一 words&expressions
1. —improvement, and when that improvement stops, it is natural to believe you’ve hit some sort of implacable limit.
implacable:describes (someone who has) strong opinions or feelings which are impossible to change 不饶人的;坚定的;无法改变的
造句:I have an implacable hatred for parsley.
2. This is their plateau.
plateau:a period during which the level of something does not change, especially after a period when it was increasing平稳时期,〔尤指增长后的〕稳定期:
•Inflation rates have reached a plateau.通货膨胀率已趋平稳。
造句:The crime rate reached a plateau in 2000.
3. Interestingly, studies have found that while athletes get acclimated to the particular type of pain associated with their sport, they do not get acclimated to pain in general.
acclimate:To accustom or become accustomed to a new environment or situation; adapt使适应
造句:The rice has been acclimated in this area.
4. By asking such a question, we can home in on the factors that might boost the motivation of our employees, children, students, and ourselves.
home in on:to direct your efforts or attention towards a particular fault or problem将注意力集中于〔某一缺陷或问题〕:
•He homed in on the one weak link in the argument.
二 summary &thoughts
跨越停滞阶段——以新的方式挑战自己
几乎任何一个领域的人们不再进步的主要原因都是:经过前期的快速进步后,渐渐地进步停滞了,你自然以为自己遇到了某种无情的限制,因此你停步不前,最后就让自己停滞在那一水平。对每一个遇到停滞阶段的人来说,要越过这个阶段,最好的办法是以新的方式挑战你的大脑或身体,在不同类型的训练之间切换,以便可以持续不断地以不同方式挑战自己。
攻克特定的弱点
当你发现自己再难以提高时,可能只是那项技能中的其中一两个组成部分在妨碍你,而不是所有组成部分都在绊住你,问题是,到底是哪些呢?
搞清楚到底是什么让你停滞不前,你犯了什么错?什么时候犯的?逼着自己走出舒适区,看看是什么拉住了你前进的道路,然后设计一种练习方法,专门来改进那个特定的弱点。
保持动机
着手做并不难,难的是长久的坚持。就像我常常会给自己列一大堆计划目标,可是大多数我连一个星期都坚持不下去。
这种现象称为“新年决心效应”
如果你不再相信自己可以实现某个目标,要么是因为你的水平已经倒退了,要么是因为你陷入了停滞阶段。此时,千万不要半途而废,和你自己达成一个协议,尽自己的努力回归到之前的状态或者跨越停滞阶段,然后再放弃,到那个时候,也许你就不会放弃了。
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