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Dialogue: 0,0:00:10.13,0:00:11.45,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,By a show of hands.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:11.45,0:00:15.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,How many of you believe you\Ncould replicate this image of Brad Pitt
Dialogue: 0,0:00:15.02,0:00:17.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,with just a pencil and piece of paper?
Dialogue: 0,0:00:17.96,0:00:20.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Well, I'm going to show you\Nhow to do this.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:21.15,0:00:22.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And in so doing,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:22.28,0:00:24.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I'm going to give you the skill necessary
Dialogue: 0,0:00:24.59,0:00:27.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to become a world-class artist.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:27.21,0:00:30.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And it shouldn't take\Nmore than about 15 seconds.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:30.46,0:00:31.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But before I do that,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:31.84,0:00:34.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,how many of you believe\Nyou could replicate this image
Dialogue: 0,0:00:34.62,0:00:36.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of a solid gray square?
Dialogue: 0,0:00:36.18,0:00:37.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Laughter)
Dialogue: 0,0:00:37.24,0:00:38.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Every one of us.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:38.51,0:00:40.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And if you can make one gray square,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:40.25,0:00:43.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you can make two, three, nine ...
Dialogue: 0,0:00:43.27,0:00:44.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Truth of the matter is,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:44.62,0:00:46.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,if you could made just one gray square,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:46.54,0:00:48.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it'd be very difficult to argue
Dialogue: 0,0:00:48.60,0:00:52.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that you couldn't make\Nevery gray square necessary
Dialogue: 0,0:00:52.14,0:00:54.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to replicate the image in its entirety.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:55.24,0:00:56.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And there you have it.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:56.54,0:01:00.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I've just given you the skills necessary\Nto become a world-class artist.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:00.46,0:01:01.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Laughter)
Dialogue: 0,0:01:01.64,0:01:03.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I know what you're thinking.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:03.13,0:01:04.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"That's not real art,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:04.34,0:01:07.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,certainly wouldn't make me\Na world-class artist."
Dialogue: 0,0:01:07.55,0:01:09.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So let me introduce you to Chuck Close.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:09.96,0:01:14.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,He's one of the highest-earning artists\Nin the entire world, for decades,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:14.27,0:01:17.37,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,he creates his art\Nusing this exact technique.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:18.17,0:01:20.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You see, what stands between us
Dialogue: 0,0:01:20.19,0:01:23.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and achieving even\Nour most ambitious dreams
Dialogue: 0,0:01:23.10,0:01:27.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,has far less to do with possessing\Nsome magical skill or talent,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:27.59,0:01:30.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and far more to do with\Nhow we approach problems
Dialogue: 0,0:01:30.47,0:01:32.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and make decisions to solve them.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:33.19,0:01:35.95,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And because of the continuous\Nand compounding nature
Dialogue: 0,0:01:35.95,0:01:38.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of all those millions of decisions
Dialogue: 0,0:01:38.09,0:01:40.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that we face on a regular basis,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:40.33,0:01:42.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,even a marginal improvement in our process
Dialogue: 0,0:01:43.36,0:01:45.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,can have a huge impact on our end results.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:45.77,0:01:47.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And I'll prove this to you
Dialogue: 0,0:01:47.32,0:01:49.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,by taking a look at\Nthe career of Novak Djokovic.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:50.34,0:01:51.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Back in 2004,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:51.59,0:01:54.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,when he first became\Na professional tennis player,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:54.13,0:01:56.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,he was ranked 680th in the world.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:56.79,0:01:58.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It wasn't until the end of his third year
Dialogue: 0,0:01:58.98,0:02:02.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that he jumped up\Nto be ranked third in the world.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:02.91,0:02:06.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,He went from making 250,000 a year\Nto 5 million a year,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:07.14,0:02:08.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in prize money alone,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:08.31,0:02:11.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and of course, he did this\Nby winning more matches.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:11.59,0:02:15.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In 2011, he became the number one\Nranked men's tennis player in the world,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:15.63,0:02:19.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,started earning an average\Nof 14 million a year in prize money alone
Dialogue: 0,0:02:19.80,0:02:23.11,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and winning a dominating\N90% of his matches.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:23.11,0:02:25.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now, here's what's really interesting
Dialogue: 0,0:02:25.39,0:02:28.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,about all of these very\Nimpressive statistics.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:28.44,0:02:31.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Novak doesn't control any of them.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:31.13,0:02:34.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,What he does control\Nare all the tiny little decisions
Dialogue: 0,0:02:34.46,0:02:37.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that he needs to make\Ncorrectly along the way
Dialogue: 0,0:02:37.10,0:02:40.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in order to move the probability
Dialogue: 0,0:02:40.01,0:02:43.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in favor of him achieving\Nthese types of results.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:43.25,0:02:46.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And we can quantify and track\Nhis progress in this area
Dialogue: 0,0:02:46.68,0:02:49.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,by taking a look at the percentage\Nof points that he wins.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:49.91,0:02:51.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Because in tennis
Dialogue: 0,0:02:51.12,0:02:54.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the typical point involves\None to maybe three decisions,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:55.12,0:02:58.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I like to refer to this\Nas his decision success rate.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:58.56,0:03:03.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So, back when he was winning\Nabout 49% of the matches he was playing,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:03.66,0:03:06.100,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,he was winning about 49%\Nof the points he played.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:06.100,0:03:09.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Then to jump up,\Nbecome number three in the world,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:09.35,0:03:11.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and actually earn\Nfive million dollars a year
Dialogue: 0,0:03:11.78,0:03:13.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,for swinging a racquet,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:13.38,0:03:15.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,he had to improve\Nhis decision success rate
Dialogue: 0,0:03:15.80,0:03:17.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to just 52 percent.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:18.50,0:03:20.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Then to become not just number one
Dialogue: 0,0:03:20.42,0:03:23.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but maybe one of the greatest players\Nto ever play the game,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:23.76,0:03:26.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,he had to improve\Nhis decision success rate
Dialogue: 0,0:03:26.10,0:03:28.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to just 55 percent.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:28.19,0:03:30.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And I keep using this word "just."
Dialogue: 0,0:03:30.25,0:03:32.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I don't want to imply this is easy to do,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:32.35,0:03:33.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,clearly, it's not.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:33.50,0:03:36.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But the type of marginal improvements\Nthat I'm talking about
Dialogue: 0,0:03:36.74,0:03:40.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,are easily achievable\Nby every single one of us in this room.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:40.80,0:03:42.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And I'll show you what I mean.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:43.67,0:03:47.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,From kindergarten, all the way\Nthrough to my high school graduation -
Dialogue: 0,0:03:47.58,0:03:49.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,yes, that's high school\Ngraduation for me -
Dialogue: 0,0:03:49.98,0:03:51.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Laughter)
Dialogue: 0,0:03:51.12,0:03:54.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,every one of my report cards\Nbasically said the same thing:
Dialogue: 0,0:03:54.44,0:03:56.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Steven is a very bright young boy,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:56.56,0:03:59.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,if only he would just\Nsettle down and focus.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:00.25,0:04:03.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,What they didn't realize was I wanted that
Dialogue: 0,0:04:03.21,0:04:05.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,even more than they wanted it for me,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:05.63,0:04:06.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I just couldn't.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:07.37,0:04:11.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And so, from kindergarten\Nstraight through the 2nd year of college,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:11.25,0:04:15.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I was a really consistent C, C- student.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:15.32,0:04:17.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But then going into my junior year,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:17.01,0:04:18.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I'd had enough.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:18.34,0:04:19.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I thought I want to make a change.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:19.96,0:04:21.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I'm going to make a marginal adjustment,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:21.98,0:04:24.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and I'm going to stop being a spectator\Nof my decision-making
Dialogue: 0,0:04:24.92,0:04:27.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and start becoming an active participant.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:27.83,0:04:29.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And so, that year,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:29.55,0:04:31.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,instead of pretending, again,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:31.68,0:04:34.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that I would suddenly be able\Nto settle down and focus on things
Dialogue: 0,0:04:34.78,0:04:37.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,for more than five\Nor ten minutes at a time,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:37.35,0:04:39.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I decided to assume I wouldn't.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:40.46,0:04:44.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And so, if I wanted to achieve\Nthe type of outcome that I desire -
Dialogue: 0,0:04:44.50,0:04:46.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,doing well in school -
Dialogue: 0,0:04:46.05,0:04:48.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I was going to actually\Nhave to change my approach.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:48.97,0:04:51.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And so I made a marginal adjustment.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:51.20,0:04:54.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If I would get an assignment,\Nlet's say, read five chapters in a book,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:54.99,0:04:56.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I wouldn't think of it as five chapters,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:56.90,0:04:58.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I wouldn't even think of it\Nas one chapter.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:58.90,0:05:02.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I would break it down into these tasks\Nthat I could achieve,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:02.75,0:05:06.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that would require me to focus\Nfor just five or ten minutes at a time.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:06.68,0:05:08.65,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So, maybe three or four paragraphs.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:08.65,0:05:09.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That's it.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:09.52,0:05:12.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I would do that and when I was done\Nwith those five or ten minutes,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:12.97,0:05:13.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I would get up.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:13.98,0:05:16.11,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I'd go shoot some hoops,\Ndo a little drawing,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:16.11,0:05:18.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,maybe play video games for a few minutes,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:18.27,0:05:19.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and then I come back.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:19.85,0:05:21.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Not necessarily to the same assignment,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:21.72,0:05:24.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,not even necessarily to the same subject,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:24.42,0:05:28.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but just to another task that required\Njust five to ten minutes of my attention.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:28.90,0:05:30.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,From that point forward,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:30.48,0:05:32.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,all the way through to graduation,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:32.23,0:05:35.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I was a straight-A student, Dean's List,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:35.05,0:05:37.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,President's Honor Roll, every semester.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:37.89,0:05:41.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I then went on to one of the top\Ngraduate programs in the world
Dialogue: 0,0:05:41.59,0:05:43.53,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,for finance and economics.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:43.53,0:05:45.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Same approach, same results.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:46.55,0:05:48.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So then, I graduate.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:48.30,0:05:50.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I start my career and I'm thinking,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:50.46,0:05:52.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,this worked really well for me.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:52.30,0:05:54.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You know, you take these big concepts,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:54.72,0:05:57.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,these complex ideas,\Nthese big assignments,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:57.33,0:06:00.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you break them down\Ntoo much more manageable tasks,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:00.64,0:06:01.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and then along the way,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:01.82,0:06:04.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you make a marginal\Nimprovement to the process
Dialogue: 0,0:06:04.04,0:06:06.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that ups the odds\Nof success in your favor.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:06.54,0:06:09.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I'm going to try and do this in my career.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:09.02,0:06:10.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So I did.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:10.13,0:06:13.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I started out as an exotic\Nderivatives trader for credit Swiss.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:13.70,0:06:16.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It then led me to be global head\Nof currency option trading
Dialogue: 0,0:06:16.62,0:06:17.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,for Bank of America,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:17.98,0:06:21.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,global head of emerging markets\Nfor AIG international.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:21.16,0:06:23.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It helped me deliver top-tier returns
Dialogue: 0,0:06:23.66,0:06:27.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,as a global macro hedge fund\Nmanager for 12 years
Dialogue: 0,0:06:27.12,0:06:31.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and to become founder and CIO\Nof two award-winning hedge funds.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:31.97,0:06:33.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So it gets to 2001,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:33.90,0:06:37.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and I'm thinking, this whole idea,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:37.15,0:06:39.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it worked really well in school,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:39.00,0:06:41.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it's been serving me well\Nas a professional,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:42.17,0:06:44.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,why aren't I applying this\Nin my personal life,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:44.72,0:06:47.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,like to all those big ambitious goals\NI have for myself?
Dialogue: 0,0:06:48.81,0:06:50.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So one day, I'm walking to work,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:50.48,0:06:52.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and at the time my commute
Dialogue: 0,0:06:52.70,0:06:56.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,was a walk from one end\Nof Hyde Park to the other, in London.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:56.24,0:06:59.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It took me about 45 minutes each way,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:59.96,0:07:03.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,an hour and a half a day,\Nseven and a half hours a week,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:03.04,0:07:06.11,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,30 hours a month, 360 hours a year,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:06.11,0:07:10.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,when I was awake, aware,\Nbasically wasting time,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:10.62,0:07:12.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,listening to music on my iPod.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:13.13,0:07:16.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So on my way home from work that day\NI stopped at the store.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:16.69,0:07:21.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I picked up the first 33 CDs\Nin the Pimsleur German language program,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:21.03,0:07:23.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,ripped them and put them onto my iPod.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:23.42,0:07:25.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But I didn't stop there.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:25.30,0:07:28.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Because the truth of the matter is,\NI'm an undisciplined person.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:28.70,0:07:31.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And I knew that at some point,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:31.16,0:07:34.95,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I'd switch away from the language\Nand go back to the music.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:34.95,0:07:38.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So I removed that temptation\Nby removing all of the music.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:38.96,0:07:41.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That left me with just one option:
Dialogue: 0,0:07:41.09,0:07:43.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,listen to the language tapes.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:43.14,0:07:46.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So ten months later,\NI'd listened to all 99 CDs
Dialogue: 0,0:07:46.19,0:07:47.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in the German language program,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:47.87,0:07:50.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,listened to each one three times each.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:50.10,0:07:53.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And I went to Berlin for a 16-day\Nintensive German course.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:54.59,0:07:57.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,When I was done, I invited my wife\Nand kids to meet me.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:57.87,0:07:59.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We walked around the city.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:59.14,0:08:02.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I spoke German to the Germans,\Nthey spoke German back to me.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:02.82,0:08:04.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,My kids were amazed.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:04.80,0:08:06.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Laughter)
Dialogue: 0,0:08:06.07,0:08:08.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I mean they couldn't close their jaws.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:08.99,0:08:11.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But you and I, we know,
Dialogue: 0,0:08:11.10,0:08:14.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,there is actually nothing amazing\Nabout what I've just done.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:14.70,0:08:17.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I made this marginal adjustment\Nto my daily routine.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:17.91,0:08:21.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This marginal adjustment to my process.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:21.28,0:08:24.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(German) Und jetzt, ich spreche\Nein bisschen Deutsch.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:24.74,0:08:26.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And now I could speak some German.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:27.80,0:08:30.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And so in that moment, I'm thinking,
Dialogue: 0,0:08:30.59,0:08:34.11,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it's not supposed to be this easy\Nfor a guy like me - an old guy -
Dialogue: 0,0:08:34.11,0:08:35.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to learn a new language.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:35.40,0:08:37.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You're supposed to do that\Nwhen you're a kid.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:37.51,0:08:39.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And yet here I had done it.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:39.02,0:08:40.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This marginal adjustment.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:40.94,0:08:44.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So what other big ambitious goals\NI've been holding onto,
Dialogue: 0,0:08:44.06,0:08:46.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,putting off until retirement,
Dialogue: 0,0:08:46.60,0:08:48.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that I could potentially achieve
Dialogue: 0,0:08:48.74,0:08:51.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,if I just made a marginal\Nadjustment to my routine?
Dialogue: 0,0:08:51.59,0:08:53.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So I started doing them.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:53.28,0:08:55.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I earned my auto racing license.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:56.42,0:08:59.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I learned how to fly a helicopter,
Dialogue: 0,0:08:59.01,0:09:01.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,did rock-climbing, skydiving.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:01.69,0:09:04.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I learned how to fly planes aerobatically.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:04.19,0:09:07.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Well, if you're like me, back in 2007,
Dialogue: 0,0:09:07.52,0:09:09.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you might have the same goal I had.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:09.49,0:09:11.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I was just moving back from London.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:11.78,0:09:15.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I was about 25 pounds overweight\Nand out of shape,
Dialogue: 0,0:09:15.02,0:09:16.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and I wanted to rectify that.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:17.21,0:09:18.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So I could go to the typical route,
Dialogue: 0,0:09:18.89,0:09:22.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you know, I could write a check\Nto a gym I'd never go to.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:22.22,0:09:25.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Or I could swear to myself\Nthat I will never again
Dialogue: 0,0:09:25.29,0:09:27.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,eat those foods that I love
Dialogue: 0,0:09:27.09,0:09:29.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but are doing all the damage.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:29.28,0:09:34.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And I knew that going that route\Nrarely results in the outcome you desire.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:34.15,0:09:36.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So I decided to become\Nan active participant.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:36.64,0:09:40.61,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I thought about the habits and passions\Nthat I've developed in my life,
Dialogue: 0,0:09:40.61,0:09:43.41,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and I thought, can I make just\Na marginal adjustment to them
Dialogue: 0,0:09:43.41,0:09:46.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,so that they work in my favor\Nas opposed to against me?
Dialogue: 0,0:09:46.58,0:09:47.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And so I did.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:47.58,0:09:48.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I've got a habit
Dialogue: 0,0:09:48.60,0:09:52.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,where I've been walking an hour\Nand a half a day for the last seven years,
Dialogue: 0,0:09:52.08,0:09:55.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and I've got this passion\Nfor being in the outdoors.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:55.93,0:09:57.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And so that year,
Dialogue: 0,0:09:57.35,0:10:00.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I didn't actually set the new year's\Nresolution to lose 25 pounds.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:00.97,0:10:03.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I set a resolution to hike all 33 trails
Dialogue: 0,0:10:03.51,0:10:06.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in the front country\Nof Santa Barbara Mountains.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:06.44,0:10:08.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And I'd never been on a hike\Nbefore in my life.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:08.96,0:10:10.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Laughter)
Dialogue: 0,0:10:10.50,0:10:13.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But the truth of the matter is,\Nit's not about the 33 trails.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:14.54,0:10:16.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You have to break this big ambitious goal
Dialogue: 0,0:10:16.60,0:10:19.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,down into these more\Nmanageable decisions -
Dialogue: 0,0:10:19.14,0:10:22.95,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the types of decisions that need\Nto be made correctly along the way
Dialogue: 0,0:10:22.95,0:10:27.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in order to improve the odds of achieving\Nthe type of outcome you desire.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:27.56,0:10:29.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's not about even one trail.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:29.71,0:10:31.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's about those tiny little decisions,
Dialogue: 0,0:10:31.79,0:10:34.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you know, like when you\Nare sitting at your desk,
Dialogue: 0,0:10:34.08,0:10:36.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,putting in just a little extra time\Nat the end of a day.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:36.71,0:10:38.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Or you're lying on your couch,
Dialogue: 0,0:10:38.30,0:10:40.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,clicking through the channels\Non your remote control,
Dialogue: 0,0:10:40.89,0:10:42.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or scrolling through your Facebook feed,
Dialogue: 0,0:10:42.84,0:10:46.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and in that moment,\Nmake the decision to put it down.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:46.21,0:10:48.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You go put on your hiking clothes,
Dialogue: 0,0:10:48.13,0:10:51.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you go walk outside your front door,\Nand you shut it behind you.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:51.13,0:10:54.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You walk to your car, get in,\Ndrive to the trailhead.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:54.46,0:10:56.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You get out of the car at the trailhead,
Dialogue: 0,0:10:56.47,0:11:00.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and you take one step,\Nyou take two steps, three steps.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:00.38,0:11:03.45,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Every one of those steps\Nthat I have just described
Dialogue: 0,0:11:03.45,0:11:07.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is a tiny little decision that needs\Nto be made correctly along the way
Dialogue: 0,0:11:07.40,0:11:09.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in order to achieve the ultimate outcome.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:10.51,0:11:13.65,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now, when I say I want to hike\N33 trails in the front country,
Dialogue: 0,0:11:13.65,0:11:16.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,people think about the decisions\Nat the top of the mountain.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:16.51,0:11:18.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That's not what it's about.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:18.24,0:11:20.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Because if you don't make\Nthe right decision
Dialogue: 0,0:11:20.32,0:11:21.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,when you're on the couch,
Dialogue: 0,0:11:21.68,0:11:24.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,there is no decision that occurs\Nat the top of the mountain.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:24.82,0:11:26.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So by the end of the year,
Dialogue: 0,0:11:26.09,0:11:28.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I'd hiked all 33 trails\Nin the front country;
Dialogue: 0,0:11:28.46,0:11:30.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I did them a couple of times each.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:30.47,0:11:32.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I even did a few in the backcountry.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:32.34,0:11:35.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I lost the 25 pounds,\Nand I capped the year off
Dialogue: 0,0:11:35.10,0:11:37.67,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,by doing the hardest\Nhalf marathon in the world -
Dialogue: 0,0:11:37.67,0:11:39.53,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the Pier to Peak.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:39.53,0:11:42.53,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In 2009, I got really ambitious,
Dialogue: 0,0:11:43.55,0:11:46.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,ambitious for a guy who still,\Nto this day, cannot settle down
Dialogue: 0,0:11:46.49,0:11:49.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and focus on anything for more\Nthan ten or ten minutes at a time,
Dialogue: 0,0:11:49.56,0:11:51.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and that was to read 50 books.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:52.29,0:11:54.93,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But again, it's not\Nabout reading 50 books.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:54.93,0:11:57.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's not even about reading one book.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:57.12,0:12:01.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's not about reading a chapter,\Na paragraph, a sentence.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:01.75,0:12:03.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's about that decision
Dialogue: 0,0:12:03.43,0:12:06.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,when you're sitting at your desk\Nat the end of the day,
Dialogue: 0,0:12:06.40,0:12:08.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or when you're lying on the couch,
Dialogue: 0,0:12:08.34,0:12:10.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or flicking through your Facebook feed,
Dialogue: 0,0:12:10.31,0:12:12.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and you put down the phone.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:12.64,0:12:15.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You pick up a book and you read one word.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:16.51,0:12:20.57,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If you read one word,\Nyou'll read two words, three words;
Dialogue: 0,0:12:20.57,0:12:24.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you'll read a sentence, a paragraph,\Na page, a chapter, a book;
Dialogue: 0,0:12:24.87,0:12:28.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you'll read ten books, 30 books, 50 books.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:29.58,0:12:32.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In 2012, I got really ambitious.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:32.33,0:12:34.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I set 24 new year's resolutions.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:35.63,0:12:38.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,12 of them were\Nwhat I call giving resolutions,
Dialogue: 0,0:12:38.88,0:12:42.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,where I did 12 charitable things\Nthat didn't involve writing a check.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:43.05,0:12:44.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But it's not without its failures.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:44.92,0:12:46.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I tried to donate blood,
Dialogue: 0,0:12:46.20,0:12:49.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and they rejected me\Nbecause I'd lived in the UK.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:49.20,0:12:52.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I tried to donate my sperm;\Nthey rejected me because I was too old.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:52.85,0:12:54.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I tried to donate my hair,
Dialogue: 0,0:12:54.29,0:12:56.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and it turns out nobody wants grey hair.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:56.89,0:12:58.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Laughter)
Dialogue: 0,0:12:58.52,0:13:02.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So, here I was trying to do something\Nto make myself feel good,
Dialogue: 0,0:13:02.04,0:13:04.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and it was having the opposite effect.
Dialogue: 0,0:13:04.30,0:13:08.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So anyway, I've also had\Nthese 12 learning resolutions,
Dialogue: 0,0:13:08.33,0:13:10.45,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to learn 12 new skills.
Dialogue: 0,0:13:10.45,0:13:14.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And when I was done with unicycling,\Nparkour, slacklining,
Dialogue: 0,0:13:14.81,0:13:17.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,jumping stilts and drumming,
Dialogue: 0,0:13:17.18,0:13:19.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,my wife suggested\Nthat I learned how to knit.
Dialogue: 0,0:13:19.59,0:13:21.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Laughter)
Dialogue: 0,0:13:21.42,0:13:24.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And I'll be honest, I wasn't all\Nthat passionate about knitting.
Dialogue: 0,0:13:25.53,0:13:29.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But one day, I'm sitting\Nunder this 40-foot tall eucalyptus tree
Dialogue: 0,0:13:29.04,0:13:32.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that's 2.6 miles up the cold\Nspring trail in Santa Barbara,
Dialogue: 0,0:13:32.06,0:13:36.65,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and I'm thinking, that tree would look\Nreally cool if it were covered in yarn.
Dialogue: 0,0:13:36.65,0:13:37.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Laughter)
Dialogue: 0,0:13:37.84,0:13:39.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And so I went home and Googled this,
Dialogue: 0,0:13:39.72,0:13:42.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and it turns out it is a thing people do,\Nit's called yarnbombing:
Dialogue: 0,0:13:42.99,0:13:45.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you wrap these public\Nstructures with yarn.
Dialogue: 0,0:13:45.80,0:13:48.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And, the second annual\Ninternational yarn bombing day
Dialogue: 0,0:13:48.91,0:13:50.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,was just 82 days away.
Dialogue: 0,0:13:50.92,0:13:52.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Laughter)
Dialogue: 0,0:13:52.10,0:13:55.67,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So for the next 82 days,\Nno matter where I was -
Dialogue: 0,0:13:55.67,0:13:56.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Laughter)
Dialogue: 0,0:13:56.78,0:13:59.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,if I was in a board meeting,\Non the trading floor,
Dialogue: 0,0:13:59.62,0:14:02.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in an airplane or in the hospital,
Dialogue: 0,0:14:02.26,0:14:03.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I was knitting.
Dialogue: 0,0:14:03.38,0:14:05.17,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,One stitch at a time.
Dialogue: 0,0:14:05.17,0:14:06.45,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And 82 days later,
Dialogue: 0,0:14:06.45,0:14:09.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I had done my first ever yarnbomb.
Dialogue: 0,0:14:09.52,0:14:12.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Applause)
Dialogue: 0,0:14:17.22,0:14:20.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And the response to it blew me away.
Dialogue: 0,0:14:20.24,0:14:22.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So I kept going ...
Dialogue: 0,0:14:22.05,0:14:23.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Laughter)
Dialogue: 0,0:14:23.20,0:14:25.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,with bigger, more ambitious projects
Dialogue: 0,0:14:25.62,0:14:28.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that required more engineering skills.
Dialogue: 0,0:14:28.93,0:14:32.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And in 2014, I set the goal\Nto wrap six massive boulders
Dialogue: 0,0:14:32.56,0:14:35.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in Los Padres National Forest\Nat the top of the mountains.
Dialogue: 0,0:14:35.77,0:14:38.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But if I was going to pull this off,\NI'd need help.
Dialogue: 0,0:14:38.31,0:14:42.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So at this point, I had a few\Nthousand followers on social media
Dialogue: 0,0:14:42.38,0:14:44.37,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,as "The Yarnbomber."
Dialogue: 0,0:14:44.37,0:14:46.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Laughter)
Dialogue: 0,0:14:46.31,0:14:50.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And I started getting packages -\Nlots of packages -
Dialogue: 0,0:14:50.24,0:14:54.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,388 contributors\Nfrom 36 countries in all 50 states.
Dialogue: 0,0:14:55.44,0:14:58.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In the end, I didn't wrap\None massive boulder,
Dialogue: 0,0:14:58.92,0:15:00.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I wrapped 18.
Dialogue: 0,0:15:02.21,0:15:05.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Applause)
Dialogue: 0,0:15:06.75,0:15:08.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So I kept going
Dialogue: 0,0:15:08.30,0:15:10.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,with bigger, more ambitious projects
Dialogue: 0,0:15:10.48,0:15:12.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that would require me\Nto work with new materials,
Dialogue: 0,0:15:12.87,0:15:16.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,like fiberglass, and wood, and metals,
Dialogue: 0,0:15:16.09,0:15:21.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,which culminates in a project\Nthat is currently at TMC, here in Tucson,
Dialogue: 0,0:15:21.02,0:15:23.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,where I wrapped the Children's Hospital.
Dialogue: 0,0:15:23.34,0:15:26.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Applause)
Dialogue: 0,0:15:26.32,0:15:28.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Along the way, I stopped knitting.
Dialogue: 0,0:15:28.40,0:15:29.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I never really liked it.
Dialogue: 0,0:15:29.86,0:15:31.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Laughter)
Dialogue: 0,0:15:31.07,0:15:32.11,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But ...
Dialogue: 0,0:15:32.99,0:15:34.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I like crocheting.
Dialogue: 0,0:15:34.54,0:15:37.53,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Laughter)
Dialogue: 0,0:15:38.03,0:15:41.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So, I started making these\Nseven-inch granny squares -
Dialogue: 0,0:15:41.08,0:15:43.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because that's\Nthe standard granny square -
Dialogue: 0,0:15:43.10,0:15:46.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and I thought along the way:\Nwhy am I stopping at seven inches?
Dialogue: 0,0:15:46.44,0:15:48.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I need big stuff.
Dialogue: 0,0:15:48.18,0:15:51.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So, I started making\Nbigger granny squares.
Dialogue: 0,0:15:51.22,0:15:53.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So one day, I come home\Nfrom a business trip,
Dialogue: 0,0:15:53.43,0:15:55.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and I've got this really large granny,
Dialogue: 0,0:15:55.56,0:15:58.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and I went to the website of Guinness.
Dialogue: 0,0:15:58.16,0:16:01.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I was curious what's the world's\Nlargest granny square.
Dialogue: 0,0:16:01.48,0:16:04.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And it turns out\Nthere's no category for it.
Dialogue: 0,0:16:04.08,0:16:05.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Laughter)
Dialogue: 0,0:16:05.56,0:16:06.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So I applied,
Dialogue: 0,0:16:07.16,0:16:09.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and they rejected me.
Dialogue: 0,0:16:09.74,0:16:11.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So I appealed,
Dialogue: 0,0:16:11.42,0:16:12.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and they rejected me.
Dialogue: 0,0:16:13.56,0:16:15.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I appealed again, and they said fine,
Dialogue: 0,0:16:15.87,0:16:19.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,if you make it ten meters by ten meters,\Nwe'll create a new category,
Dialogue: 0,0:16:19.54,0:16:22.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and you will be a Guinness\Nworld record holder.
Dialogue: 0,0:16:22.33,0:16:24.67,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So, for the next two years,
Dialogue: 0,0:16:24.67,0:16:28.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,seven months, 17 days,
Dialogue: 0,0:16:28.16,0:16:30.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,one stitch at a time,
Dialogue: 0,0:16:30.01,0:16:32.53,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I finally reached more\Nthan half a million stitches,
Dialogue: 0,0:16:32.53,0:16:35.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,incorporated more than 30 miles of yarn,
Dialogue: 0,0:16:35.30,0:16:38.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and I am now the official\NGuinness world record holder
Dialogue: 0,0:16:38.06,0:16:40.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,for the largest crocheted granny square.
Dialogue: 0,0:16:40.15,0:16:43.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Applause) (Cheering)
Dialogue: 0,0:16:47.89,0:16:52.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Along the way, I've garnered an awful lot\Nof attention for my escapades.
Dialogue: 0,0:16:52.10,0:16:54.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I've been featured in Newsweek magazine,
Dialogue: 0,0:16:54.59,0:16:57.41,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Eric news, which is\Nkind of the Bible for artists.
Dialogue: 0,0:16:57.41,0:17:00.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But what I want you to realize\Nwhen you hear these things:
Dialogue: 0,0:17:01.46,0:17:03.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I'm still that C- student.
Dialogue: 0,0:17:04.86,0:17:07.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I'm still that kid who can't settle down
Dialogue: 0,0:17:07.52,0:17:10.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or focus for more than five\Nor ten minutes at a time.
Dialogue: 0,0:17:10.78,0:17:16.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And I remain a guy who possesses\Nno special gift of talent or skill.
Dialogue: 0,0:17:16.72,0:17:19.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,All I do is take really big,\Nambitious projects
Dialogue: 0,0:17:19.52,0:17:21.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that people seem to marvel at,
Dialogue: 0,0:17:21.12,0:17:23.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,break them down to their simplest form
Dialogue: 0,0:17:23.15,0:17:25.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and then just make\Nmarginal improvements along the way
Dialogue: 0,0:17:25.76,0:17:28.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to improve my odds of achieving them.
Dialogue: 0,0:17:28.18,0:17:30.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And so the whole reason\NI'm giving this talk is
Dialogue: 0,0:17:30.42,0:17:33.37,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I'm hoping to inspire several of you
Dialogue: 0,0:17:33.37,0:17:36.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to pull some of those ambitious dreams\Nthat you have for yourself
Dialogue: 0,0:17:36.79,0:17:38.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,off the bookshelf
Dialogue: 0,0:17:38.14,0:17:42.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and start pursuing them by making\Nthat marginal adjustment to your routine.
Dialogue: 0,0:17:42.56,0:17:43.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Thank you.
Dialogue: 0,0:17:43.71,0:17:46.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Applause)