I don't know if you have observed that people pick up the first melon seed, once they eat the first one, they will eat the second and third one … and they can't stop. In the process of eating melon seeds, people may do something else. But after returning to my seat, I will continue to eat melon seeds without being reminded or urged by others. In most cases, people will keep eating until they eat it all. Maybe you will wonder, why does a small melon seed have such great magic?
This is because it takes only a few seconds for a melon seed to be taken out and eaten. In other words, we only need a few seconds to get feedback on eating melon seeds. When people do anything, they want immediate feedback. The shorter the feedback time, the happier you will be.
One of the reasons why study and exercise make us feel bored and miserable is that when we are engaged in study or exercise tasks, even if you devote yourself wholeheartedly, it is unlikely to get immediate feedback. In fact, we are not sure when our actions today will be rewarded, or even whether we will be rewarded. Therefore, we will feel that both study and exercise are boring, and it is difficult to adhere to the same principle.
Why are we addicted to games? Because a game can be won in less than five minutes. This feeling of instant feedback will make us want to continue. Over time, our time and energy will be eaten away, and more seriously, we will lose the habit and ability of deep thinking.
Does this mean that the melon seed effect has only disadvantages and no benefits? Of course not. When you learn to use the melon seed effect in reverse, things that bother you may also become interesting. Specific methods can be referred to as follows:
1. Learn to reduce startup costs.
In order to give full play to the effect of eating melon seeds, we must first start with the first melon seeds. The start-up cost of eating melon seeds is quite low, and no one will resist. However, many tasks in life are not as simple as eating melon seeds, but more complicated and cumbersome.
Many people don't want to start work because they are afraid of difficulties, but spend their time on things that cost less to start. At this time, we might as well talk about goal decomposition. For example, you plan to do your homework for two hours today. You can do it for ten minutes first. Ten minutes have passed, and you may have entered the state and can't stop at all.
Step 2 get immediate feedback
If you want to lose weight, you can try to record your weight after exercise. When you know that your weight is slowly changing, it will further encourage you to stick to it. Other things are the same, which will make us more motivated.
Remember to give yourself a little reward
Rewards are not for children, but also for adults. For example, if you insist on studying for three hours, you will be rewarded for watching your favorite TV series. "The most serious waste is wasting time." Buffon, time is the worst liar. What do you do with it? It will write the ending.