我認為,通常追尋雄心萬丈的夢想更容易些。
I know that sounds completely nuts.
我知道這聽起來完全是一派胡言。
But, since no one else is crazy enough to do it, youhave little competition.
不過,既然沒有別的人瘋狂到會做這件事情,你就沒有競爭對手了。
In fact,there are so few people this crazy that I feellike I know them all by first name.
事實上,瘋狂的人很少,甚至可以說是屈指可數(shù),以至于我都知道他們姓甚名誰。
They all travel as if they are pack dogs and stick to each other like glue.
他們勇敢前行,像膠水一樣互相吸引在一起。
The best people want to work on the big challenges.
優(yōu)秀的人愛接受大挑戰(zhàn)。
That is what happened with Google.
這就是在谷歌發(fā)生的事情。
Our mission is to organize the world’s information and make it universally accessible anduseful.
我們的目標就是組合全球的信息,使其隨手可得,隨處可用。
How can that not get you excited?
那怎么能不讓大家興奮呢?
But we almost didn’t start Google actually because my co-founder Sergey
但是我們那時幾乎啟動不成谷歌,
and I were too worried about dropping out of the Ph.D. program.
因為我和聯(lián)合創(chuàng)始人謝爾蓋都太擔心拿不到博士學位。
None of you have that true sense.
你們中沒人有這樣的擔心吧。
You are probably on the right track if you feel like a sidewalk worm during a rainstorm!
要是你覺得自己是暴風雨下人行道上的一條蚯蚓,那很可能你就真的走對路了。
That is about how we felt after we maxed out three credit cards buying hard disks off the backof a truck.
那就是我們刷爆了三張信用卡,從一輛貨車的車尾買來硬盤后的感覺。
That was actually the first hardware for Google.
那就是谷歌最早的硬件設備。
Parents and friends: more credit cards always help.
家長和朋友們:多點信用卡總是有用的。
What is the one sentence summary of how you change the world?
如何用一句話總結(jié)你該如何改變世界?
Always work hard on something uncomfortably exciting!
那就是在那些讓人極度興奮的事情上發(fā)奮努力。
As a Ph.D. student, I actually had three projects I wanted to work on.
當我在讀博士的時候,其實我有三個項目是想做的。
Thank goodness my advisor said, “Why don’t you work on the web for a while?”
謝天謝地,我的導師對我說,“為什么你不先做一會網(wǎng)絡的事呢?”
He give me some seriously good advices
他給了我一些特別好的建議
because the web was growing with people and activity,even in 1995!
因為早在1995年時,網(wǎng)絡就已經(jīng)和人們的生活緊密相連了。
Technology and especially the Internet can really help you be lazy. Lazy?
科技,尤其是因特網(wǎng)真的能讓人變懶。變懶?
What I mean is a group of three people can write software that then millions can use and enjoy.
我的意思是一個三人的小組可以寫出讓數(shù)百萬人喜愛使用的軟件程序。
Can three people answer the phone a million times?
但三個人可以接上百萬次電話嗎?
Find the leverage in the world, so you can be truly lazy!
找到翹起地球的杠桿,你就能真的可以懶起來!
Overall, I know it seems like the world is crumbling out there,
總而言之,我知道這個世界看起來分崩離析,
but it is actually a great time in your life to get a little crazy,
但這確是你們?nèi)松幸粋€偉大的時代,你們可以瘋狂一點,
follow your curiosity, and be ambitious about it.
追隨自己的好奇心,雄心勃勃地實現(xiàn)它。
Don’t give up on your dream.
不要放棄你們的夢想。
The world needs you all!
世界需要你們所有人。