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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生來說
