刻意练习 PEAK(十)

八月英文原版书阅读计划  图/Eric

Summary

It’s for all those people who want to take control of their lives and create their own potential and not buy into the idea that this right here, right now, is as good as it gets.

One of the main purposes of deliberate practice is to develop a set of effective mental representations that can guide your performance.

Generally speaking, teachers will only be able to guide you to the level that they or their previous students have attained.

Remember: if your mind is wandering or you’re relaxed and just having fun, you probably won’t improve.

This is a key to getting the maximum benefit out of any sort of practice, from private or group lessons to solitary practice and even to games or competitions: whatever you are doing, focus on it.

The hallmark of purposeful or deliberate practice is that you try to do something you cannot do— that takes you out of your comfort zone—and that you practice it over and over again, focusing on exactly how you are doing it, where you are falling short, and how you can get better.

We can only form effective mental representations when we try to reproduce what the expert performer can do, fail, figure out why we failed, try again, and repeat—over and over again.

Successful mental representations are inextricably tied to actions, not just thoughts.

Words and Expressions

audacious

To understand just how audacious this was, you need to know a little about Dan.

very confident and daring;

very bold and surprising or shocking.

e.g.: She made an audacious decisions to quit her job.

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tutelage

Even the most motivated and intelligent student will advance more quickly under the tutelage of someone who knows the best order in which to learn things, who understands and can demonstrate the proper way to perform various skills, who can provide useful feedback, and who can devise practice activities designed to overcome particular weaknesses.

the teaching of an individual student by a teacher;

an act of guarding or protecting something;

helpful influence or guidance

e.g.: The company is relying on the tutelage of its new CEO to increase profits.

My Thoughts

It does no good to do the same thing over and over again mindlessly; the purpose of the repetition is to figure out where your weaknesses are and focus on getting better in those areas, trying different methods to improve until you find something that works.

1.避免机械式重复，寻找适合自己的方法

这和昨天的内容是一致的

No pain, no gain.

2.没有汗水就没有收获

在刻意练习的过程中，会产生一系列的反应。比如说，当你全心全意投入到阅读中时，会有一种出神的感觉，一切事物都漂浮与世外：世界中只有我和书。当然，这种状态持续一段时间后，你会感到疲劳，困倦，这也是一种正反馈：说明你正在集中注意力到阅读这件事情上。流汗在刻意练习中是一种良好的反馈或者说是正反馈。