练脑的法则(Brain training rules)(2)

　　8. set a project

　　is there a project that has been in the back of your mind for some time? perhaps you postpone it because you think it’s too difficult. well, that’s a good candidate for deliberate practice. often we are afraid of failure, but a mantra to quick progress is to make mistakes and make them quick. this way you will have a short feedback loop that will help you adjust your performance faster.

　　as i wrote in the beginning of this article, a key of deliberate practice is to push your current limit of ability. these challenges will stretch your boundary when you first do them, but after some time, you will get comfortable with it and it will no longer be deliberate practice. here are some things you can do to keep making them deliberate practice:

　　1. for reading, try reading something in an unfamiliar field or read more challenging materials in the same field.

　　2. for playing mind games, increase the level of difficulty or try a new game you are not familiar with.

　　3. for producing certain number of ideas everyday, increase the target number or the quality of the ideas.

　　4. for doing ultradian sprint, increase the duration of the session.

　　5. for thinking challenge, try more difficult challenges.

　　6. for setting project, increase the scope of the project or do similar projects with stricter deadline.

　　do you have tips or thoughts on mind exercise? i would love to hear them.