公眾人物畢業(yè)演講(MP3+字幕)第68期:金墉美國東北大學(7)

Baumeister and his colleagues

鮑邁斯特和他的同事們

have shown that taking certain actions to improve willpower

已經(jīng)證明 采取某些行動來提高意志力

is the surest way to a more successful life

是實現(xiàn)更成功的人生的最可靠的途徑

Moreover, they've shown that willpower is like a muscle

此外 他們也已證明 意志力就像肌肉

that can be built with practice

可以通過鍛煉來強化

but also that if you don't actively exercise your willpower

而且如果你不積極鍛煉你的意志力

your capacity to do so will atrophy

你的能力就會像你的腹部肌肉一樣

just like your stomach muscles if you stop doing sit-ups

在停止做仰臥起坐之后會出現(xiàn)萎縮

They've even learned that because willpower is associated with a certain part of your brain

他們甚至還了解到 由于意志力與大腦的某些部位有關

maintaining glucose levels in your blood to feed that part of your brain

保持血液里的血糖水平來滋養(yǎng)大腦的這個部位

is critical for sustaining your willpower

對于維持意志力至關重要

Looked at from another angle

從另一個角度看

a group of researchers has shown that, more than talent

一些研究人員已經(jīng)證明 與天賦相比

practice is what determines mastery over any given skill or ability

實踐才是決定能否掌握任何技能或能力的主要因素

Malcolm Gladwell, in his book Outliers

馬爾科姆?格拉德威爾在他的《局外人》一書中

popularized an important body of work that showed

推廣的一項重要研究成果表明

that the path to mastery requires 10,000 hours of practice

達到精通之路需要10000個小時的練習

Books with titles like "talent is overrated" have been published to make the point

《天賦被高估了》等書的出版就是為了說明這一點

Now I want you to know

現(xiàn)在 我希望你們了解

that there's really good news here

這里實際上有個好消息

especially for Northeastern graduates

尤其是對東北大學的畢業(yè)生來說