行动与准备：重复比完美计划更能形成习惯

研究写作方法、比较健身计划、重新设计流程，都能让人产生正在推进的感觉。James Clear 把这类筹备叫作 motion，把真正发生并带来反馈的练习叫作 action。前者可以为后者服务，也很容易成为一种体面的拖延。

准备安全得多。继续读写作教程，不必面对自己写出一段差文字；反复比较训练方案，也不会暴露自己连第一次训练都可能完不成。只要还没真正开始，“等我开始就会做得很好”的想象便能一直保留。

习惯却只认重复。经过多少天不如那个动作真实发生过多少次重要，每一次练习都会留下反馈，常走的路径才会渐渐变得顺畅。代价高、难撤回的决定当然需要调查；一次普通练习，很少值得等到方案完美。把入口缩小，往往比继续研究怎样开始更接近行动。

It is easy to get bogged down trying to find the optimal plan for change: the fastest way to lose weight, the best program to build muscle, the perfect idea for a side hustle. We are so focused on figuring out the best approach that we never get around to taking action. As Voltaire once wrote, “The best is the enemy of the good. 《Atomic Habits》，Location 1678 It’s easy to be in motion and convince yourself that you’re still making progress. You think, “I’ve got conversations going with four potential clients right now. This is good. We’re moving in the right direction.” Or, “I brainstormed some ideas for that book I want to write. This is coming together.” Motion makes you feel like you’re getting things done. But really, you’re just preparing to get something done. When preparation becomes a form of procrastination, you need to change something. You don’t want to merely be planning. You want to be practicing. If you want to master a habit, the key is to start with repetition, not perfection. You don’t need to map out every feature of a new habit. You just need to practice it. This is the first takeaway of the 3rd Law: you just need to get your reps in. 《Atomic Habits》，Location 1690 In 1860, the English philosopher George H. Lewes noted, “In learning to speak a new language, to play on a musical instrument, or to perform unaccustomed movements, great difficulty is felt, because the channels through which each sensation has to pass have not become established; but no sooner has frequent repetition cut a pathway, than this difficulty vanishes; the actions become so automatic that they can be performed while the mind is otherwise engaged.” Both common sense and scientific evidence agree: repetition is a form of change. 《Atomic Habits》，Location 1710 Chapter Summary The 3rd Law of Behavior Change is make it easy. The most effective form of learning is practice, not planning. Focus on taking action, not being in motion. Habit formation is the process by which a behavior becomes progressively more automatic through repetition. The amount of time you have been performing a habit is not as important as the number of times you have performed it. 《Atomic Habits》，Location 1742

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