all about? Four Hour Chef looks and quacks like a cook book, but as a

這本書談什麼呢？『四小時大廚』看起來或是叫起來都像是個烹飪書，但

self-described non-cook it's a little odd that I would write such a thing. This is really

它並不是有關烹飪的書，我來寫烹飪的書有點怪。

a guide to have become world-class in

這是有關於如任在任何一個領域

just about anything in six months or less.

六個月之內的時間變成世界級水準的導引書

So this is not just cooking, right? I mean, you have this reputation of acquiring

所以說，這不只是關於烹飪，對嗎？我是說

bazaar unique skills quickly. When did you first discover this process?

你何時發現這個方式？

The meta learning

MetaLearning(後設學習)的概念

concept really hit me when I was in college and I became fascinated by

真正衝擊我當我在大學時期

two things simultaneously. The first was smart drugs for excelerating

同時為2件事著迷。第一件事

acquisitions and recall and all these things. And then I realized that maybe

是有關聰明藥，是填加什麼東西。而當時我了解到也許

snorting antidiuretic hormone is not the best long-term strategy and simultaneously

吸食抗利尿荷爾蒙並不是最好的長期策略

became fascinated with how different companies were teaching language learning.

第二件是關於不同的公司是如何進行語言教學

And that's when I also noticed the same pattern in kickboxing.

當時我也注意到跆拳道的模式

Yeeeahhhh...

呀~~~

Ughhhh….

呀~~~

and I ended up applying it to kickboxing to win the national championships in nineteen

我最後也報名了1999年全國跆拳道冠軍賽

ninety nine just a few months after starting practicing. If you

只有開始練習幾個月後。

believe that instead of being limited to be world class in one or two things in

如果你相信：有別於你用一生的時間在一兩件事上成為世界級人物，

your life that you could actually become

事實上你是可以在一兩年之內，

world-class in one or two things per year, how do your decisions change?

在某件事上成為世界級人物。你的決心與動力是如何改變的？

How does your outlook change? It changes completely! Okay, let's get specific then.

你的見解又是如何改變的呢？它是完全地改變。我們來找特定事項談談

So, if I want to learn some kind of complex skill quickly and I want to become

如果我想要快速地學習某種複雜的技巧，並且想要成為世界級的水準

world class at it, what's the process I have to go through? Yeah, so the core

我所要歷練的是什麼呢？

principles of meta learning are pretty simple.

這種學習的核心原則非常簡單

The acronyms that I use D.S.S.S. and it stands for deconstruction, selection

我用DSSC四個字母代表：解構，選擇

sequencing, and stakes.

定序，下賭

This is the process you apply to any complex skill. And that involves

這是你想學任何複雜技巧的程序

deconstruction, so what are the minimal learnable units, the lego blocks

解構：最小的可學習單元是什麼？？如同樂高積木

that I should be starting with?

我該用哪一塊開始

Selection, what twenty percent of the blocks will produce eighty percent or

選擇：哪20趴會產生80趴或更多我想要效益？

more of the outcomes I want? And sequencing, in what orders should I learn

定序：我該如何排定這些學習單元？

these blocks? And then stakes. How do I set up real consequences to guarantee

下賭：我該如何設定真正的後果

that I follow the program? So, based on what you know then about how people

來保證我有遵守這個程序。

acquire skills

依你所知，有關人們如何習得技能

what piece of advice would you give? My piece of urgent advice would be very

你會提出什麼建議呢？

simple and it sounds morbid, but I would say you are going to die

我會給的建議聽來有點病態，就是你快死了。

and the sooner you come to terms with the fact that you have a

你接受了你在地球上時間

limited amount of time on this planet

非常有限

and that time is your most valuable, non-renewable resource, you should

而時間正是你最珍貴且無可回愎的資源，

learn to squeeze every ounce of life added every minute and every hour that

你該學著用你在地球上的每一分每一小時去

you have on this planet. I really cannot think of a better way to do that then to

擠出你生命的每一分價值。我認為最好的方法就是

sharpen the blade of the mind and spirit that you have by emulating the

利用meta learning摸擬世界上最快速的學習者

world's fastest learners with meta learning.

來磨亮你擁有的心智與靈魂

Okay let's get specific then. So if I want to learn some kind of complex skill quickly and I want to become

好吧，我們來具體說明。如果我想要學習某個複雜的技能

world class at it, what's the process I have to go through? The principles of meta learning are pretty simple.

並成為世界級水準，我該有的程序是什麼？