21CR1 Unit 1B p.19 Video Dictation 2
Watch Matt's talk again. Fill in the blanks as you listen.
(...continued at 1'32")
I
out that if you really want something
enough, you can do anything for 30 days.
you ever wanted to write a novel? Every
, tens of
of people try to write their own 50,000-word novel from
in 30 days. It
out, all you have to do is write 1,667 words a day for a month. So I did. By the way, the secret is
to go to sleep until you've
your words for the day. You might be sleep-
, but you'll finish your novel. Now, is my book the
great American novel? No. I
it in a month. It's
. But for the
of my life, if I meet John Hodgman at a TED party, I don't have to say, "I'm a computer scientist." No, no.
I want to, I can
"I'm a novelist."
So here's one
thing I'd like to
. I learned that when I made
sustainable changes, things I
keep doing, they were more likely to
. There's nothing
with big, crazy challenges. In fact, they're a ton of
. But they're
likely to stick. When I gave up
for 30 days, day 31 looked like this.
So here's my question to you:
are you waiting for? I
you the next 30 days are going to
whether you like it or not, so
not think about something you have always wanted to try, and give it a
for the next 30 days.
Thanks.
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