Do you think Harvard is the university in this world that is the hardest to enter?
你是不是還認為哈佛大學是這個世界上最難進入的大學原探？
Let me tell you there is another school that is much harder and more rigorous in terms of admissions process: First, you will have to start your application in the eleventh grade, and you will need to be nominated or recommended by a member of Congress, a senator or even the vice president of the United States. Top scores on SAT or ACT cannot guarantee your admission.
讓我來告訴你吧蛉顽！這世界上有所學校申請比哈佛嚴格得多：首先锰悼，你必須在高二的時候開始你的申請流程刁标；你需要被一名國會議員或參議員提名寺枉，這個政要甚至可以是美國總統(tǒng)民傻。美國高考SAT/ACT得高分也不能保證你被錄取嵌溢。
You will also have to have outstanding marks in fitness assessment. Which school, you may wonder, is it?
你還需要在體能測試中表現(xiàn)優(yōu)異蛀蜜。你可能內(nèi)心掂量：這到底是什么學校特碳？诚亚！
Yeah, the West Point Military Academy it is！
是的午乓，正是西點軍校站宗！
Here is the number that may surprise you: Every year, out of 14000 applicants, 1200 are selected and admitted. But in the very first 2 months, majority of them dropped out, and only 240 students can make it through a seven-week training program, so called Beast.
我們來看看其驚人的數(shù)據(jù)吧：每年，申請西點軍校的學生有1萬4千人益愈，只有1200人能通過篩選和確認入學梢灭。但這還沒有結束：最初兩個月里，大多數(shù)人會輟學腕唧，最終僅僅有240人能夠通過頭7個星期的魔鬼訓練營或辖。
For many years, researchers and psychologists long wondered why some people succeed and others fail? After many years of research on kids and adults not only from West Point, but also from all kinds of super challenging settings, one characteristic emerged as a significant predictor of success or greatness: it wasn't social intelligence, it was not good looks, it was not physical health and it wasn't even IQ. A motivational and psychological aspect stood out: it was Grit: Grit is passion and perseverance for very long term goals.
多年來，研究者和心理學家們一直都想知道枣接，為什么這些人能留下而其余的人都會失斔滔尽？經(jīng)過長達數(shù)年的研究但惶，被試群體不限于西點軍校的學生耳鸯，還包含有極具挑戰(zhàn)性的各行各業(yè)的精英，有一項指標成為偉大和成功的預測性指標：這項指標與情商無關膀曾，與美貌無關县爬，與體能無關，甚至和智商都不具備相關性添谊。一個心理動機指標超越一切其他指標财喳，在預測偉大與成就方面躍然紙上：那就是堅毅。堅毅斩狱，是為了長遠目標所具備的激情和持之以恒的精神耳高。
Grit is to stick with your future, your dream, day in and day out, not just for the week, not just for the month but for years and working really hard to make that dream reality. Grit is to live a life like it were a marathon, not a sprint.
堅毅，就是執(zhí)著于未來所踊，執(zhí)著于夢想泌枪，日以繼日地努力付出。不是只努力這一周秕岛，這個月碌燕，而是堅持數(shù)年误证，通過努力夢想成真。堅毅是將人生活成一場馬拉松修壕，而不是短跑比賽愈捅。
We tend to think those successful people or great men were born with talent. We call them genius. Contrary to many people’s thought, statistics showed that there are many talented individuals who simply do not follow through on their commitments. Even more astonishing, grit is unrelated or even inversely correlated to measures of talents. Most of the time, talent is distracting. Think of Mozart, a commonly viewed genius, who started composing since 5 years old.
我們普通大眾總是認為成功人士、具有偉大成就的人叠殷，其才華是與生俱來的改鲫。我們因此稱呼他們——天才。與大多數(shù)人的想法相左林束，統(tǒng)計結果表明，越聰明和越有天賦的個體稽亏，越通常正是那些無法堅持夢想的一群人壶冒。更令人吃驚的是：堅毅與天賦之間沒有相關性，甚至可以反向預測一個人的成就截歉！普通人一旦具有天賦胖腾，反而成為更大的干擾！試想一下莫扎特吧瘪松！一個我們公認的音樂天才咸作，據(jù)稱他從5歲就開始作曲了。
But what common people failed to know is that his early “works” were mostly done with his father’s help. Not until 21 years old, did he become an independent composer. Until that moment, he kept practicing the piano and composing for over 10000 hours. Greatness achievers are not born naturally. It is always efforts that count. If talent counts once, efforts count twice!
但普通大眾并不知情的是：他早年的作品大多出自他宮廷樂師父親之手宵睦。直到21歲前记罚，他都不是一個獨立作曲家。直到莫扎特真正獨立作曲壳嚎，他每日練琴練習作曲的時間桐智，累計超過1萬小時。偉大成就者絕非天生烟馅，努力才是關鍵说庭。如果一定要將偉大的成就歸因于天賦，那么努力至少是天賦的兩倍郑趁！
Can you grow grit to be more successful? Research shows that if you believe that the ability of learning is not fixed, especially when you read and learn about the brain and how it changes and grows in response to challenges or difficulties, it is more likely that you will become gritty. Because when you fail, you don't believe that failure is permanent condition. This is called growth mindset. And it is foundation to build Grit.
那么咱們普通人能發(fā)展自己的“堅毅”品格刊驴，而變得更成功么？研究表明：如果你相信學習能力并不是固定不能改變的寡润，當你學習和閱讀了關于腦科學的知識捆憎，了解大腦是如何通過挑戰(zhàn)和戰(zhàn)勝困難而獲得成長和改變的，你就更可能變得堅毅悦穿。因為當你失敗的時候攻礼，你不相信失敗是個永久的狀態(tài)。這就是所謂的“成長式思維”栗柒，并且這是養(yǎng)成堅毅品質(zhì)的堅實基礎礁扮。
To be more specifically, grit can be built by 4 means:
具體而言知举，堅毅的構建有四個方式：
First, find your true love of interest. Passion starts with simply saying to yourself: I love what I do!
首先，找到你的興趣所在太伊，必須是真愛雇锡。激情始于對自己說：我愛我所做的事！
Next, practice, practice, and practice. You must devote yourself to the sort of focused, full-hearted practice that leads to mastery.
其次僚焦，練習锰提、練習、再練習芳悲！你把自己全身心地投入到所熱愛的事務上去立肘，打磨技能，直至成為該領域的大師名扛。
Third is purpose. For most people, interest without a purpose is nearly impossible to sustain for a lifetime. It should be related to not only your own interest, but to the well-being of others.
第三谅年，意義。對于大多數(shù)人而言肮韧，沒有意義的興趣幾乎無法持續(xù)一生融蹂。你所熱愛的不僅與你的個人愛好相關，更能為他人的福祉帶來價值弄企。
And finally, hope. If you have ever seen a movie called Shaw Shank Redemption, you would really get to know what hope is all about. If you have never seen the movie, see it right after the meeting!
最后超燃，是希望。如果你曾經(jīng)看過一部叫做《肖申克救贖》的電影拘领，你就懂什么是希望意乓。如果你從沒有看過這部電影，會后請各位馬上去看吧Ｔ壕俊（Judy 按：全文為Judy Kaku在Toastmaster 演講俱樂部會議上的7分鐘發(fā)言稿）
You may know it or not, actors and actresses have to work really hard on their appearance coz they are in show business. I am big fan of Will Smith. I am amazed to find out he is Grammy Award-winning musician on top of Oscar-nominated actor and director.
你或許明白一個道理：演員們由于在演藝圈工作洽瞬，會格外努力保持體形。我是Will Smith的粉絲业汰，讓我驚奇無比的是伙窃，他不僅入圍了奧斯卡最佳演員及導演，同時是格萊美音樂獎的獲得者样漆。
He was once interviewed, and I’d love to share what he said to you guys as my final words:
他在一次接受采訪時为障，說過一段話，我希望和各位分享作為我發(fā)言的結尾：
The only thing that I see that is distinctly different about me is I am not afraid to die on a treadmill. I will not be outworked, period. You might have more talent than me, you might be smarter than me, and you might be sexier than me. You might be all of those things. You got it on me in nine categories. But if we get on the treadmill together, there are two things: you are getting off first or I am going to die. It’s really that simple.
我所知道的我最與眾不同的一點放祟，在于我不怕死在跑步機上鳍怨。沒人在這方面能壓倒我，就是這么簡單跪妥。你可能比我更有天賦鞋喇，你可能比我聰明，你可能比我性感眉撵，你什么都具備侦香。十個方面九個方面你都勝出落塑。但是一旦咱倆上了跑步機，只會發(fā)生兩個結果：你先下來罐韩，或者我死在上面憾赁，真的就是這么簡單！
Judy按： 全文摘要改寫自Angela Duckworth的英文原著《Grit》散吵，我將其改編為7分鐘的頭馬俱樂部演講稿龙考，今日翻譯過來，作為我公眾號的開篇矾睦，以便讓更多重視自我成長晦款、終身學習的你們看到。
