Chapter 25 Imagination method: imagine you are in the applause

It is said that Phil Jackson, the coach of the Los Angeles Lakers, has to do at least four exercises at home before each game. Fifteen minutes of imagination; Athletes also often do mental training, imagining the feeling of exerting their physical abilities to the extreme. I have had this experience myself. When I first learned tennis, I always failed to serve the ball, but when I kept imagining the correct movements that the coach said—— Just imagine! I didn't go home to practice, but I can make a lot of progress when I go to class every few days. For this, I went to look for a book on psychology.In a paper by a man named Sandra Blakeslee, read:

"Imagination can improve motor skills... Now scientists finally understand why when a person imagines that he can shoot like Michael Jordan, it actually improves his shooting." That's because scientists have discovered that when you imagine, your whole mind will send a signal following your imagination. Although the signal does not turn into a real action, it can train the coordination between your muscles.It's like reading a map carefully before traveling, and then you will be familiar with the road, as if revisiting an old place. Uncle Yang, who came to play table tennis recently, proved this even more.

Do you remember, when he first came here, he fought Uncle Wang and lost every time.Uncle Wang even laughed and said that Uncle Yang wanted to win against him: "It's still early!" But only one month later, Yang Bobai came from behind and his skills improved by leaps and bounds. The problem is, Uncle Yang only came to our house to play, and did not practice anywhere else. How did he suddenly improve? It turned out that he had borrowed a bunch of teaching videotapes and CDs of the World Series.Although his family didn't have a ball table, and he didn't find anyone to play against, but he stared at the TV at home every night, imitating in his heart while watching.In just a short period of time, he was able to perform the advanced movements of "sticking, grinding, lifting, and lifting".

It can be seen from this that you don't have to go to the court to practice. Those who can practice can review it through imagination.In the same way, you can use your imagination to participate in a competition or exam.Imagine that in a speech contest, you walk up to the stage, salute, address, and start to speak, and also imagine your gestures during the speech, and even imagine that when you finish speaking, there will be thunderous applause from the audience, and you will successfully walk off the stage. Yes! You can imagine applause, because psychologists have found that imagining increases self-confidence.Not only can you imagine competitions and exams, but you can't imagine success.Tell yourself:

"Don't be afraid! I will succeed! I will be the best." The power of imagination is really great. If writers do not have imagination, it is impossible for them to create unconstrained works with limited experience.If scientists have no imagination, boldly "hypothesize" first, and then carefully "prove", it is impossible to achieve today's achievements. Even Einstein's "Theory of Relativity" is based on imagination! Einstein said that he has been thinking about what the world would look like if he could fly on a light beam for many years.When he rides a tram past Bourne's clock tower, he always looks at the clock tower and wonders, "What would it be like if the tram went as fast as light?"

As a result, Einstein discovered the "Theory of Relativity" with his imagination, and it was only after 25 years that scientists verified them one by one through experiments. You say, is imagination greater? Use your imagination when you're walking, when you're in a car, when you have nothing to do! Let your world expand and your mind run wild.You'll be amazed: "She's there, like she's motionless, doing nothing, and she's improved so much!"