公眾人物畢業(yè)演講(MP3+字幕)第67期:金墉美國東北大學(xué)(6)
他希望我掌握一門本領(lǐng)
and he wanted me to butt my head up against the joy
他希望我能沖向自己的興趣
but also the hard reality of finishing medical school
但也希望我能刻苦讀完醫(yī)學(xué)院
finishing residency
完成實(shí)習(xí)期
and caring for patients in life-or-death situations
照顧同生與死作斗爭(zhēng)患者們
I'm so grateful to my father
我很感謝我的父親
So far I've told you that life is uncertain
到目前為止 我告訴你們說人生是不確定的
but you already knew that
但你們已經(jīng)了解了這一點(diǎn)
What I really want you to know
我真正想讓你們了解的是
is that you have abundant tools to face that uncertainty
你們擁有大量的工具來直面這種不確定性
and to lead an extraordinary life, even beyond your wildest dreams
成就不平凡的人生 甚至超出你最瘋狂的夢(mèng)想
Roy Baumeister is a psychologist
羅伊?鮑邁斯特是一位心理學(xué)家
who has devoted his career to studying the qualities in human beings
終生研究能夠帶領(lǐng)人類取得
that lead to what he calls "positive outcomes"
他稱之為"積極的結(jié)果"的人類素質(zhì)
In this fascinating field, researchers have found
在這個(gè)令人著迷的領(lǐng)域 研究人員發(fā)現(xiàn)
that two traits are most consistently associated with success:
有兩個(gè)特質(zhì)始終與成功相伴
intelligence and willpower
智力和意志力
In Baumeister's book entitled Willpower
從鮑邁斯特所著的《意志力》一書中
we learn that efforts to permanently increase intelligence have failed
我們了解到 雖然永久地提高智力的努力歸于失敗
but people can in fact improve their willpower
但人其實(shí)是可以提高自身的意志力的
