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By graduating today, you've shown the entire world
通過今天的畢業 你們已經向全世界證明
that you have more than enough IQ points to achieve anything you want
你們有足夠的智商去獲得任何成就
Willpower, discipline and focus --
意志力 紀律和專注
the essential qualities for success that everyone needs --
每個人都需要的成功的必備素質
are in your hands to develop and build
就掌握在你們手中 靠你們去開發和建立
As Baumeister shows in his book
鮑邁斯特在他的書中揭示
you can indeed go to the willpower gym
你的確可以去意志力健身房
and come out mentally buff, ready to take on the world
強健精神 準備好挑戰世界
Now about the 10,000 hours it takes to achieve mastery
現在來談談達到精通所需要的10,000個小時
Well, because you've studied here at Northeastern
由于你們已完成在東北大學的學業
you've got a head start
你們已經有了一個良好的開端
My own estimate is that, through your cooperative education in which
我個人的估計是 通過合作式教育
you've received both classroom knowledge and practical knowledge
你們學到了課堂知識和實踐知識
you all deserve at least a couple of thousand hours of discount off the standard 10,000
你們可以至少從10,000個標準小時中扣除2000個小時
Good for you and congratulations
干得好 祝賀你們
But in addition to thinking about uncertainty and willpower
但是 除了思考不確定性和意志力之外還有一件事
there's one more thing I want you to try to will yourself to remember today
今天我希望你們能夠用自己的意志力記住
I want you to think about how you can use time effectively
我希望你們想一想怎樣才能有效地利用時間
and for good in this complex world
在這個復雜的世界里持之以恒
