The phrase "I can do it better", constantly repeated to myself, can really improve the efficiency of performing some difficult tasks, say psychologists who conducted the corresponding experimental study and published its results in the publication Frontiers in Psychology.
Can you become more gifted? This question formed the basis of a large-scale experiment, in which the staff of Sheffield and Wolverhampton Universities attracted 44 thousand people. The volunteers, who were divided into a dozen groups, needed to cope with the game task as efficiently as possible, which consisted of sequentially pressing the numbers from 1 to 36, which were located on a special field.
Scientists have identified the basic methods by which people could improve their performance in this game. In particular, the researchers tested the effectiveness of the attitudes given by the subjects to themselves.
Convincing yourself that it’s going to work out much better next time really works. “I can do better”, “I can beat my record”, “this is not the best that I am capable of” - these and similar phrases, as shown by the experiment, enhance the effectiveness. At the same time, imagining the benefits of a solved task, on the contrary, least of all contributes to its effective implementation.
Kolesnikov Andrey