Peak day 2

words

1. 原文：This is naive practice in a nutshell
   •nutshell: ( to say or express sth ) in a very clear way, using few words
   • ( put sth ) in a nutshell
   i.e: To put it in a nutshell, we're bankrupt

2. 长期的，长远的：long-range, long-term
   短期的，近期的：short-range, short-term

3. 原文：but you need to break it down even more
   • break sth down: to divide sth into parts in order to analyze it or to make it easier to do
   i.e: The book is broken down into several parts
   还有其他的两种意思“打倒，砸破某物；破坏，消除（尤指某种情感或态度）”

4. 原文：*and his focus grew as the experiment went along
   • go along: to continue with an activity
   i.e: He made up the story as he went along
   另外go along还有“to make progress; to develop”的意思

5. 原文：he could barely contain himself
   • contain: v. to keep your feelings under control
   • contain yourself
   i.e: I was so furious, I just couldn't contain myself
   contain 还有“防止...蔓延或恶化；包含，含有”的意思

感想：
• 这一章主要讲了purposeful practice的含义与四大特征，即well defined, specific goals, focused, feedbacks,以及最重要的getting out of one's comfort zone。
• well defined，specific goals 就是在制定目标时容易出现目标大而空的情况，所以要把大目标拆分成一个个具体可行的小目标
• focused 就是要全神贯注。刚开始使用软件记录时间时比较看重数字，比如看书花了多少时间，听力用了多少时间，一旦纪录了10个小时就有一种自我满足感，自己感动了自己。还好后来意识到问题，转而关注质，重视有效时间
• feedbacks就是反馈。及时的反馈会让人意识到不足的地方，随机改变策略。
• getting out of one's comfort zone 即跳出舒适区，尝试去做那些你以前做不了的事，这也是作者认为最重要的一部分。不去尝试永远也不知道自己能做什么，尝试的过程中有时会觉得，呀原来这个事情那么简单，但也会遇到阻碍，面对阻碍很多人会放弃，但如果你 try differently, 你就找到了hidden keys to purposeful practice
• 作者最后很妙地用一句话把这几个特征串联在了一起：Get outside your comfort zone but do it in a focused way, with clear goals, a plan for reaching those goals, and a way to monitor your progress. Oh, and figure out a way to maintain your motivation