TED英语演讲稿二十几岁不可浪费的光阴附翻译.docx
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TED英语演讲稿二十几岁不可浪费的光阴附翻译
TED英语演讲稿:
二十几岁不可浪费的光阴(附翻译)
wheniwasinmy20s,isawmyveryfirstpsychotherapyclient.iwasa studentinclinicalpsychologyatberkeley.shewasa26-year-oldwomannamedalex.nowalexwalkedintoherfirstsessionwearingjeansandabigslouchytop,andshedroppedontothecouchinmyofficeandkickedoffherflatsandtoldmeshewastheretotalkaboutguyproblems.nowwheniheardthis,iwassorelieved.myclassmategotanarsonistforherfirstclient.(laughter)andigotatwentysomethingwhowantedtotalkaboutboys.thisithoughticouldhandle. butididn'thandleit.withthefunnystoriesthatalexwouldbringtosession,itwaseasyformejusttonodmyheadwhilewekickedthecandowntheroad."thirty'sthenew20,"alexwouldsay,andasfarasicouldtell,shewasright.workhappenedlater,marriagehappenedlater,kidshappenedlater,evendeathhappenedlater.twentysomethingslikealexandihadnothingbuttime. butbeforelong,mysupervisorpushedmetopushalexaboutherlovelife.ipushedback. isaid,"sure,she'sdatingdown,she'ssleepingwithaknucklehead,butit'snotlikeshe'sgoingtomarrytheguy." andthenmysupervisorsaid,"notyet,butshemightmarrythenextone.besides,thebesttimetoworkonalex'smarriageisbeforeshehasone." that'swhatpsychologistscallan"aha!
"moment.thatwasthemomentirealized,30isnotthenew20.yes,peoplesettledownlaterthantheyusedto,butthatdidn'tmakealex's20sadevelopmentaldowntime.thatmadealex's20sadevelopmentalsweetspot,andweweresittingthereblowingit.thatwaswhenirealizedthatthissortofbenignneglectwasarealproblem,andithadrealconsequences,notjustforalexandherlovelifebutforthecareersandthefamiliesandthefuturesoftwentysomethingseverywhere. thereare50milliontwentysomethingsintheunitedstatesrightnow.we'retalkingabout15percentofthepopulation,or100percentifyouconsiderthatnoone'sgettingthroughadulthoodwithoutgoingthroughtheir20sfirst. raiseyourhandifyou'reinyour20s.ireallywanttoseesometwentysomethingshere.oh,yay!
y'all'sawesome.ifyouworkwithtwentysomethings,youloveatwentysomething,you'relosingsleepovertwentysomethings,iwanttosee—okay.awesome,twentysomethingsreallymatter. soispecializeintwentysomethingsbecauseibelievethateverysingleoneofthose50milliontwentysomethingsdeservestoknowwhatpsychologists,sociologists,neurologistsandfertilityspecialistsalreadyknow:
thatclaimingyour20sisoneofthesimplest,yetmosttransformative,thingsyoucandoforwork,forlove,foryourhappiness,maybeevenfortheworld. thisisnotmyopinion.thesearethefacts.weknowthat80percentoflife'smostdefiningmomentstakeplacebyage35.thatmeansthateightoutof10ofthedecisionsandexperiencesand"aha!
"momentsthatmakeyourlifewhatitiswillhavehappenedbyyourmid-30s.peoplewhoareover40,don'tpanic.thiscrowdisgoingtobefine,ithink.weknowthatthefirst10yearsofacareerhasanexponentialimpactonhowmuchmoneyyou'regoingtoearn.weknowthatmorethanhalfofamericansaremarriedorarelivingwithordatingtheirfuturepartnerby30.weknowthatthebraincapsoffitssecondandlastgrowthspurtinyour20sasitrewiresitselfforadulthood,whichmeansthatwhateveritisyouwanttochangeaboutyourself,nowisthetimetochangeit.weknowthatpersonalitychangesmoreduringyour20sthanatanyothertimeinlife,andweknowthatfemalefertilitypeaksatage28,andthingsgettrickyafterage35.soyour20sarethetimetoeducateyourselfaboutyourbodyandyouroptions. sowhenwethinkaboutchilddevelopment,weallknowthatthefirstfiveyearsareacriticalperiodforlanguageandattachmentinthebrain.it'satimewhenyourordinary,day-to-daylifehasaninordinateimpactonwhoyouwillbecome.butwhatwehearlessaboutisthatthere'ssuchathingasadultdevelopment,andour20sarethatcriticalperiodofadultdevelopment. butthisisn'twhattwentysomethingsarehearing.newspaperstalkaboutthechangingtimetableofadulthood.researcherscallthe20sanextendedadolescence.journalistscoinsillynicknamesfortwentysomethingslike"twixters"and"kidults."it'strue.asaculture,wehavetrivializedwhatisactuallythedefiningdecadeofadulthood. leonardbernsteinsaidthattoachievegreatthings,youneedaplanandnotquiteenoughtime.isn'tthattrue?
sowhatdoyouthinkhappenswhenyoupatatwentysomethingontheheadandyousay,"youhave10extrayearstostartyourlife"?
nothinghappens.youhaverobbedthatpersonofhisurgencyandambition,andabsolutelynothinghappens. andtheneveryday,smart,interestingtwentysomethingslikeyouorlikeyoursonsanddaughterscomeintomyofficeandsay