【TED】是一个会议的名称，它是英文technology,entertainment, design三个单词的首字母缩写。它是社会各界精英交流的盛会，这里有当代最杰出的思想家，这里有当代最优秀的科学家，这里有迸发着最闪耀的思想火花，这里孕育着最光辉的梦想。



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John Hodgman
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I also figured out that if you really want something badly enough, you can do anything for 30 days. Have you ever wanted to write a novel? Every November, tens of thousands of people try to write their own 50,000 word novel from scratch in 30 days. It turns out, all you have to do is write 1,667 words a day for a month. So I did. By the way, the secret is not to go to sleep until you've written your words for the day. You might be sleep-deprived, but you'll finish your novel. Now is my book the next great American novel? No. I wrote it in a month. It's awful. But for the rest of my life, if I meet John Hodgman at a TED party, I don't have to say, "I'm a computer scientist." No, no, if I want to I can say, "I'm a novelist." So here's one last thing I'd like to mention. I learned that when I made small, sustainable changes, things I could keep doing, they were more likely to stick. There's nothing wrong with big, crazy challenges. In fact, they're a ton of fun. But they're less likely to stick. When I gave up sugar for 30 days, day 31 looked like this. So here's my question to you: What are you waiting for? I guarantee you the next 30 days are going to pass whether you like it or not, so why not think about something you have always wanted to try and give it a shot for the next 30 days.
我也认识到，如果你非常地想要做某事，你可以在30天里做这些事。 你曾想过写小说吗？每年11月，数以万计的人们在30天里，从零起点尝试写他们自己的5万字小说。这就是说，你所要去做的事，就是每天写1667个字，要写一个月。 所以我做到了。顺便说一下，秘密是除非在一天里你已经写完了1667个字， 要不你就甭想睡觉。 你可能被剥夺睡眠， 但你将会完成你的小说。 那么我写的书会是下一部伟大的美国小说吗？不是的。我在一个月内写完它。它看上去太可怕了。但在我的余生，如果我在一个TED聚会上遇见约翰·霍奇曼， 我不必开口说，“我是一个电脑科学家。” 不，不会的，如果我想我可以说，“我是一个小说家。” 这是我想提的最后一件事。当我做些小的、持续性的变化， 我可以不断尝试做的事时， 我认识到我可以更容易地坚持把它们做下来。 想做又大又疯狂的具有挑战性的事情没有什么不对。 事实上，它们的乐趣无穷。 但是，它们就不太可能坚持做下来。 当我在30天里拒绝吃糖果，31天后看上去就像这样。 所以我给大家提的问题是：大家还在等什么呀？我保准大家在未来30天都会去经历你喜欢或者不喜欢的事，那么为什么不考虑一些你常想去尝试的事情，并在未来30天里试试，给自己一个机会。