発音練習かきくだし："TRY SOMETHING NEW FOR 30DAYS / MATT CUTTS"

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A few years^ago, I fel(t) like I was stuck in a rut, so I decide(d) to follow^in the footsteps of the great American philosopher, Morgan Spurlock, an(d) try somethin(g) new for 30 days. The idea is actually pre#tty simple. Think^about somethin(g) you've always wan#te(d) to add to your life an(d) try^it for the next 30 days. It turns^out 30 days^is just about the righ#t^amoun#t^of time to add^a new habit or subtract^a habit -- like watchin(g) the news -- from your life.

There's^a few things I learned while doing these 30-day challenges. The first was, instead^of the months flyin(g) 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 starte(d)^to do more and harder 30-day challenges, my self-confidence grew. I wen(t) from desk-dwelling computer nerd to the kind^of guy who bikes to work. For fun!

Even last year, I ended^up hiking up Mt. Kilimanjaro, the highest mountain^in Africa. I would never have been that^adventurous before I started my 30-day challenges.

I also figured^out that if you really want something badly enough, you can do anything for 30 days. Hav(e)^you ever wan(t)e(d) to write^a novel? Every November, tens^of thousands^of people try to write their^own 50,000-word novel, from scratch, in 30 days. I(t) turns^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 not^to go to sleep until you've wri#tten^your words for the day. You migh(t) 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.

But for (th)e rest^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, if I want^to, I can say, "I'm a novelist."

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. Bu(t) they're less likely to stick. When^I gave up sugar for 30 days, day 31 look(ed) like this.

So here's my question to you: Wha#t^are you waiting for? I guarantee you the next 30 days are going to pass whether you lik(e)^i#t^or not, so why not think^about something you have always wan#ted to try an(d) giv(e)^it^a shot! For the next 30 days.