Everyone needs "sparring"

As we know, table tennis, fighting and other single sports have the role of sparring.

Take table tennis as an example, the sparring level may be higher or lower than yours, but it is very important that he can feed the ball to you relatively stably, so that you can improve your level bit by bit through continuous deliberate practice.

I am deeply touched by this.

Amateur playmates, many of whom play stagger, and can hardly practice.

Every time I meet a friend who can practice the ball well, I am very happy. This is too rare. The reason is simple, that is, I can make progress again.

Play like this, why not in other fields?

Meeting a good "sparring partner" can make you make continuous and steady progress. When you meet a "sparring partner" who doesn't play cards according to common sense and even dunks often, it depends on your play. If you play well, you will make progress. If you don't play well, you may lose confidence in addition to retrogression.

Take work as an example. If you meet a task that is slightly higher than your ability, you will get the greatest sense of accomplishment if you have enough time, and this task is an excellent "sparring"; If this kind of task is short of time and there are various situations, I am afraid it is not a good "sparring". As for what you can gain, it depends on your improvisation.

I don't know if you have noticed, but I have repeatedly mentioned the word "play".

We find that some people always seem to play well in sports, work and life, while others play well depending on their state.

I play table tennis, and people often ask me in surprise, how can you play this ball? I told him that after practicing more, I have formed an instinct, and my body and muscles are just remembered. I often hit the ball, but my brain hasn't reacted yet.

What are the secrets of those who seem to be playing well in various emergencies? Now that I think about it, it's actually because he keeps practicing deliberately, and all this is due to "sparring".

So, what is the essential function of sparring? I think there are two points:

First, feed you a ball slightly higher than your current ability level, break your comfort zone, step into the study area, and let you make progress through deliberate practice;

The second is to give you continuous and stable feedback, which I think is particularly important. Just like the reflection in the mirror, you can see everything on you through the mirror, whether it is good or bad, whether it is progress or need to be improved.

Now that we have seen the essential role of sparring. What should we do in our daily work and life? The answer is obvious.

1, find "sparring", which can be reasonable work tasks, improvement of study after work, daily life problems, etc. The content of "sparring" is better than your existing ability, not too much;

2, practice, practice, practice! ! ! ! Say the important things three times;

3. Record, publish regularly and seek feedback;

4. Do the above three steps continuously and steadily.

Finally, I hope you can find a good sparring partner.