TED英语演讲稿-无所畏惧学无止境

TED英语演讲稿-无所畏惧学无止境简介:尝试做新鲜事，你会紧张害怕吗?个人效率大师timferriss给我们带来一个振奋人心的方法。来问问自己“最坏的可能是什么?”无所畏惧，学无止境。thisistimferrisscirca1979a.d.agetwo.youcantellbythepowersquat,iwasaveryconfidentboy--andnotwithoutreason.ihadaverycharmingroutineatthetime,whichwastowaituntillateintheeveningwhenmyparentsweredecompressingfromahardday’swork,doingtheircrosswordpuzzles,watchingtelevision.iwouldrunintothelivingroom,jumpuponthecouch,ripthecushionsoff,throwthemonthefloor,screamatthetopofmylungsandrunoutbecauseiwastheincrediblehulk.(laughter)obviously,youseetheresemblance.andthisroutinewentonforsometime.wheniwasseveniwenttosummercamp.myparentsfounditnecessaryforpeaceofmind.andatnooneachdaythecamperswouldgotoapond,wheretheyhadfloatingdocks.youcouldjumpofftheendintothedeepend.iwasbornpremature.iwasalwaysverysmall.myleftlunghadcollapsedwheniwasborn.andi’vealwayshadbuoyancyproblems.sowaterwassomethingthatscaredmetobeginwith.butiwouldgoinonoccasion.andononeparticularday,thecamperswerejumpingthroughinnertubes,theyweredivingthroughinnertubes.andithoughtthiswouldbegreatfun.soidovethroughtheinnertube,andthebullyofthecampgrabbedmyankles.anditriedtocomeupforair,andmylowerbackhitthebottomoftheinnertube.andiwentwildeyedandthoughtiwasgoingtodie.acampcounselorfortunatelycameoverandseparatedus.fromthatpointonwardiwasterrifiedofswimming.thatissomethingthatididnotgetover.myinabilitytoswimhasbeenoneofmygreatesthumiliationsandembarrassments.thatiswhenirealizedthatiwasnottheincrediblehulk.butthereisahappyendingtothisstory.atage31--that’smyagenow--inaugustitooktwoweekstore-examineswimming,andquestionalltheoftheobviousaspectsofswimming.andwentfromswimmingonelap--so20yards--likeadrowningmonkey,atabout200beatsperminuteheartrate--imeasuredit--togoingtomontaukonlongisland,closetowhereigrewup,andjumpingintotheoceanandswimmingonekilometerinopenwater,gettingoutandfeelingbetterthanwheniwentin.andicameout,inmyspeedos,europeanstyle,feelingliketheincrediblehulk.andthat’swhatiwanteveryoneinheretofeellike,theincrediblehulk,attheendofthispresentation.morespecifically,iwantyoutofeellikeyou’recapableofbecominganexcellentlong-distanceswimmer,aworld-classlanguagelearner,andatangochampion.andiwouldliketosharemyart.ifihaveanart,it’sdeconstructingthingsthatreallyscarethelivinghelloutofme.so,movingonward.swimming,firstprinciples.firstprinciples,thisisveryimportant.ifindthatthebestresultsinlifeareoftenheldbackbyfalseconstructsanduntestedassumptions.andtheturnaroundinswimmingcamewhenafriendofminesaid,“iwillgoayearwithoutanystimulants”--thisisasix-double-espresso-per-daytypeofguy--“ifyoucancompleteaonekilometeropenwaterrace.”sotheclockstartedticking.istartedseekingouttriathletesbecauseifoundthatlifelongswimmersoftencouldn’tteachwhattheydid.itriedkickboards.myfeetwouldslicethroughthewaterlikerazors,iwouldn’tevenmove.iwouldleavedemoralized,staringatmyfeet.handpaddles,everything.evendidlessonswitholympians--nothinghelped.andthenchrissacca,whoisnowadearfriendmine,hadcompletedanironmanwith103degreetemperature,said,“ihavetheanswertoyourprayers.”andheintroducedmetotheworkofamannamedterrylaughlinwhoisthefounderoftotalimmersionswimming.thatsetmeontheroadtoexaminingbiomechanics.soherearethenewrulesofswimming,ifanyofyouareafraidofswimming,ornotgoodatit.thefirstis,forgetaboutkicking.verycounterintuitive.soitturnsoutthatpropulsionisn’treallytheproblem.kickingharderdoesn’tsolvetheproblembecausetheaverageswimmeronlytransfersaboutthreepercentoftheirenergyexpenditureintoforwardmotion.theproblemishydrodynamics.sowhatyouwanttofocusoninsteadisallowingyourlowerbodytodraftbehindyourupperbody,muchlikeasmallcarbehindabigcaronthehighway.andyoudothatbymaintainingahorizontalbodyposition.theonlywayyoucandothatistonotswimontopofthewater.thebodyisdenserthanwater.95percentofitwouldbe,atleast,submergednaturally.soyouendup,numberthree,notswimming,inthecaseoffreestyle,onyourstomach,asmanypeoplethink,reachingontopofthewater.butactuallyrotatingfromstreamlinedrighttostreamlinedleft,maintainingthatfuselagepositionaslongaspossible.solet’slookatsomeexamples.thisisterry.andyoucanseethathe’sextendinghisrightarmbelowhisheadandfarinfront.andsohisentirebodyreallyisunderwater.thearmisextendedbelowthehead.theheadisheldinlinewiththespine,sothatyouusestrategicwaterpressuretoraiseyourlegsup--veryimportant,especiallyforpeoplewithlowerbodyfat.hereisanexampleofthestroke.soyoudon’tkick.butyoudouseasmallflick.youcanseethisistheleftextension.thenyouseehisleftleg.smallflick,andtheonlypurposeofthatistorotatehishipssohecangettotheoppositeside.andtheentrypointforhisrighthand--noticethis,he’snotreachinginfrontandcatchingthewater.rather,heisenteringthewaterata45-degreeanglewithhisforearm,andthenpropellinghimselfbystreamlining--veryimportant.incorrect,above,whichiswhatalmosteveryswimmingcoachwillteachyou.nottheirfault,honestly.andi’llgettoimplicitversusexplicitinamoment.belowiswhatmostswimmerswillfindenablesthemtodowhatidid,whichisgoingfrom21strokesper20-yardlengthto11strokesintwoworkoutswithnocoach,novideomonitoring.andnowiloveswimming.ican’twaittogoswimming.i’llbedoingaswimminglessonlater,formyself,ifanyonewantstojoinme.lastthing,breathing.aproblemalotofushave,certainly,whenyou’reswimming.infreestyle,easiestwaytoremedythisistoturnwithbodyroll,andjusttolookatyourrecoveryhandasitentersthewater.andthatwillgetyouveryfar.that’sit.that’sreallyallyouneedtoknow.languages.materialversusmethod.i,likemanypeople,cametotheconclusionthatiwasterribleatlanguages.isufferedthroughspanishforjuniorhigh,firstyearofhighschool,andthesumtotalofmyknowledgewasprettymuch,“dondeestaelbano?”andiwouldn’tevencatchtheresponse.asadstateofaffairs.thenitransferredtoadifferentschoolsophomoreyear,andihadachoiceofotherlanguages.mostofmyfriendsweretakingjapanese.soithoughtwhynotpunishmyself?i’lldojapanese.sixmonthslaterihadthechancetogotojapan.myteachersassuredme,theysaid,“don’tworry.you’llhavejapaneselanguageclasseseverydaytohelpyoucope.itwillbeanamazingexperience.”myfirstoverseasexperienceinfact.somyparentsencouragedmetodoit.ileft.iarrivedintokyo.amazing.icouldn’tbelieveiwasontheothersideoftheworld.imetmyhostfamily.thingswentquitewellithink,allthingsconsidered.myfirstevening,beforemyfirstdayofschool,isaidtomymother,verypolitely,“pleasewakemeupateighta.m.”so,(japanese)butididn’tsay(japanese).isaid,(japanese).prettyclose.butisaid,“pleaserapemeateighta.m.”(laughter)you’veneverseenamoreconfusedjapanesewoman.(laughter)iwalkedintoschool.andateachercameuptomeandhandedmeapieceofpaper.icouldn’treadanyofit--hieroglyphics,itcouldhavebeen--becauseitwaskanji,chinesecharactersadaptedintothejapaneselanguage.askedhimwhatthissaid.andhegoes,“ahh,okayokay,eehto,worldhistory,ehh,calculus,traditionaljapanese.”andsoon.andsoitcametomeinwaves.therehadbeensomethinglostintranslation.thejapaneseclasseswerenotjapaneseinstructionclasses,perse.theywerethenormalhighschoolcurriculumforjapanesestudents--theother4,999studentsintheschool,whowerejapanese,besidestheamerican.andthat’sprettymuchmyresponse.(laughter)andthatsetmeonthispanicdrivensearchfortheperfectlanguagemethod.itriedeverything.iwenttokinokuniya.itriedeverypossiblebook,everypossiblecd.nothingworkeduntilifoundthis.thisisthejoyokanji.thisisatabletrather,oraposterofthe1,945common-usecharactersasdeterminedbytheministryofeducationin1981.manyofthepublicationsinjapanlimitthemselvestothesecharacters,tofacilitateliteracy--somearerequiredto.andthisbecamemyholygrail,myrosettastone.assoonasifocusedonthismaterial,itookoff.iendedupbeingabletoreadasahishinbu,asahinewspaper,aboutsixmonthslater--soatotalof11monthslater--andwentfromjapaneseitojapanesevi.endedupdoingtranslationworkatage16whenireturnedtotheu.s.,andhavecontinuedtoapplythismaterialovermethodapproachtoclosetoadozenlanguagesnow.someonewhowasterribleatlanguages,andatanygiventime,speak,readandwritefiveorsix.thisbringsustothepoint,whichis,it’softentimeswhatyoudo,nothowyoudoit,thatisthedeterminingfactor.thisisthedifferencebetweenbeingeffective--doingtherightthings--andbeingefficient--doingthingswellwhetherornotthey’reimportant.youcanalsodothiswithgrammar.icameupwiththesesixsentencesaftermuchexperimentation.havinganativespeakerallowyoutodeconstructtheirgrammar,bytranslatingthesesentencesintopast,present,future,willshowyousubject,object,verb,placementofindirect,directobjects,genderandsoforth.fromthatpoint,youcanthen,ifyouwantto,acquiremultiplelanguages,alternatethemsothereisnointerference.wecantalkaboutthatifanyoneininterested.andnowilovelanguages.soballroomdancing,implicitversusexplicit--veryimportant.youmightlookatmeandsay,“thatguymustbeaballroomdancer.”butno,you’dbewrongbecausemybodyisverypoorlydesignedformostthings--prettywelldesignedforliftingheavyrocksperhaps.iusedtobemuchbigger,muchmoremuscular.andsoiendedupwalkinglikethis.ilookedalotlikeanorangutan,ourclosecousins,ortheincrediblehulk.notverygoodforballroomdancing.ifoundmyselfinargentinainXX,decidedtowatchatangoclass--hadnointentionofparticipating.wentin,paidmytenpesos,walkedup--10womentwoguys,usuallyagoodratio.theinstructorsays,“youareparticipating.”immediately:deathsweat.(laughter)fight-or-flightfearsweat,becauseitriedballroomdancingincollege--steppedonthegirl’sfootwithmyheel.shescreamed.iwassoconcernedwithherperceptionofwhatiwasdoing,thatitexplodedinmyface,nevertoreturntotheballroomdancingclub.shecomesup,andthiswasherapproach,theteacher.“okay,comeon,grabme.”gorgeousassistantinstructor.shewasverypissedoffthatihadpulledherfromheradvancedpractice.soididmybest.ididn’tknowwheretoputmyhands.andshepulledback,threwdownherarms,putthemonherhips,turnedaroundandyelledacrosstheroom,“thisguyisbuiltlikeagod-damnedmountainofmuscle,andhe’sgrabbingmelikeafuckingfrenchman,”(laughter)whichifoundencouraging.(laughter)everyoneburstintolaughter.iwashumiliated.shecameback.shegoes,“comeon.idon’thaveallday.”assomeonewhowrestledsinceageeight,iproceededtocrushher,“ofmiceandmen”style.andshelookedupandsaid,“nowthat’sbetter.”soiboughtamonth’sworthofclasses.(laughter)andproceededtolookat--iwantedtosetcompetitionsoi’dhaveadeadline--parkinson’slaw,theperceivedcomplexityofataskwillexpandtofillth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