1 00:00:12,851 --> 00:00:14,759 八個月前,在沙灘上 2 00:00:14,781 --> 00:00:16,971 我的好朋友拿了一個魔術方塊 3 00:00:16,991 --> 00:00:18,815 在我的面前還原 4 00:00:18,981 --> 00:00:21,337 我看他玩得挺容易的 5 00:00:21,357 --> 00:00:23,391 所以我就拿上手試一試 6 00:00:23,411 --> 00:00:25,702 一個小時後,我既失望又低落 7 00:00:25,722 --> 00:00:28,052 我的信心一瞬間消失了 8 00:00:28,072 --> 00:00:31,630 我連一面都解決不了 9 00:00:31,830 --> 00:00:33,240 一個星期後 10 00:00:33,260 --> 00:00:36,041 有位親戚朋友買了個魔術方塊送給我 11 00:00:36,068 --> 00:00:38,617 我終於可以自己嘗試還原它 12 00:00:38,637 --> 00:00:40,515 也不會有人在旁邊說著看著 13 00:00:40,535 --> 00:00:42,660 就算失敗了也不會感到愚笨或難看 14 00:00:43,041 --> 00:00:44,429 從那時開始 15 00:00:44,429 --> 00:00:47,321 我每天都在學習如何還原魔術方塊 16 00:00:48,216 --> 00:00:52,480 在頭 24 小時,我沉迷其中 17 00:00:52,500 --> 00:00:54,820 無論去哪裡,我都帶著它 18 00:00:54,840 --> 00:00:56,416 不管是在校巴裡 19 00:00:56,438 --> 00:00:57,921 飯桌前 20 00:00:57,941 --> 00:00:59,136 睡覺前 21 00:00:59,156 --> 00:01:00,881 還是在課堂上 22 00:01:00,901 --> 00:01:03,384 有好幾次魔術方塊還被沒收了 23 00:01:03,401 --> 00:01:04,940 (笑聲) 24 00:01:05,092 --> 00:01:06,527 我完全投入在魔術方塊裡 25 00:01:06,551 --> 00:01:09,273 在 YouTube 上觀看大量教學影片 26 00:01:09,293 --> 00:01:13,099 很快,我發現許多有用的關鍵算法 27 00:01:13,119 --> 00:01:15,611 首先,要還原魔術方塊 28 00:01:15,611 --> 00:01:20,038 第一步是要在任何一面完成十字 29 00:01:21,117 --> 00:01:25,309 然後完成同一面的其餘四角 30 00:01:25,738 --> 00:01:28,227 接著,還原第一和第二層 31 00:01:28,250 --> 00:01:31,114 再還原最後一面,簡稱為 PLL 32 00:01:31,134 --> 00:01:32,792 把最後一層對色歸位 33 00:01:33,292 --> 00:01:34,733 我不斷地練習 34 00:01:34,753 --> 00:01:38,833 很快就完成了一面,然後兩面 35 00:01:38,853 --> 00:01:42,242 加以練習後,我終於可以 36 00:01:45,450 --> 00:01:46,600 還原整個魔術方塊 37 00:01:46,621 --> 00:01:49,612 (歡呼聲) 38 00:01:49,612 --> 00:01:52,602 (掌聲) 39 00:01:56,375 --> 00:01:59,431 我發現,把它還原一兩次 40 00:01:59,431 --> 00:02:01,431 並不是它的魅力所在 41 00:02:01,448 --> 00:02:03,862 事實上,為了提高難度 42 00:02:03,882 --> 00:02:06,214 我學習閉眼還原魔術方塊 43 00:02:06,234 --> 00:02:08,177 也試過打破自己的時間記錄 44 00:02:08,197 --> 00:02:10,082 破解了手上的魔術方塊 45 00:02:10,102 --> 00:02:12,432 我又開始對其他的魔術方塊感到興趣 46 00:02:12,432 --> 00:02:15,253 先是 2 x 2,然後是 3 x 3 47 00:02:16,683 --> 00:02:18,895 4 x 4、5 x 5 48 00:02:20,263 --> 00:02:22,613 金字塔魔術方塊,還有無數其他的 49 00:02:23,759 --> 00:02:26,663 坦白說,魔術方塊的世界千變萬化 50 00:02:26,899 --> 00:02:28,747 玩了魔術方塊那麼久 51 00:02:28,747 --> 00:02:30,595 我學到不錯的東西 52 00:02:30,615 --> 00:02:33,583 一步一步地應對挑戰 53 00:02:33,603 --> 00:02:36,405 熟記演算法、排序和技巧 54 00:02:36,405 --> 00:02:39,135 讓我明白到我們人類有能力 55 00:02:39,135 --> 00:02:42,524 完成任何我們決心去做的事情 56 00:02:42,536 --> 00:02:46,042 哪怕看似不可能或在我們能力之上 57 00:02:46,434 --> 00:02:47,445 我明白 58 00:02:47,445 --> 00:02:49,923 現在,不要對這老梗翻白眼 59 00:02:49,943 --> 00:02:53,111 因為我身上真的體驗了實際的成果 60 00:02:53,111 --> 00:02:54,146 舉個例子 61 00:02:54,146 --> 00:02:56,670 在這個小方塊進入我的生命前 62 00:02:56,693 --> 00:02:57,848 如果我遺失了什麼 63 00:02:57,848 --> 00:03:00,320 我從不會上心,甚或花時間找它 64 00:03:00,340 --> 00:03:01,735 我會乾脆買個新的 65 00:03:01,755 --> 00:03:04,749 但現在,我會用不同方法和策略來尋找 66 00:03:04,769 --> 00:03:07,393 一直找,一直找,直到找到為止 67 00:03:07,413 --> 00:03:09,624 不過是另一個要跨越的挑戰 68 00:03:09,635 --> 00:03:11,924 當我聽到令我感興趣的事情 69 00:03:11,944 --> 00:03:14,435 需要解決的問題 70 00:03:14,455 --> 00:03:16,072 我從未耳聞的事情 71 00:03:16,092 --> 00:03:17,569 我立刻上網 72 00:03:17,589 --> 00:03:20,875 搜尋資料,揭開所有未知的一面 73 00:03:21,435 --> 00:03:22,414 譬如說 74 00:03:22,414 --> 00:03:24,686 在座有誰知道什麼是睡眠癱瘓嗎? 75 00:03:24,706 --> 00:03:26,308 問我,我很清楚 76 00:03:26,328 --> 00:03:27,961 我也知道打雷是怎麼形成的 77 00:03:27,961 --> 00:03:30,260 也知道靈魂投射是怎麼一回事 78 00:03:30,260 --> 00:03:31,695 我也知道清醒夢 79 00:03:31,695 --> 00:03:33,687 甚或其他你想像到的奇怪事物 80 00:03:34,897 --> 00:03:37,136 其本上,只要它抓住我的眼球 81 00:03:37,156 --> 00:03:40,270 我就會不斷研究它,直到我完全滿足 82 00:03:40,323 --> 00:03:41,594 簡單地說 83 00:03:41,594 --> 00:03:44,856 全靠這個魔術方塊,我成為「完成者」 84 00:03:45,716 --> 00:03:46,987 我為什麼 85 00:03:47,008 --> 00:03:49,993 (掌聲) 86 00:03:53,737 --> 00:03:56,981 我為什麼會這樣想,是因為有一天 87 00:03:57,126 --> 00:03:59,908 老師提出了很有趣的問題: 88 00:03:59,927 --> 00:04:02,817 為什麼其他國家的孩子更有競爭力? 89 00:04:02,842 --> 00:04:04,177 他們真的是天生就更聰明嗎? 90 00:04:04,197 --> 00:04:05,195 不是 91 00:04:05,217 --> 00:04:07,487 秘密是 - 他們的習慣 92 00:04:07,507 --> 00:04:09,515 孩子生活在日本、中國、印度 93 00:04:09,515 --> 00:04:11,523 或伊朗──也就是我的家鄉 94 00:04:11,543 --> 00:04:13,874 都是在堅持的環境中長大 95 00:04:13,894 --> 00:04:14,887 沒錯 96 00:04:14,914 --> 00:04:16,015 他們對事物堅持 97 00:04:16,035 --> 00:04:17,569 一次又一次地嘗試 98 00:04:17,569 --> 00:04:19,104 直到他們把事情做對 99 00:04:19,124 --> 00:04:20,961 但是,這裡的孩子 100 00:04:20,981 --> 00:04:24,137 仍處於即時滿足的時代 101 00:04:24,157 --> 00:04:25,747 也就是說,我們現在就要得到 102 00:04:25,767 --> 00:04:27,770 如果我們在短期內不能 103 00:04:27,770 --> 00:04:31,223 得到、解決、修正、完成、結束它 104 00:04:31,243 --> 00:04:32,423 我們就失去興趣 105 00:04:32,443 --> 00:04:33,903 然後放棄 106 00:04:34,802 --> 00:04:36,114 就因為這個魔術方塊 107 00:04:36,114 --> 00:04:38,208 這個小巧又繽紛的方塊 108 00:04:38,743 --> 00:04:41,363 為我的生命打開了全新的思考 109 00:04:41,378 --> 00:04:43,706 這對我的學業、工作以及興趣 110 00:04:43,706 --> 00:04:45,571 有很大幫助 111 00:04:45,602 --> 00:04:47,405 但我還沒有達到完美 112 00:04:47,405 --> 00:04:49,209 當然,我很想完美 113 00:04:49,231 --> 00:04:51,398 現在,當我想要做些什麼 114 00:04:52,204 --> 00:04:54,163 我會日復一日,不斷練習 115 00:04:54,185 --> 00:04:56,167 我要掌握它,向目標進發 116 00:04:56,386 --> 00:04:58,849 全因好奇心 117 00:04:58,867 --> 00:05:00,214 努力堅持 118 00:05:00,234 --> 00:05:01,819 一步一腳印 119 00:05:01,839 --> 00:05:04,187 當然,還有滿足感 120 00:05:04,207 --> 00:05:05,236 試試吧! 121 00:05:05,263 --> 00:05:07,562 (歡呼聲) 122 00:05:07,562 --> 00:05:10,542 (掌聲)