯。

Anyone who tells you they knew they'd be where they're at 20 years ago is either lying or delusional, or a time traveler or Pat Sajak.

任何告訴你他們 20 年前就知道自己會在哪裡的人，不是在說謊，就是自欺欺人，不然就是時空旅人或 Pat Sajak。

Life is like trying to cross a big flowing river with lots of rocks and boulders strewn about.

人生就像要渡過一條有很多石頭和巨石散落的大河流。

If you want to cross the river, you have to start on the bank and look at the first several rocks in front of you.

如果你想渡河，你得從岸邊開始，看看前面幾塊石頭。

You can wiggle them with your toe and sort of scan a few boulders out, but

你可以用腳趾試探一下，大致掃描幾塊巨石，但

at some point, you've just got to pick one and jump.

在某個時刻，你就是得選一塊跳過去。

Because the river is dynamic and always changing.

因為河流是動態的，一直在變化。

If the first rock in this metaphor is a hobby, let curiosity and passion guide your initial step.

如果這比喻裡的第一塊石頭是個興趣，就讓好奇心和熱情引導你踏出第一步。

If the first rock represents your professional career, take curiosity and passion into account.

如果第一塊石頭代表你的專業職涯，也要把好奇心和熱情考慮進去。

But you should also weigh what you're good at and what the world needs.

但你也要考量自己的專長是什麼，以及世界需要什麼。

Even if the world might not know they need it yet.

即使世界可能還不知道他們需要什麼。

Whichever one you'd pick, the real secret is to dominate it obsessively.

無論你選哪一塊，真正的祕訣就是全心全意地精通它。

Master it now from your position of more secure footing, you can re evaluate the river and you'll find you've got a few more rocks available that you couldn't even see from where you started so you could continue on your journey.

從你更穩固的立足點開始精通它，你就可以重新評估這條河流，你會發現你比剛開始時多了幾塊石頭可以選擇，你就可以繼續你的旅程。

Instead of putting the pressure on myself to create some master life plan.

與其給自己壓力去創造一個完美的人生計畫。

This attitude of naive optimism, combined with combined with dedication, enthusiasm, and

這種天真的樂觀態度，加上奉獻、熱情，以及

the willingness to jump from my current safe rock to the next, is what I feel has led me from college to NASA to YouTube to eventually landing on this rock, of giving the commencement speech at Mi frickin T.

願意從我現在的安全岩石跳到下一塊的意願，我覺得這帶領我從大學到 NASA 再到 YouTube，最後降落到這塊岩石，在麻省理工學院發表演講。

There's no way I could have predicted that path when I was exactly in your shoes 20 years ago.

20年前我跟你一樣的時候，絕對不可能預料到這條路。

So cross your river one rock at a time, but

所以，一次一塊石頭地渡過你的河流，但是

do it with a naive optimism that it's all going to work out.

用一種天真的樂觀態度，相信一切都會順利。

If you actually knew how cold the river can get or how long it takes to recover from a sprained ankle, if you slipped, your knowledge might get in the way.

如果你真的知道河水有多冷，或是萬一滑倒腳踝受傷需要多久才能恢復，你的知識可能會成為阻礙。

You're about to get a degree from mit, so you've obviously made some pretty great decisions so far.

你們即將從麻省理工學院畢業，顯然到目前為止你們做出了不少很棒的決定。

Embrace your inexperience and keep taking leaps forward.

擁抱你們的經驗不足，繼續向前邁進。

Apologies to all the civil engineering majors who have been grumbling, sitting there saying, if he wants to cross this river so bad, why does he just build a suspension bridge?

向所有抱怨的土木工程系的學生們道歉，他們坐在那裡說，如果他這麼想過河，為什麼不乾脆蓋一座懸吊橋？

You're going to take that leap of faith, land on a rock, and

你們會鼓起勇氣，跳到一塊石頭上，

only then realize it's not as stable as your foot wiggle had predicted and you're going to fall into the river.

然後才發現它不如你們腳的晃動預期的那麼穩，然後你們就會掉進河裡。

Sometimes that leads to my second of three pieces of advice.

有時候，這就引出了我的第二個建議。

To maximize your chance of positively impacting the world and making the video cut, which is to frame your failures.

為了最大化你們對世界產生正面影響並進入影片剪輯的機會，那就是為你們的失敗下定義。

Ah, you can tell it's the juicy part because the music's back.

啊，你們可以聽出這是重點，因為音樂又回來了。

To illustrate what I mean by this, I asked 50,000 of my YouTube followers that subscribed to my channel to play a simple computer programming puzzle that I made.

為了說明我的意思，我問了我 YouTube 頻道上 5 萬名訂閱者，讓他們玩一個我做的簡單電腦程式解謎。

But what they didn't know is that I had served up two.

但他們不知道的是，我準備了兩個版本。

Two slightly different versions of the puzzle.

In one, if you failed the puzzle, you didn't lose any of your starting 200 points and you were prompted to try again.

在其中一個版本，如果你解謎失敗，你不會損失任何你原有的 200 分，而且會提示你再試一次。

Whereas in the other, if you didn't succeed, you were also prompted to try again.

而在另一個版本，如果你沒有成功，也會提示你再試一次。

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