He wanted me to have a skill
他希望我掌握一门本领
and he wanted me to butt my head up against the joy
他希望我能冲向自己的兴趣
but also the hard reality of finishing medical school
但也希望我能刻苦读完医学院
finishing residency
完成实习期
and caring for patients in life-or-death situations
照顾同生与死作斗争患者们
I'm so grateful to my father
我很感谢我的父亲
So far I've told you that life is uncertain
到目前为止 我告诉你们说人生是不确定的
but you already knew that
但你们已经了解了这一点
What I really want you to know
我真正想让你们了解的是
is that you have abundant tools to face that uncertainty
你们拥有大量的工具来直面这种不确定性
and to lead an extraordinary life, even beyond your wildest dreams
成就不平凡的人生 甚至超出你最疯狂的梦想
Roy Baumeister is a psychologist
罗伊?鲍迈斯特是一位心理学家
who has devoted his career to studying the qualities in human beings
终生研究能够带领人类取得
that lead to what he calls "positive outcomes"
他称之为"积极的结果"的人类素质
In this fascinating field, researchers have found
在这个令人着迷的领域 研究人员发现
that two traits are most consistently associated with success:
有两个特质始终与成功相伴
intelligence and willpower
智力和意志力
In Baumeister's book entitled Willpower
从鲍迈斯特所著的《意志力》一书中
we learn that efforts to permanently increase intelligence have failed
我们了解到 虽然永久地提高智力的努力归于失败
but people can in fact improve their willpower
但人其实是可以提高自身的意志力的
