Baumeister and his colleagues
鲍迈斯特和他的同事们
have shown that taking certain actions to improve willpower
已经证明 采取某些行动来提高意志力
is the surest way to a more successful life
是实现更成功的人生的最可靠的途径
Moreover, they've shown that willpower is like a muscle
此外 他们也已证明 意志力就像肌肉
that can be built with practice
可以通过锻炼来强化
but also that if you don't actively exercise your willpower
而且如果你不积极锻炼你的意志力
your capacity to do so will atrophy
你的能力就会像你的腹部肌肉一样
just like your stomach muscles if you stop doing sit-ups
在停止做仰卧起坐之后会出现萎缩
They've even learned that because willpower is associated with a certain part of your brain
他们甚至还了解到 由于意志力与大脑的某些部位有关
maintaining glucose levels in your blood to feed that part of your brain
保持血液里的血糖水平来滋养大脑的这个部位
is critical for sustaining your willpower
对于维持意志力至关重要
Looked at from another angle
从另一个角度看
a group of researchers has shown that, more than talent
一些研究人员已经证明 与天赋相比
practice is what determines mastery over any given skill or ability
实践才是决定能否掌握任何技能或能力的主要因素
Malcolm Gladwell, in his book Outliers
马尔科姆?格拉德威尔在他的《局外人》一书中
popularized an important body of work that showed
推广的一项重要研究成果表明
that the path to mastery requires 10,000 hours of practice
达到精通之路需要10000个小时的练习
Books with titles like "talent is overrated" have been published to make the point
《天赋被高估了》等书的出版就是为了说明这一点
Now I want you to know
现在 我希望你们了解
that there's really good news here
这里实际上有个好消息
especially for Northeastern graduates
尤其是对东北大学的毕业生来说
