no.1 [TED speaking 영어공부] Try something New for 30 days (MATT CUTT)

TED speaking을 활용한 영어공부의 첫 시작으로 Matt Cutts의 Try Something New for 30 days를 선택했다 1년간의 시간을 스스로 채워나가야 하는 내 상황과도 내용이 잘 맞았고,  스피킹 길이가 짧아서 영어공부의 첫 시작으로도 적절한 것 같았다.

 

 

https://youtu.be/UNP03fDSj1U?feature=shared

 

TRY SOMETHING FOR 30 DAYS

 

A few years ago, I felt I was stuck in the rut so I decided to follow in the footsteps of the great American philosopher, Morgan spurlock, and try something new for 30 days. the idea is actually pretty simple. Think about somthing you've always wanted to add to your life. and try it for the next 30 days. It turns out. 30 days is just about the right amount of time to add a new habit or subtrack a habit - like watching the news-from your life.  There's a few things I learned while doing these 30-day challenges.

 

The first was, instead of the moments flying by forgotten. the time was much more memorable. this was part of a challenge i did to take a picture everyday for a month. And I remember excatly where I was and what I was doing that day.

 

I also noticed that as I started to do more and harder 30-day challenges, my self-confidence grew. I went from desk -dwelling computer nerd to the kind of guy who bikes to work- for fun.

 

Even last year, I ended up hiking up Mt. Kilimanjaro, the highst mountain in Africa. I would never have been that adventurous before I started 30-day challenges. I also figure out that if you really want somthing badly enough, you can do anything for 30 days.

 

Have you ever wanted to write a novel? Every November tens of thousands of people try to write their own 50,000-word novel from scratch in 30 days. It turns out, all you have to do it write 1667 words a day for a month. So I did. By the way, the secret is not to go to sleep until you've written your word for the day. You might be sleep deprived, but you'll finish your novel. 

 

Now, is my book the next great American novel? No. I wrote it in a month. It's awful. But for the reat of my life, if I meet John Hodgman at a Ted party, I don't have to say, "I'm a computer scientist." No, no. If I want to, I can say, "I'm a novelist."

 

So here's one last thing I'd like to mention. I learned that when I mafe small,  sustainable changes, things I could keep doing, there were more likely to stick. There's nothing wrong with big, creazy challenges. In fact, they're ton of fun. But they're less likely to stick. When I gave up sugar for 30 days. day 31 look like this. So here's my question to you: What are you waiting for? I guarantee you the next 30 days are going to pass whether you like it or not, so why not think about something you have always wanted to try, and give it a shot! for the next 30 days. Thanks.