尝试做新事情30天(trytodonewthingsfor30day)Afewyearsago,IfeltlikeIwasstuckinarut,soIdecidedtofollowinthefootste-psofthegreatAmericanphilosopher,MorganSpurlock,andtrysomethingnewfor30days.Theideaisactuallyprettysimple.Thinkaboutsomethingyou'vealwayswantedtoaddtoyourlifeandtryitforthenext30days.Itturnsout,30daysisjustabouttherightamountoftimetoaddanewhabitorsubtractahabit--likewatchingthenews--fromyourlife.There'safewthingsIlearnedwhiledoingthese30-daychallenges.Thefirstwas,insteadofthemonthsflyingby,forgotten,thetimewasmuchmorememorable.ThiswaspartofachallengeIdidtotakeapictureeverydayforamonth.AndIrememberexactlywhereIwasandwhatIwasdoingthatday.IalsonoticedthatasIstartedtodomoreandharder30-daychallenges,myself-confidencegrew.Iwentfromdesk-dwellingcomputernerdtothekindofguywhobikestowork-forfun.Evenlastyear,IendeduphikingupMt.Kilimanjaro,thehighestmountaininAfrica.IwouldneverhavebeenthatadventurousbeforeIstartedmy30-daychallengesIalsofiguredoutthatifyoureallywantsomethingbadlyenough,youcandoanythingfor30days.Haveyoueverwantedtowriteanovel?EveryNovember,tensofthousandsofpeopletrytowritetheirown50,000-wordnovelfromscratchin30days.Itturnsout,allyouhavetodoiswrite1,667wordsadayforamonth.SoIdid.Bytheway,thesecretisnottogotosleepuntilyou'vewrittenyourwordsfortheday.Youmightbesleep-deprived,butyou'llfinishyournovel.NowismybookthenextgreatAmericannovel?No.Iwroteitinamonth.It'sawful.Butfortherestofmylife,ifImeetJohnHodgmanataTEDparty,Idon'thavetosay,I'macomputerscientist.No,no,ifIwantto,Icansay,I'manovelist.Sohere'sonelastthingI'dliketomention.IlearnedthatwhenImadesmall,sustainablechanges,thingsIcouldkeepdoing,theyweremorelikelytostick.There'snothingwrongwithbig,crazychallenges.Infact,they'reatonoffun.Butthey'relesslikelytostick.WhenIgaveupsugarfor30days,day31lookedlikethis.Sohere'smyquestiontoyou:Whatareyouwaitingfor?Iguaranteeyouthenext30daysaregoingtopasswhetheryoulikeitornot,sowhynotthinkaboutsomethingyouhavealwayswantedtotryandgiveitashotforthenext30days.THANKS