A few years ago, I felt like I was stuck in a 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 something 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 subtract a habit -- like watching the news -- from your life.

当我在30天做这些挑战性事情时，我学到以下一些事。第一件事是，除了飞逝而过易被遗忘的岁月，剩下的这段时间更加令人难忘。挑战的一部分是在一个月内的每天我要去拍摄一张照片。我清楚地记得那一天我所处的位置以及我都在干什么。我也注意到随着我开始做更多的更难的30天挑战性的事时，我自信心也增强了。我从一个台式计算机宅男极客变成了一个骑车上班的人——为了有趣！

There's a few things I learned while doing these 30-day challenges. The first was, instead of the months flying by, forgotten, the time was much more memorable. This was part of a challenge I did to take a picture every day for a month. And I remember exactly 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!

我也认识到，如果你真想一些槽糕透顶的事，你可以在30天里做任何事情。你曾想写小说吗？每年11月，数以万计的人们在30天里，从零起点尝试写他们自己的5万字小说。结果是，你所要去做的事就是一个月的每天写1667个字。所以我做到了。

I also figured out that if you really want something 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, fromscratch, in 30 days. It turns out, all you have to do is write 1,667 words a day for a month. So I did. 

顺便说一下，秘密是除非在一天里你已经写完了1667个字，要不你就甭想睡觉。你可能被剥夺睡眠，但你将会完成你的小说。那么我写的书会是下一部伟大的美国小说吗？不是的。我在一个月内写完它。它看上去太可怕了。

By the way, the secret is not to go to sleep until you've written your words 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.

我想提最后一件事。当我在一些微小的持续性的改变时，我可以不断坚持去做，它们更容易坚持下来。这和又大又疯狂的具有挑战性的事情无关。事实上，它们的乐趣无穷。但是，它们就不太可能坚持做下来。当我在30天里拒绝吃糖果，31天后看上去就像这样。

So here's one last thing I'd like to mention. I learned that when I made small,sustainable changes, things I could keep doing, they were more likely to stick. There's nothing wrong with big, crazy challenges. In fact, they're a ton of fun. But they're less likely to stick. When I gave up sugar for 30 days, day 31 looked like this.

所以我给大家提的问题是：大家还在等什么呀？我保准大家在未来的30天会去经历你喜欢或者不喜欢的事，那么为什么不考虑你想尝试的事情，在一下个30天里给自己一个机会吧。

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.

坚持一件事情不容易，但是正因为不容易，所以坚持才显得意义非凡。希望大家都像Matt一样，改变坚持30天，发现一个全新的自己！