SoHarmon's quotemademethinkabout a phenomenon I'veoftenseeninself-improvementcircles.
ハーモンの言葉を聞いて、私は自己啓発界でよく見かける現象について考えさせられた。
Itistheideathatwhatmattersmostisdoing a tinybitofsomethingeverydayover a verylongperiodoftime.
最も重要なのは、非常に長い期間にわたって毎日少しずつ何かをすることだという考え方だ。
Thisapproachisexemplifiedbythelanguagelearnerwhoplanstobecomefluentin a languagebyplayingonDuolingoforfiveminutes a day, thewould-benovelistwhocommitstowritingonepage a week, ortheaspiringphotographerwhoinsistsontakingonepicture a day.
However, I can't helpfeelthatthisapproachisakintothewishfulthinkingexemplifiedbyHarmon's patientgolfers, peoplewhousetheslownessofeventualmasterytododgethedemandingworkoflearningsomethinghard, thelogicofminimalhabits.
I haveusedthisapproachwhentryingtogetbackintoexercisingthat I haven't criticizedsomeoneforstartingwith a smallerenjoyablehabittobreakintosomethingtheyfindfrustratingandunpleasantbutjustwanttogettheoutcomeof.
However, thisanalysisisprobablybesidethepointbecause, ingeneral, thesortsofthingspeopledoforlearningwhentheyoptfor a five-minutedailyhabitarecategoricallydifferentfromthosetheywoulddoin a typicalclassroomsettingoraspartof a focusedlearningproject.