TED | 改变自己，只需要两年的时间

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Two years is nothing, but at the same time, a lot can be accomplished in two years.

两年时间不算什么，但在这段时间里，我们可以做很多事情。

You can try a sport you’ve always wanted to start, and become a great at it.

你可以尝试练习一项你一直想要开始的运动，然后成为一名高手。

You can start a morning routine, and affect your mood and stress at a deep lever.

你可以开始制定某项早间习惯，它会从深层次影响你的情绪和压力。

You can meditate for a minutes per day, become more self-aware and change the way you react to problem.

你每天可以冥想一分钟，这样就可以加强自我意识，提高应对问题的能力。

You can start a business and make it a big success.

你可以开创一项事业，并让它走向成功。

Two years is nothing and extremely easy to waste, but with small actions, substantial commitment and consistency, you can make it count, a lot.

两年的时间不算什么，也很容易浪费掉，但只要有微小的行动、实质性的付出和坚持，你就可以让它变得更有价值。

Two years being passive is a blink of an eye. Two years moving towards goals every single day is plenty of time.

消极度日，两年转眼即逝。每天有目标地前进，两年就意味着更多的时间。

It's just a matter of perspective.

这仅仅是看问题的角度不同而已。

There is nothing that cannot be accomplished in two years with enough effort.

如果足够努力，没有什么事情是两年内不能实现的。

You’re not too old for the things you were dreaming of doing when you were a kid.

对你年少时的梦想来说，你永远不会太老。

You can still do extreme sports if you wish to. You can star playing a musical instrument. You can become a photographer.

只要你想，你还是能去做极限运动。你还是能去学习乐器。你还是能成为一名摄影师。

In two years from now, you’ll be great at it if you really want to.

从现在起的两年时间，只要你真的想要，你就能变得很厉害。

Don’t let your past decide who you are. You don’t have to be the same person you have always been.

不要让你的过去决定你是谁。你也不必一直和以前一样。

Don’t let fears control you. Don’t let the social standards conform you. Age is just a number.

不要让恐惧支配你。不要让社会标准囚禁你。年龄只是个数字而已。

We should all empower our uniqueness and fight against our own limitations.

我们所有人都应赋予我们独特性，并与自己的局限作斗争。

By doing things you love on daily basis even for a few minutes, you’ll learn to enjoy the journey.

每天去做你喜欢做的事情，哪怕只有几分钟，你也会享受这个过程。

The days will become more than just a means to an end. You’ll see yourself evolving.

每天会变得更有意义，不会被虚度。你也会看到自己的进步。

If you had the choice between feeling great, energetic and in a positive mood, versus feeling sleepy and moody, what would you choose?

如果你能选择让自己感觉棒棒的，精力旺盛，乐观向上，亦或是疲惫着，喜怒无常，你会选哪一个？

It’s just a choice, which combined with small, and tiny actions like reducing meat or alcohol consumption,

这就是个简单的选择，再加上小小的行动比如少吃肉或少喝酒，

or simply drinking more water, walking the stairs or biking to the office, you can do wonders.

再或是多喝点水，爬楼梯或骑脚踏车上班，你就会创造奇迹了。

It’s not about the end goal, it’s about daily actions towards it.

这么做不是为了简单地达到目标，而是为了每天都能够朝这个方向进步。

It’s also the reason why morning routines,or ten minutes daily meditation sessions are bringing such great changes in terms of mood, productivity, stress management, ect.

这也是为什么早间的习惯和十分钟的每日冥想都能带给人巨大的改变，比如情绪、生产力和压力管理能力的改善。