The current world tells us from everywhere that a person knows how to be fast. But what is speed? This is a set of psychological, physical characteristics that allow him to perform a certain task in the shortest possible time. Actually, there is nothing complicated with this. Some people confuse this concept with haste. In this article, we will consider in more detail the phenomenon of psychological and physical speed, and also compare it with haste. It turns out that sometimes slowness is much better than speed. An interesting topic is coming up. Let's go!
What is speed?
Speed is the ability of a person to complete tasks in a short time. Few people understand that this ability is a consequence not only of the innate characteristics of a person, but also of what he has trained. Thus, speed is also a skill. This is precisely the interpretation of this phenomenon withpsychological point of view. What properties does speed have?
- Dynamism. That is, it can both increase and decrease over time. It depends on the person and the environmental conditions how quickly a person will cope with the tasks. Individual factors include effort and desire. External conditions are weather, physical condition, ability to work and a number of others.
- Automation. Speed is a sign that some skill has been acquired to a certain extent. It is impossible to do something faster than some skill is acquired. This means that it makes no sense to try to develop speed in isolation from the skill. And a sign of gaining any skill is automation. It is due to the fact that a person does something without thinking that the speed and quality of the task performed depend. And efficiency consists of these parameters.
- Adaptability. This means that we need speed so that we can adapt to environmental conditions. It is for this that nature has laid the mechanism of skill.
These properties are fundamental for such a phenomenon as speed, regardless of what kind it is. This can be the speed of movement (this is the ability of a person to change the position of certain parts of his body within a short period of time, or the speed of thought, which we will talk about now.
Psychological quickness
In general, if you look at the human organism, then everything in it is interconnected. Howthe more often we repeat some physical action, the faster our brain processes the information associated with it. The same goes for our psychology. The physiological reaction in our body depends on the speed of our thinking.
That's how fast she is. In physical education, the nervous system, it turns out, is given no less attention than in biology, no matter how strange it may sound. And in general, it is impossible to abstract the physical and mental. But we will try to consider these phenomena separately. What is psychological quickness?
- Fast speed thinking. That is, a person in certain aspects thinks much faster than he does. This is very useful in all situations that a person may encounter.
- Speed of reaction. This is the speed at which a person can correctly process an event in the world and make the right decision related to it.
- Speed of skill formation. It is directly related to the speed of thinking. In general, any skill has two parts: theoretical and practical. For example, the theoretical part of running is information about the correct position of the foot, posture and a number of other parameters. It also includes the person's idea of how to run. And the practical part refers directly to the muscular reaction when these thoughts appear.
- Speed of the nervous system. This is an individual indicator that has been inherited. There are four types of nervous system: choleric, sanguine, phlegmatic and melancholic, where the first is the fastest, and the slowest islast one.
And much more includes psychological speed. Now let's look at the phenomenon of "quickness".
Physical speed
Fastness is a physical quality that includes a wide range of somatic indications such as pulse, muscle movements, movement speed and many other parameters associated with the human body. This is not quite a definition, but at the same time it is quite clear. Speed is in physical culture the ability of a person to perform not only certain actions quickly, but also to perform them without reducing efficiency. This is a very important parameter that people often forget about when they want to rush. In fact, efficiency cannot exist without speed.
The harmony of our existence
But, as we have already noted, everything in our body is interconnected. They even conducted an experiment during which it was found that people often tend to underestimate their capabilities. But at the same time, everyone has a maximum threshold. Not the fact that the next record you set is the last one. But if you do not work and force yourself psychologically, then you will not achieve high running speed, for example. Thus, the psyche is still primary, although it harmoniously complements our body.
The difference between haste and speed
Many people try to do things quickly. As a result - only an extra slowdown. Why is this happening?The reason is very simple. People are just in a hurry. Haste is a state where a person is not concentrating directly on the process he is doing, but on the speed he desires.
He imagines the best solution to the problem, but in practice it turns out to be a little different. Therefore, you should not rush. Approach this issue as rationally as possible. Speed is only a product of skill. And no more. So learn to do something and enjoy it.
When slowness is only an assistant
Believe me, sometimes slowness only gives more speed. Why? The fact is that our brain needs time to fully engage in the process at its normal speed. But slowly he manages to do it much better. And practice shows that for the optimal development of speed, you must first start running or perform any other action slightly slower than your standard speed. Thus, you focus directly on it. And the skill trains just the way you want it.
How to generate optimal speed?
Actually, this is the secret of optimal speed for you at the moment. What other tips can you apply?
- Love what you do. Whatever you do, make sure you enjoy it. It has already been proven that with the activation of dopamine centers in the brain (where a person gets pleasure), learning processes are also significantlyare improving. If you do not love your job, then this may end up with the fact that you just emotionally break. Only in the presence of a normal level of dopamine in the blood is diligent activity possible.
- Get rhythm. Quickness is a physical quality that can only be developed in the case of regularity. Therefore, rhythm is your option.
- Change the speed in intervals. Human speed is an energy-consuming ability. In order to increase endurance, but at the same time significantly increase the pace of your work, you can do interval training or tasks. For example, interval running will allow you to learn to run faster, but at the same time increase your endurance. Remember - the golden mean is important in everything.
Where do you need speed?
Speed can be needed in a huge number of areas of human life. Speed is a physical quality with psychological elements in physical education, which is required everywhere. Here are just small examples: work, he alth, relationships with people, reliability and a number of other abilities, qualities and properties are directly related to speed. So it makes sense to train speed. Just do it wisely.
