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I've spent the last decade subjecting myself to pain and humiliation, hopefully for a good cause, which is self-improvement.
過去的10年時間，我一直處于悲傷和羞辱中，期待著有一個好的理由改變自己，這個理由就是自我提高。
And I've done this in three parts. So first I started with the mind.
于是我從三方面開始做起，首先從心智開始。
And I decided to try to get smarter by reading the entire Encyclopedia Britannica from A to Z -- or, more precisely, from "a-ak" to "Zywiec."
我決定試著讓自己聰明點，比如閱讀大英百科全書，從頭到尾通讀，更確切的說是從第一個詞"a-ak"讀到最后一個詞"Zywiec"。
And here's a little image of that. And this was an amazing year.
現在已經沒什么太大印象了。這是不可思議的一年。
It was really a fascinating journey. It was painful at times, especially for those around me.
整個過程很吸引人。有時也很痛苦，尤其對我身邊的人來說更是如此。
My wife started to fine me one dollar for every irrelevant fact I inserted into conversation. So it had its downsides.
每當我在談話時加入一些在大英百科全書中讀到的與談話無關的事實時，我妻子就會罰我一美元。所以說這也有不好的一面。
But after that, I decided to work on the spirit.
但這之后，我決定在精神層面上做些文章。
As I mentioned last year, I grew up with no religion at all.
就像我去年提到的那樣，我從小就沒有宗教信仰。
I'm Jewish, but I'm Jewish in the same way the Olive Garden is Italian. Not really.
我是猶太人，像美式Olive Garden餐廳里做的意大利餐那樣，我不像傳統的猶太人。真的不像。
But I decided to learn about the Bible and my heritage by actually diving in and trying to live it and immerse myself in it.
但是我決定去了解一下圣經和猶太傳統文化，通過真正進入到其中，讓自己完全融入到那個環境中去。
So I decided to follow all the rules of the Bible.
所以我決定遵循圣經的所有條例。
And from the Ten Commandments to growing my beard -- because Leviticus says you cannot shave.
從十戒到蓄起胡須--因為《利未記》要求人們不許剔除胡須。
So this is what I looked like by the end. Thank you for that reaction.
所以這就是我最后的樣子，謝謝你們對此的反應。
I look a little like Moses, or Ted Kaczynski. I got both of them.
我看起來有點像摩西或是泰德·卡欽斯基，都挺像的。
So there was the topiary there. And there's the sheep.
這張修剪了一下。這就是那只羊。
