Name: 【TEDx】Larry Smith：為什麼你無法成就偉大的事業 Why you will fail to have a great career
Uploaded: 2013-09-26T09:58:01.000Z
Duration: 15 min

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I want to discuss with you this afternoon

今天下午我想與各位談論的主題是

未來簡單式

why you're going to fail to have a great career. (Laughter)

為什麼你就不能有偉大的事業。（笑聲）

我是一名經濟學家。我負責讓人沮喪。

End of the day, it's ready for dismal remarks.

在一天的結束的時候，正適合發表讓人沮喪的評論。

I only want to talk to those of you who want a great career.

我只想跟你們之中的想要有偉大的事業的人談。

我知道你們之中的一些人已經決定

You're going to fail, too — (Laughter) —

當然你也會失敗 — — （笑聲） — —

because — Goodness, you're all cheery about failing. (Laughter)

因為 — — 我的天啊! 你們已經對失敗這麼開心了。

從加拿大來的，沒錯吧。（笑聲）

Those trying to have good careers are going to fail,

那些想要有好的事業都會失敗，

because, really, good jobs are now disappearing.

因為，實際上，好的工作機會正在逐漸消失。

有一些很好的就業機會和偉大的事業，

and then there are the high-workload, high-stress,

然後還有另一些是高工作量、 高壓力，

bloodsucking, soul-destroying kinds of jobs,

兩者之間幾乎不存在其他類型的了。

So the people looking for good jobs are going to fail.

I'm going to talk about those looking for great jobs, great

我要談一談那些尋找偉大的工作，偉大的職業的

careers, and why you're going to, why you're going to fail.

之所以要找這樣的工作，還有為什麼你會失敗。

First reason is that no matter how many times people tell you,

第一個原因是，無論別人告訴你多少次

"If you want a great career, you have to pursue your passion,

"如果您想要偉大的事業，你必須追求你的熱情，

you have to pursue your dreams, you have to pursue,

你要追尋自己的夢想，你要追求

you hear it again and again and then you decide

你一再的聽到這樣的說法，然後你決定

not to do it. It doesn't matter how many times you download

不做這樣的事。不管你下載了多少次

Steven J.'s Stanford commencement address,

史蒂芬-賈伯斯 的史丹福大學畢業典禮演講，

you still look at it and decide not to do it.

您仍然會看著它，然後決定不去這樣做。

I'm not quite sure why you decide not to do it.

我並不太確定為什麼你決定不去這樣做。

你太懶了而不想做。或是這件事太難了。

You're afraid if you look for your passion and don't find it,

你會擔心如果你去追尋你的熱情，而沒有找到它

you'll feel like you're an idiot, so then you make excuses

你會覺得你是白癡，於是你找藉口

about why you're not going to look for your passion.

來說明為何你不去追尋你的熱情。

And they are excuses, ladies and gentlemen.

這些都是藉口，女士們，先生們。

We're going to go through a whole long list, your creativity,

我們會談過一整串長長的清單，你的創造力，

and thinking of excuses not to do what you really

還有思考力，去想出藉口不去做你真的

need to do if you want to have a great career.

該做的事情，去成就你想要的偉大事業。

So, for example, one of your great excuses is,

比方說，你偉大的藉口之一是，

"Well, great careers are really and truly, for most people,

"嗯，偉大的事業，對大多數人來說，實際上的確都是

just a matter of luck, so I'm going to stand around,

只是運氣好，所以我打算站在旁邊看，

I'm going to try to be lucky, and if I'm lucky,

我要試著變得幸運，而且如果我是幸運的

I'll have a great career. If not, I'll have a good career."

我就會有偉大的事業。如果不幸運，我還是有一個好的職業。"

But a good career is an impossibility, so that's not going to work.

但好的職業是不可能的，所以這樣是行不通的。

Then, your other excuse is, "Yes, there are special people

然後你的另一個藉口是，"是的，有些特別的人

who pursue their passions, but they are geniuses.

能夠追求他們的熱情，但是這些人是天才。

他們是 史蒂夫-賈伯斯，我並不是天才。

When I was five, I thought I was a genius,

當我五歲的時候，我以為我是個天才，

但是我的指導教授已經把這樣的想法

out of my head long since." (Laughter) Mm?

趕出我的腦袋了，從那次... "（笑聲）對吧？

"And now I know I am completely competent."

"如今我知道我只是稱職的員工。"

現在，你看，如果這是 1950 年，

that would have given you a great career.

就可以算是帶給你一個偉大的事業。

But guess what? This is almost 2012, and saying

但你猜怎麼著？現在已經快 2012了，若你對外說:

to the world, "I am totally, completely competent,"

is damning yourself with the faintest of praise.

就好像用這種微弱的讚美來咒罵你自己一般

"Well, I would do this, I would do this, but, but,

"嗯，我想這樣做，我想這樣做，但是，但是，

Everybody knows that people who pursue their passions

大家都知道，追求他們的激情的那些人

are somewhat obsessive. A little strange? Mm? Mm? Okay?

是有點偏執。有點奇怪的吧？對吧? 對吧? 是吧?

You know, a fine line between madness and genius.

你知道，瘋狂與天才之間的微小差別。

I'm not weird. I've read Steven J.'s biography.

我並不奇怪。我讀過 史蒂夫-賈伯斯 的傳記。

Oh my goodness. I am not that person. I am nice.

我的老天。我不是那樣的人。我是個好人。

我是正常的。我是個 正常的好人，

啊。但我仍想要有偉大的事業。

I'm not prepared to pursue my passion, so I know

我不打算追求我的熱情，所以我知道

what I'm going to do, because I have, I have a solution,

我該要做什麼，因為我有，我有一種解決方案，

It's the one Mommy and Daddy told me about.

它是一個我媽媽和爸爸告訴過我的

Mommy and Daddy told me that if I worked hard,

媽媽和爸爸告訴我，如果我努力工作，

I'd have a good career. So, if you work hard

我會有良好的職業。所以，如果你努力工作

and have a good career, if you work really, really, really hard,

有良好的職業，如果你工作真的，真的，真的很努力，

you'll have a great career. Doesn't that, like,

你就會有偉大的事業。這不就是像

But you've managed to talk yourself into that.

但你已經設法說服自己去相信。

你知道嗎？這裡有一個小秘密。

You want to work? You want to work really, really, really hard?

您想要工作嗎？您真的，真的，想要很認真地工作嗎？

You know what? You'll succeed. The world will give you

你知道嗎？你將會成功。這個世界會給你

the opportunity to work really, really, really, really hard,

一個機會去真的，真的，真的，真的很認真地工作，

but are you so sure that that's going to give you

但是你真的相信, 這樣就會帶給你

a great career when all the evidence is to the contrary?

一個偉大的職業生涯嗎? 當所有的證據都是指向相反的結論？

So let's assume, let's deal with those of you

所以讓我們假定，讓我們來看看你們這些

You actually understand that you really had better do it,

你真的理解你是真的想要這樣做，

never mind the excuses. You're trying to find your passion,

不去管那些藉口。你會試著去尋找你的熱情，

You found something you're interested in.

I have an interest! I have an interest! You tell me.

我有興趣 ！我有興趣 ！你告訴我。

You say, "I have an interest!" I say, "That's wonderful!

你說，"我有興趣 ！"我說，"這太棒了 ！

And what, what are you trying to tell me? That you — "

你打算告訴我什麼呢? 那你 — —"

And what about the rest of humanity's activities?

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