Can't Hurt Me: The Forty Percent Rule

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

让我跟你讲一个本该放弃的人。

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

他叫大卫·戈金斯，他的书名叫《我，刀枪不入》。

Fair warning: it's not a gentle book!

先提醒你：这可不是一本温柔的书！

In his twenties, Goggins weighed nearly three hundred pounds.

二十多岁时，戈金斯体重将近三百磅。

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

他上夜班喷药杀蟑螂，讨厌自己的生活。

He had no confidence, no direction and no plan.

他没有自信，没有方向，也没有计划。

One night, he watched a documentary about Navy SEALs.

一天晚上，他看了一部关于海豹突击队的纪录片。

And suddenly, something inside him woke up!

突然，他内心有什么东西苏醒了！

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

可要报名，他得在不到三个月内减掉一百多磅。

Everyone told him it was impossible. Everyone!

所有人都说这不可能。所有人！

He ran, he swam, and he barely ate.

他跑步、游泳，几乎不怎么吃东西。

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!

后来，他熬过了海豹突击队著名的“地狱周”，不是一次，而是三次！

One of his tools is the Accountability Mirror.

他的工具之一是“问责镜”。

He stuck notes on his mirror with brutally honest goals,

他在镜子上贴满写着残酷而诚实目标的便签，

and he faced them every single morning. No excuses.

每天早上都直面它们。没有借口。

Have you heard of his forty percent rule?

你听说过他的“百分之四十法则”吗？

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

当你的大脑说你不行了的时候，你其实只用了大约百分之四十。

There's usually much more left in the tank!

通常你还剩下多得多的力气！

He calls this 'callousing your mind'.

他把这叫作“磨出心茧”。

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

听着，我不是说你得跑一百英里。

But next time you want to quit, wait.

但下次你想放弃时，先等一等。

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

问问自己：“这真的是我的极限，还是只是我的大脑在说话？”

Then take one more step.

然后，再多走一步。