[Peak] Chapter1 part 1

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字義

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aficionadoof

someone who is very interested in and enthusiastic about a particular subject:

She is aficionadoof design.

Nail

(V)to catch someone,especially when theyare doing something wrong, or to make it clearthat they are guilty:

(V)to do something

succcessfully

Example: He nailed the interview and got his dream job.

Intrigue

to interest someone a lot, especially by being strange,unusual, or mysterious:

Some scientists intrigued in alien lives.

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大意

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研究證實短期記憶能力的極限是可以被訓練的，也代表著練習是有用的。而自1990年起人們就了解刻意練習可以訓練各種能力，然而，刻意練習進步是有限的，當人們滿足於現狀時，進步速度就會降低，因此作者在此提出了要有目的性的練習。

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Summary

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Firstly, the authorhighlighted that people can improve d their skills even with the short-ternmemory ability. And then he mentioned that in the past, the researches proposed the deliberate practice could help to learn skills . acquire skills However, the satisfaction of the skills may cause people to stop improving. Therefore, the author proposeda new idea called purposeful practice.