第一次的挫败似乎打击了他们的信心，当再次被问及需要多长时间熟练掌握技能时，他们悲观的答案却又比实际所需时间要长。

Then, after trying, they were asked how quickly they’d become good at it. But this time they were pessimistic and thought it’d take them longer to learn than it actually did.

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但是，一旦新的技能被熟练掌握以后，它就会被转移到自动过程里去，在那里，它并不需要特别的关注，而且非常难以改变。

Once a skill has been practiced, though, it shifts to an automatic process; as such, it does not require attention and is highly resistant to change.

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同时，同一个班级的其他学生可能已经熟练掌握了这项技能，所以继续练习对他们来说只是浪费时间。

At the same time, other students in the same class already have the skill down cold, so further practice for them is a waste of time.

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