「日更挑战」Day 29:Reading Log - 关于“刻意练习”的一点小想法
在我印象中,习惯的养成总与某个特定的时间节点相关。什么21天打卡训练营啦,1万小时理论啦,那条明晰的时间刻度有如鲜红的终点线横幅,一旦跨越,名利双收,奖章到手,宣告旅程结束。然后呢?
回想自己之前参加的两轮写作打卡训练营,完成四十多天的任务之后,坚持每日输出的决心早被丢诸脑后。直到元旦立新年flag,才又重新把写作计划捡起来,通过参与日更挑战来激励自己每天写点东西。至于1万小时理论么......念书算嘛?🤦♀️身边好多将高考三天标定为人生知识巅峰的同学,加入孤阅前的自己亦曾抱有此等戏谑态度,在大学校园里混沌度日。
习惯的养成并非单一独立的任务,它们是遍布在人生旅途中,阻挡我们成为更好的自己的一块块绊脚石。搬开绊脚石固然很好,但,为何不将它们转变为前行途中的垫脚石呢?养成,保持,继续解锁下一个新技能。经由健身养出的壮硕肌肉,若是长期不用,也只能是渐渐退化。所以咯,21天和1万小时之后,还有下一个21天和1万小时,哪有什么一劳永逸的事嘛。
噗......话说我怎么又跑题了......好啦好啦不重要,也是自己的一点小想法么╮(╯_╰)╭
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早上读Atomic Habits,11章开头选了个极有趣的例子,正文如下:
ON THE FIRST day of class, Jerry Uelsmann, a professor at the University of Florida, divided his film photography students into two groups.
Everyone on the left side of the classroom, he explained, would be in the “quantity” group. They would be graded solely on the amount of work they produced. On the final day of class, he would tally the number of photos submitted by each student. One hundred photos would rate an A, ninety photos a B, eighty photos a C, and so on.
Meanwhile, everyone on the right side of the room would be in the “quality” group. They would be graded only on the excellence of their work. They would only need to produce one photo during the semester, but to get an A, it had to be a nearly perfect image.
At the end of the term, he was surprised to find that all the best photos were produced by the quantity group. During the semester, these students were busy taking photos, experimenting with composition and lighting, testing out various methods in the darkroom, and learning from their mistakes. In the process of creating hundreds of photos, they honed their skills. Meanwhile, the quality group sat around speculating about perfection. In the end, they had little to show for their efforts other than unverified theories and one mediocre photo.
Excerpt From: James Clear. “Atomic Habits: Tiny Changes, Remarkable Results.”
弗罗里达大学的Jerry Uelsmann教授在学期初将自己摄影班上的同学随机分为两组:坐在教室左侧的是数量组(quantity group),右侧的则为质量组(quality group)。前者的期末成绩仅根据他们最终拍摄并上交的作品数量来评定,总张数达到100的为A等,90张的为B等,80张的为C等,依次类推。而对于被划归质量组的那些同学,他们只需在期末提交一张照片,成绩完全依照作品质量而定。为了达到A等,这张图片需接近完美。
到了期末,Uelsmann教授惊讶地发现,班上最好的那批摄影作品,全数出自数量组成员之手。为了达到足够的数量,他们忙着拍照,试验不同的构图与采光,在暗室研究不同的冲洗方式......试验、犯错、学习、提升,最终掌握精湛的技艺。而质量组的那批成员呢,耽于完美、练习有限,最终只能提些未经验证的理论来彰显自己的努力,提交上来的也只是些质量平庸的作品。
作者用了两组词来描述他们之间的差异:“in motion” & “taking action”。一字概括,质量组的学员们绝大部分时间都在“想”,而数量组的成员们则把精力都花在了“做”上。花时间学习、做计划、寻找最佳策略当然很有用,但只要不付诸行动,再好的计划与策略都只能是空中楼阁,不会产生任何实际效果。
可是,我们思前想后列清单做规划,不就是为了接下来的行动做准备么?为什么立了一山大旗,往往就止步于此,再无然后了呢?拖延是个大话题,作者在书中提到两点:1. 你不是害怕行动,而是害怕失败。如何避免?只要不做,就一定不会失败,那么,拖着呗。2. 做出详尽的方案会让人有种“你看我的确是在努力且我确实又离目标近了一步”的美好感受,然而事实是,你仅仅停留在准备阶段,并无任何产出。
唯一能够导向最终结果的,只有行动。所以啊,放下对完美的执念,先开始做吧。不但要做,还要重复做。别紧盯着时间这条刻度线,重要的是重复次数和频率。你可以在21天里重复练习21次,也能在一周当中重复练习100次,最终哪个能取胜?次数多频率高的那个呗。
嗯......如此看来,每日更文无需刻意追求完美,先达到日更3月不断的小目标再说。辞藻啊、技法啊、策略啊、结构啊,先靠边站,培养起对文字的敏感与熟悉度再说。
参考书目:James Clear. “Atomic Habits: Tiny Changes, Remarkable Results.”
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