Does this surprising method lead to greater achievements in sports?
Those who play sports always strive to improve their results, and to achieve this they think that more and more effort is required.
New research suggests a completely different way
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23/01/2022
Sunday, 23 January 2022, 12:08 Updated: 12:21
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"Less is more" may be the key to much greater achievements in the sports world, a new study reveals.
Researchers in Singapore and China say the best way to achieve this is by practicing wu-wei, (無為) or the art of not doing it.
If you’ve ever heard an athlete talk about being in the “zone,” they usually talk about how effortless their actions have become - whether they kicked a ball or ran on a running track.
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Sports psychologists encourage athletes to practice mindfulness as part of their mental preparation before major competitions.
In general, mindfulness training tries to help people gain a non-judgmental view of that particular moment in time.
Such practices often help people achieve an increased level of focus and can even provide a sense of "flow" in their actions.
This is where wu-wei comes into the picture.
Do not try too hard.
Woman doing yoga (Photo: ShutterStock)
"Wu-wei is a central Chinese philosophical thought in Taoism," write researchers in the Asian Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology.
Mentions of wu-wei can be found in various parts of Dao Da Jing (The Tao Book) of Lao Tzu, a series of life lessons that call for simplicity and harmony with the environment.
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"This phrase clearly indicates the elimination of the emphasis of intentional effort while achieving results. In Chinese, wu has a connotation of nothingness, and wei refers to doing or action."
Other examples of how to practice wu-wei's effortless movements and actions include drawing, listening to a friend, meditating of course or disconnecting from any technology that attracts attention, explains lead research editor Professor Ying Hwa Ki, a member of the National Institute of Education at Nanyang University of Technology in Singapore, in a press release .
By the way, the Dutch also have such a method and it is called Nixen.
Nyxen is a Dutch philosophy that offers a much simpler approach - not to focus on breathing, not to scan the body to see how it feels and not even to examine the thoughts that come up from time to time - but just really to do nothing - without effort, without agenda and most importantly, without Guilt.
Sounds perfect.
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