Persistence is not a tragic thing.

many people dream of becoming famous overnight, but in this world, genius is a minority, most of them are ordinary people, and the success of ordinary people often requires unusual efforts and repetition day after day. It can be said that success in any field is inseparable from persistence.

Japanese writer Samurai Furukawa's "persistence, a habit that can be formed" discusses the methodology and feasibility of "persistence". In the past, I thought that persistence was a painful thing. But until I try, I find that anything is not so difficult. As long as we understand the formation of people's habits and methods of training, everyone can continue to act in their favorite field and make due achievements.

focusing on a fixed time every day can make an ordinary person become an elite in the industry, such as the "10,000-hour theory" mentioned in "Alien". It often takes 10,000 hours for a person to reach the extreme in a certain field. That is, if you want to be a writer and focus on writing and reading for 3 hours a day, you can become a successful writer in 10 years.

make a comprehensive list of the hobbies that everyone wants to stick to, just like the examples in the book: learning to write, learning English, losing weight, quitting smoking, painting, and so on.

how on earth should I stick to it?

Aristotle said: "People are shaped by habits, and good grades come from good habits, not from temporary actions." Persistence is inseparable from the cultivation of habits. In the book, the author divides the 30 days of habit cultivation into three stages.

stage 1: the resistance period (days 1-7) is eager to give up

the resistance period is prone to three-minute heat. Due to the reluctance of the plan, it will lead to giving up halfway. At this time, you need to start with a baby learning to walk, take the first step slowly, and then take small steps, such as 15 minutes of reading every day, 15 minutes of running, 3 minutes of diary, and so on. At the same time, simply record the content of daily actions to facilitate the comparison of every bit of progress. Taking small steps can increase motivation, generate self-confidence, and reduce guilt.

stage 2: the unstable period (days 8-21) is easy to be affected

this stage is easy to be disturbed by other matters, which leads to the interruption of the plan and can not make people continue to act. On the one hand, they will be carried away by the gratifying results in the early days, and they will also be discouraged by the friends around them. At this time, vigilance needs to be heightened and mechanisms for sustained action need to be established.

Countermeasure:

A\ behavior pattern: change the habit you want to cultivate into a fixed pattern, such as reading for half an hour before resting every day.

B\ set exception rules: respond to emergencies flexibly. Flexible use of fixed patterns.

C\ set the continuous switch: urge yourself to continue to act with both encouragement and punishment.

stage 3: feel bored during the burnout period (day 22-day 30)

21 days of achievement joy, once over, you will feel bored, powerless, and even empty. There will be a lot of excuses not to continue, and persistence needs new excitement.

Countermeasures:

A\ add changes: change a set of English textbooks; change the recipe when losing weight; change the route of outdoor running.

B\: plan your next habit: sow the seeds of another habit and let it get a relay.

what I did about persistence:

when I was in college, I worked on a lot of projects after class. In addition to reading and writing, I also practiced taekwondo, writing pen notes, running, photography, learning English. Roommate A will often criticize me for "three minutes of heat" and assert that I won't last long. It is conceivable that An is the kind of all-around moral, intellectual, physical, and aesthetic development from an early age, beautiful as flowers, can dance, broadcast and host, can participate in singing competitions, and even writes better than me. It's the kind I can't catch up with anyway.

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can't compare with others, so at least let yourself approve and keep messing around. Since college, I often think about whether I am still the "three-minute heat" in A's eyes. I don't want this label. After graduation, I will rearrange my history of twists and turns every year. Although there are many occasional projects, they can only be summed up as writing, sports, photography, and English.

these hobbies have become something I do every day except for my work. About writing, every day is divided into reading and writing book reviews, writing morning diaries and writing articles on public accounts; exercise: running more than 3 times a week, HIIT training with APP Keep on weekdays, and occasional video abs tearing; photography: taking pictures of mobile phones, watching beautiful scenery, watching other people's photographic works; English: reading original English novels, watching American TV dramas, listening to the radio.

although I am not quite sure how far I am compared with A, the persistence of these fixed patterns every day is enough to make me happy, which has become a small fortune in my daily life, salt and nourishment in my life. Make persistence training a daily habit, live your hobbies into your daily life, do your preparatory work, and then let time and life answer.

persistence is not a tragic thing, but a habit that can be formed.