Welcome everyone.
In today's video we are going to talk about a book.
This last summer I was looking for books to read in English and I came across this wonderful
book by the Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield.
Since I am a big fan of astronomy and science in general, I decided to read it.
And It was wonderful.
The title of the book is: An Astronaut's Guide to Life on Earth: What Going to Space Taught
Me About Ingenuity, Determination, and Being Prepared for [Anything].
So in today's video I will be sharing with you some of the lessons that I've learned
from this book.
You don't need to be an astronaut to apply these lessons.
All you need to do is to think like one.
And as we will see you can apply these lessons to work on anything.
Let's do this!
Lesson #1 is about determination.
After reading this book I realized that giving up on a project that you are working on should
never be an option.
Try new ways, look for better solutions, try to improve, but never give up.
The author of this book was one of the first Canadian astronauts on the international space
station he actually helped building it and becoming an astronaut was never an easy for
him.
In his own words he says [writes]: "I wasn't destined to be an astronaut.
I had to turn myself into one."
"Since the odds of becoming an astronaut were nonexistent, I knew it would be pretty silly
to hang my sense of self-worth on it.
My attitude was more, 'it's probably not going to happen, but I should do things that keep
me moving in the right direction, just in case.'"
But he was determined enough.
Lesson #2: Enjoy the Process.
Any achievement that's worthwhile, or say a live-changing achievement, like becoming
an astronaut or learning and mastering English for most of us on this page or on the YouTube
channel, is both hard to realize and takes a LOT of time.
Hence the need to enjoy the process.
Try to turn what you are working on into a passion and then the hard work will be a pleasure.
To finish the paragraph, he goes on: "I should do things that keep me moving in the right
direction, just in case -- and I should be sure those things interest me, so that whatever
happens, I'm happy.'"
Lesson #3 is about Hard work.
This was not a surprise for me because I've always believed in the value of hard work.
But after reading this book I learned that astronauts, just like engineers, are machines.
They are "hard-working monsters".
With all due respect to my engineer friends out there.
In his book Hadfield writes: "My kids used to make fun of me for having more homework
than they did and for taking it a lot more seriously, too."
Moving on to lesson #4 which is facing your fears.
This book teaches us to get out of your comfort zone, try new things, make new mistakes, and
learn from them.
In other words, embrace failure.
Consider your failures as learning opportunities.
I mean, can you imagine an astronaut who is afraid of heights?
"What?
Is that a joke?"
No it's not, Hadfield is afraid of heights.
Let's read: "When I stand near the edge of a cliff or look over the railing of a balcony
in a high-rise, my stomach starts tumbling, my palms sweat and my legs don't want to move
even though the rising panic in my body insists that I get back to safety."
Yet he still became an astronaut.
The last lesson that I want to share with you is about being prepared for all possible
outcomes.
In this book there is a whole chapter titled: "What's the Next Thing That Could Kill Me?"
Life is tough and you should always plan for the worst and hope for the best.
That's it guys.
It's an interesting book and I would love to share with you more but as you know the
time for this episode is limited and I am talking about a nearly 200-page book.
If your English is advanced, you should definitely read it.
Or you can even read a translated version.
If you enjoyed this video let me know in the comments.
I will probably share with you guys some of other books that I've read or ones that I
am reading for the moment.
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And of course if you haven't done it, make sure you get your copy of my book English-On.
Thanks a lot for watching and I'll see you next week.
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