Going through the motions is not a good habit when you’re trying to avoid the work. Yet it can be very useful when you are learning to do the work. 当你试图逃避工作时，走过场不是一个好习惯。然而，当你学习做这项工作时，它可能非常有用。

Athletes go through the motions over and over again, and by doing so learn to integrate those motions into competitive play. They call it muscle memory and it is a real thing. 运动员一遍又一遍地重复这些动作，通过这样做，他们学会了将这些动作融入到比赛中。他们称之为肌肉记忆，这是一个真实的东西。

It’s an approach that works well to develop all sorts of genuine behaviors. By going through the motions often enough and long enough, you get good at what you seek to do, or to be. 这是一种很好的方法来培养各种真正的行为。通过足够频繁和足够长的时间来完成动作，你会擅长你想要做的事情，或者成为。

On the surface, pretending may appear to be disingenuous. On a deeper level it can serve as effective training. 从表面上看，假装可能显得不真诚。在更深层次上，它可以作为有效的培训。

Whether it’s public speaking, pickle ball, leading a group, writing stories, playing an instrument, or just about anything, relentless practice pays off. It is by doing the work that you learn to do the work better and better. 无论是公开演讲，泡菜球，领导一个小组，写故事，演奏乐器，或只是任何事情，不懈的实践回报。正是通过做工作，你才学会把工作做得越来越好。

Before you master a skill or habit, get yourself to go through the motions. Keep it up, and improve your performance with every iteration. 在你掌握一项技能或习惯之前，让自己走过场。坚持下去，并在每次迭代中提高您的性能。

— Ralph Marston - 拉尔夫·马斯顿