Can't Hurt Me: The Forty Percent Rule

Let me tell you about a man who should have given up.

讓我跟你說一個本該放棄的人。

His name is David Goggins, and his book is called Can't Hurt Me.

他叫大衛・哥金斯，他的書名叫《我，刀槍不入》。

Fair warning: it's not a gentle book!

先提醒你：這可不是一本溫和的書！

In his twenties, Goggins weighed nearly three hundred pounds.

二十幾歲時，哥金斯體重將近三百磅。

He worked nights spraying for cockroaches, and he hated his life.

他上夜班噴藥除蟑螂，討厭自己的人生。

He had no confidence, no direction and no plan.

他沒有自信，沒有方向，也沒有計畫。

One night, he watched a documentary about Navy SEALs.

一天晚上，他看了一部關於海豹部隊的紀錄片。

And suddenly, something inside him woke up!

突然，他內心有某種東西醒了過來！

But to apply, he had to lose over a hundred pounds in under three months.

但要報名，他得在不到三個月內減掉一百多磅。

Everyone told him it was impossible. Everyone!

所有人都說這不可能。所有人！

He ran, he swam, and he barely ate.

他跑步、游泳，幾乎沒吃什麼。

And he actually did it!

而他真的做到了！

Later, he survived the SEALs' famous Hell Week, not once, but three times!

後來，他熬過了海豹部隊有名的「地獄週」，不是一次，而是三次！

One of his tools is the Accountability Mirror.

他的工具之一是「問責鏡」。

He stuck notes on his mirror with brutally honest goals,

他在鏡子上貼滿寫著殘酷誠實目標的便條，

and he faced them every single morning. No excuses.

每天早上都直視它們。沒有藉口。

Have you heard of his forty percent rule?

你聽過他的「百分之四十法則」嗎？

When your mind says you're finished, you've only used about forty percent.

當你的大腦說你撐不下去時，你其實只用了大約百分之四十。

There's usually much more left in the tank!

通常你還剩下多得多的力氣！

He calls this 'callousing your mind'.

他稱之為「讓心長繭」。

Look, I'm not saying you should run a hundred miles.

聽著，我不是說你要跑一百英里。

But next time you want to quit, wait.

但下次你想放棄時，先等一下。

Ask yourself, 'Is this really my limit, or just my mind talking?'

問問自己：「這真的是我的極限，還是只是我的腦袋在說話？」

Then take one more step.

然後，再多走一步。