If you can overcome procrastination and maintain self-discipline for more than ten years, what will your life be like?
No, there is a 16-year-old Asian American ballet girl, Kayla Mak, because of her super self-discipline, she has won a large number of fans on ins.
Previously, Teen Vogue in the United States reported on her one-week schedule. After the release of the unexpected video, many foreign netizens attracted the attention of many foreign netizens. Everyone gave their knees to the "True Time Management Master" .
As a prospective junior high school student, how does Kayla persist in high-intensity ballet training under the heavy learning pressure, and always devote himself to fierce competition and tour with full enthusiasm?
watched her video, maybe you can understand the secret of success of schoolmasters. The picture of
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A week of self-discipline for ballet girls
Kayla is just 16 years old this year and has mixed descent from China, Japan and Cuba.
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Kayla's mother is a dancer, influenced by her mother, Kayla learned to dance at the age of 4, and has been training at the Westchester Dance Academy in New York since then. The picture of
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. She has a wide range of subjects. In addition to the main "contemporary ballet", she has also been engaged in different dance training, including jazz, hip-hop, lyric and so on.
For her, dance is not a boring learning task, but the best love in life: "I like to use ballet to express my feelings."
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Kayla, 16 years old this year, is a As a senior high school student, she is busy studying and under great pressure, but even so, she still did not let go of her beloved ballet and chose to accept the tour invitation of the World Dance Championships.
has grown accustomed to the daily routine of high-intensity dance training and heavy learning tasks: dances 6 days a week and takes at least 5 hours of ballet class every day. In addition, the courses and homework assigned by the school must be completed in accordance with the quality and quantity. Image source of
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This matter is definitely a problem for ordinary people, , but Kayla looks full of energy at all times, weekly planning is organized and highly self-disciplined. The picture of
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every morning at around 6:15, Kayla will get up.
In order to prevent herself from sleeping in, she set four alarm clocks in one breath and made a series of calls. Image source of
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. After a short period of time was put in order, at 7:15, after breakfast, Kayla got on the yellow school bus and set off to school on time.
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Morning is learning time, Kayla is engrossed, and the notebook is full of notes. Even the most difficult subject, "Psychology," she thinks, can get a good score of 92 points. The picture of
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. The time between classes cannot be spared. It is used to apply tiger oil to relax muscles, or to practice splitting and stretching in the corridors of the school. The picture of
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. The morning class will last until around 2pm.
Kayla’s lunch is oftenA piece of cheese pizza can deal with it at will, because after class she needs to catch the small train and go to the dance studio for training. The picture of
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. It takes an hour to drive on the road. During this period, Kayla will take out her homework to review her homework. The picture of
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at 3 pm, arrived in the dance studio. After
puts on a dance suit, the rigorous training will last for 5 hours. The picture of
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. After class is over, the other students are gone. Kayla also has to take an hour to rehearse her performance alone.
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training lasted until 9:30 in the evening, as night fell, Kayla embarked on the way home.
If you catch the train on time, Kayla can get home before 11 o'clock. Of course, on the train, as a "prospective college entrance examination candidate", she will continue to complete the remaining homework. The picture of
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. When she comes home, she quickly eats something to cushion her belly. When she is not resting, there is still homework waiting for her to finish strenuously.
Sometimes the schoolwork is heavy. Kayla needs to complete an English paper within half an hour and submit it before the deadline. Every second counts.
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has been busy until 12:30, Kayla was finally able to embrace her soft bed.
In addition to daily routine exercises, Kayla also finds time every week to sew elastic bands and ribbons on new ballet shoes so that they can fit her feet as much as possible. Image source of
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. Because most of the performances are broadcast on TV, she often requires her movements to be stronger and stronger when training and performing, which also puts more demands on her body.
For Kayla, tiger oil used to relax the Achilles tendon is her best comrade. Due to the high frequency of use, her body always exudes a faint smell of tiger oil.
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In order to achieve better performance, before each competition, she must "make up" ballet shoes to better match her skin color,
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Carry rosin or Buck with her Glue prevents the floor from slipping...
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After the end of the study day, every Saturday is Kayla’s performance day. It is inevitable that she will be nervous on the day of the performance, but she will force herself to eat a rich breakfast to reserve Sufficient energy.
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, then straightens her hair, changes the dance clothes, and waits on stage...
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After a brief introduction by the host, Kayla appeared in graceful dance, for her In other words, this is a tense game moment, and it is a demonstration and proof of my long-term hard work.
was nervous before the start, confident in the game, and relieved after the end. This is Kayla's busy and fulfilling week.
does not demand perfection,
but try to get close to perfection
At the age of 5, Kayla began to participate in various competitions, the New York City Dance Alliance Foundation and Bright Lights Shining Stars have been shining on the stage of Kayla.
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. Her figure and sense of strength, as well as a confident and infectious smile, always involuntarily attract people's attention and make the audience exclaim.
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Just search for Kayla Mak on the Bilibili video site, and you can see her wonderful dance during the competition.
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Because of her outstanding stage performance, Kayla has won awards along the way, winning the title of NYCDA "National Mini Female Outstanding Dancer" and the title of "Young Dancer of the Year" by "American Dance".
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but Kayla is not satisfied with her current achievements. She is always eager for breakthroughs and challenges. Therefore, from solo dance to group dance, she constantly looks for more possibilities hidden in her body:
It's fun, but to be honest, dancing with older girls is a bit scary."
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The more challenging, the more confident, and the more dazzling. The picture of
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"One minute on stage, ten years off stage". Perhaps it is this self-discipline that gave Kayla enough confidence and courage to face the ensuing challenges and fierce competition.
"The most difficult part of dancing is that you can never be perfect. Although most dancers are perfectionists, it is difficult for us to realize the fact that no one is perfect. All you have to do is try to get closer It.”
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Self-discipline makes you better
Actually, it is not just Kayla, but the common trait of many academics is self-discipline.
We once wrote about the day of John Fish, a Harvard student.
is very similar to Kayla. Xueba’s daily schedule ranges from getting up, studying, eating, exercising to reading. Each activity has a detailed schedule and is strictly implemented every day. is for him 24 hours a day. After 48 hours, the effect was achieved.
John Fish's freshman day life
Because of its efficient learning method and proper time management, wakes up at 7 in the morning, rests, sleeps, and studies, and nothing is delayed.
Wait until the day's plan is completed, the hands of the clock can point to 10 o'clock in the evening. He can fall asleep safely and prepare for a vigorous tomorrow.
John said that the so-called planning of life is the planning of daily, hourly, and minutely:
"After in-depth thinking, we must set a big goal for ourselves, and then break the big goal into phased small goals. Then plan Time to achieve each small goal, and then hurry up, you can get a coherent and happy process.”
Similarly, Ma Donghan, a student from the Department of Precision Instruments, Tsinghua University, has her schedule basically divided in units of about an hour. In the time period, arrange the corresponding learning content.
wake up at 6 am every morning, after eating breakfast and exercising, start class and study at 6:40, and go to bed at 1 am. Except for meals and some chores, most of the time is spent previewing and reviewing various homework, doing homework, memorizing English words and practicing English listening. The finer the
target is allocated, the more helpful it is to improve learning efficiency.
Many people after reading the dense schedules of the schoolmasters, they just find it incredible: "How did you do it?" and "Aren't you tired?", "Why do you have time to sleep and rest?"
, but their attitude is "just come and settle", if don't try, how do you know it's impossible?
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Time management is not a knowledge, but an ability. Learning time management and making yourself more self-disciplined and efficient is not just empty talk. The so-called time management of
is essentially to manage yourself and learn to control yourself.
It is not difficult to list the form to fill the time of the day, but how to fill in the right content at the right time. It cannot be unattainable, nor can it be without challenges. The degree of difficulty should be just controlled by the fact that you can grit your teeth and execute it carefully, persisting every day, and this is the biggest difficulty.
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Even if it’s just a small decision, you should encourage yourself to start making it immediately. A small habit can also help you get richer, more fulfilling, and less anxious in the same 24 hours. life.
makes Kayla Mak shine on the stage, not only her love and talent for ballet, but also her ten years of continuous, strict self-management, fearless sweat and hard work.
We often hear a sentence, "If I work harder, I must have..."; "I just have procrastination, and I'm not self-disciplined, otherwise I must...". I don't know when will start, compared with the powerful aura of "exceptional talents", everyone is less and less of the universality and implementability of efforts.
But if self-discipline and hard work are so easy, how come there are so many imperfect lives in the world? The picture of
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Yamamoto said: "I never believe in lazy freedom. The freedom I yearn for is a broader life achieved through diligence and hard work. That kind of freedom is precious. Valuable; I believe in the ten-thousand-hour rule. I never believe in the inspiration of pie-dropping in the sky and the achievements of waiting. Be a free and self-disciplined person and live earnestly with the determination that is bound to come true."
Your sweat is worthy of being respected, and an impossible thing is often more valuable to be realized.
So, after reading the article, don't you hurry up and "reading" to learn?
Reference:
Dancespirit: Why you should know Kayla Mak
Youtube: Teen Ballerina's Daily Routine 1 Week Before a Show | Teen Vogue
Goldderby:'World of Dance' judges nearly robbed Kayla Mak even though she slayed during the Duels
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