本文发表在 rolia.net 枫下论坛我经年听 National Public Radio (NPR)。以前政治觉悟不好,听着总是挺新鲜。2020 政治色彩重口味,各种 talkers 层出不穷,初期听着还是和以前一样感觉新鲜,越听越觉得听不下去,好像狰狞的面孔要透过电波戳到我的脸上。由于开车的时候还是不少,我又是无法忍受车里一片孤独的人,所以广播总是打开的。
新闻听着费劲,重心慢慢转到了TED Radio,Moth Radio 这类节目上来。当地也有些关于交通,设施等等的节目,听着也不赖。TED radio,Moth Radio 等基本都是励志的小故事,听上去算积极。
第一集说的是 Self control。大致意思是人在状态好环境好的时候,Self Control 会高大上的冒出来,然后人就会振臂高呼想咋咋的效果。但是多数时候,状态好环境好无法达到,所以 Self Control 早就被抛在脑外。习惯的力量这时候就体现出来了,不需要思考,不需要费心思,简单粗暴地 Just Do it!
不知道为什么,听到这,我深深地被吸引了。养成习惯,把 Self control 交给习惯,这和脑子记不住,小本本是最好的 Tool 同样的道理。(说起小本本,我 DIY 了个手风琴折叠式小本本,这样多以前的事也会显现出来,而不是被 “翻” 过去了。)好习惯,尽量做成自动 Just do it;坏习惯,自己制造些障碍,打破 ”自动“,在脑子过过 Right or wrong。目的是好习惯从宽,坏习惯从严。
At the beginning of the year, many of us make resolutions for the months to come. We resolve to work out more, to procrastinate less, or to save more money. Though some people stick with these aspirations, many of us fall short. This week, we revisit our 2019 conversation with psychologist Wendy Wood, who shares what researchers have found about how to build good habits — and break bad ones.
It's easy to spot bias in other people, especially those with whom we disagree. But it’s not so easy to recognize our own biases. Psychologist Emily Pronin says it’s partly because of our brain architecture. This week on Hidden Brain, we explore what Pronin calls the introspection illusion.