You will achieve your goals if you're
having fun
People usually give up an activity if
they believe it will need hard work and is likely to make them miserable
No pain, no gain. It's a thing people
say when you are trying to get in shape, and you are at the gym crying, because
your arms are burning and shaking and you've got one more push-up left.
The
aphorism is true, in the sense that a leisurely stroll around the block won't
do much for your biceps. The problem is that the inverse -fun and comfort mean
your mind and body are slowly deteriorating -is not.
This
myth is one of several that bestselling author Jon Acuff dismantles in his book
Finish, an insightful guide to tackling the perfectionist impulses that keep us
from hitting our goals.
Acuff
writes: “Perfectionism believes that the harder something is, the more
miserable something is, the better.“ Meaning things only `count' -say, as
healthful or educational -if you're having a terrible time. And they definitely
do not count if you're enjoying yourself.
This
is wrong, Acuff says. Not solely because fun stuff counts for something, too,
but because we're more likely to achieve our goals when we're having fun.
Finish
was partly inspired by a study, led by University of Memphis PhD student Mike
Peasley, of 900
participants in Acuff's online goal-reaching video course, `30
Days of Hustle'. Based on Peasley's observations, Acuff writes that choosing a
goal you believe will be enjoyable increases your likelihood of satisfaction by
about 31 per cent.What's more surprising is that you'll also perform
about 46
per cent better.
Ac
u f f a l s o cit e s a paper led by Daniel Chambliss at Hamilton College,
which asserts that elite swimmers don't find their rigorous practice sessions
and tough competitions excruciating. Instead, they rather enjoy them.
In
other words, pick an activity you enjoy that will help you get stronger, or
smarter, or more successful.
Source | Economic Times | 4th October 2017
Regards
Pralhad Jadhav
Senior Manager @ Knowledge
Repository
Khaitan & Co
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