1121 Thought about my reading habits
These days I haven’t been reading as fast as last month. I also barely read or learn programming during work hours. I wonder if there’s a peak, and that after passing it, I won’t be able to get any better. But after chatting with Claude, I realized there might be natural fluctuations, and that I can do something to keep my reading speed steady by following its advice.
- Set a minimum daily habit. Actually, there were days when I didn’t even read one page.
- Read at optimal times. I know that the blogger James reads in the morning. Maybe I can try the same — read right after waking up.
- Vary difficulty levels. This is really important. Recently I’ve been working on One Hundred Years of Solitude（《百年孤独》）, so maybe I should read something easier first.
- Remove friction. Okay, this didn’t work. I put my Kindle beside my pillow and always carry it in my bag, but I still reach for my phone instead of reading. Maybe stopping myself from touching my phone is the real key.
- Track without pressure. I haven’t been tracking how many pages I read per day, and maybe I should. I can track my mood for the day and how many pages I read.
- Accept the fluctuations. I think this is similar to the idea of being an “unperfectist.” Maybe the first step is to stop feeling guilty.
📝 10:10 Edited a blog post
🖥️ 10:20 Added a piece of code to show the last edit time
💹 11:00 I think I should learn how to use Beancount and try double-entry bookkeeping.
📖 11:30 Started reading 刻意练习
Notes:
研究表明，一般而言，一旦某个人的表现达到了“可接受”的水平，并且可以做到自动化，那么，再多“练习”几年，也不会有什么进步。
有目的的练习的四个特点：
- 有目的的练习具有定义明确的特定目标
- 有目的的练习是专注的
- 有目的的练习包含反馈
- 有目的的练习需要走出舒适区
试着做不同的事情，而非更难的事情：首先取得进步，然后到了一个瓶颈，被困住了，寻找不同的方法来克服障碍，最后找到了这种方法，然后又稳定地提高，直到下一个障碍出现。
并非达到极限，而是动机不足。
一般来说，有意义的正面反馈是保持动机的关键要素之一。
It must be the happiest day since I came to this company. I ate onigiri for lunch with my colleague, and we bought a cup of milk tea before going back to the office. We were almost late, so we ran back and arrived at 12:59!
🪪 13:50 Made some namecards
📃 Read some blog posts
⌨️ 16:45 Wrote a blog post about today
📖 17:10 Continued reading the book
📘 17:47 Finished reading Chapter 1