Whether it's psychology, whether it's in economics, obviously in engineering or computer science,
无论是心理学还是经济学当然如果是工程学或计算机科学
Where it's done much more readily than in social sciences and humanities.
就会比社会科学和人文科学更容易理解
It's important to take responsibilities, because no one else is going to do it for you.
重点是 你要为自己负责因为没人会来帮你
No one is coming. Premise 2:
没人会帮你第二前提
To be a practical idealist, the foundation of it has to be
作为一个实际的理想主义者它的基础必须是
The belief that change is possible. Because if the change was not possible on the individual level,
相信改变是可能的因为如果从个人层面或社会层面来说
On the society level, why am I doing what I am doing? Why would I spend time?
改变都是不可能的 那我在这里干什么?为什么我要花时间在这里?
Let me just be a hedonist, trying to enjoy my life as much as possible.
倒不如做个享乐主义者尽情享受生活
Now for many of you, when you look at this you may say, Well, Ok, yes, change is possible.
你们可能会说 好吧 改变是有可能的
I believe that and why do we need to have it as a basic premise of the course,
我相信这一点 但为什么我们需要把它作为课程的基本前提
As opposed to change is illusive? Well, in the context of a psychology course,
而不说'改变是虚幻的'? 在心理学上
It's anything but trivial that change is possible. Let me share with you one study to illustrate what I mean.
改变是有可能的 这点十分重要下面我用一项研究来说明