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Ok. Quite a few. It's a wonderful book. One of the best, if not the best self-help books out there.
好，不少同學讀過，很好的一本書。就算不是最好也是其中之一的自勵書
Stephen Covey at the beginning of the book talks about the research that he did for his PHD. And what he did was look at the success literature of the last 200 years.
史蒂芬·柯維在書的開頭談到他的博士論文的研究課題。他所做的是看過去200年來成功學著作
And what he found was that there was a real cut-off point in 1930
他發現1930年是個分界線
Until 1930, 19th century and the beginning of the 20th century, self-help was about character change.
1930年之前 19世紀和20世紀初，自勵在于性格改變
It was about changing who you are from inside. It was about struggling in hard work and failing and going, getting up again.
從內在改變自己，需要努力掙扎，跌倒再爬起
Going through hardships. And changing step by step, slowly, gradually.
經歷苦難，一步步地改變，緩慢漸進地實現
1930 radical change. From character change, it became quick fix.
1930年劇烈改變，從性格改變變成一步奏效
Thinking grow rich. How to win friends in influent people. Do it now.
想發財，如何結交權勢，現在就做
The secret, quick change, immediate change, easy change.
秘密就是，快速改變，立即改變，輕易的改變
And from the 1930s, what we see is a decline in people's level of well being.
1930年代以來，我們看到人們幸福感不斷下降
Much more depression. Much more anxiety. And one of the reasons is that.
人變得更加抑郁，更加焦慮。其中一個原因就是
That people hope and believe that they can find quick fix.
人們希望相信他們能發到一步奏效的辦法
There is no quick fix. It takes time. It takes time to change.
沒有一步奏效的辦法，需要時間去實現改變
However, the change process can be as enjoyable, as fun, as exciting as ultimately achieving the change.
但改變的過程可以是很享受的，如同最終實現改變一樣樂趣無窮，令人興奮
And next week we'll talk about that wonderful process. Have a good weekend.
下周我們就會談到這個美妙的過程。祝大家周未愉快
