Nearly 80% of college students ＂punch in＂ for self-supervision. What do they want？

　　"You have been learning English for X days" and "Congratulations on completing today’s exercise" … … In recent years, some college students often share "punch-in" records on personal social media platforms.

　　In order to investigate why college students are keen on "punching in", recently, the media of Zhongqing School distributed questionnaires to students from nearly 100 colleges and universities across the country. The survey results showed that 78.98% of the interviewed college students said that they had participated in self-monitoring "punching in", among which 50.15% admitted that their "punching in" lasted less than half a month, and 34.84% could last for half to three months and three months. Among the respondents who insisted on "punching in" for more than half a month, 88.55% thought that sticking to "punching in" would produce better study or exercise effect.

　　Some people insist, others give up.

　　Zhu Siyu, from a university in Liaoning, is a sophomore majoring in English, and the importance of word storage for English majors is self-evident. Zhu Siyu and her roommate agreed to share the link of reciting the word "punch in" with each other every day, and if they didn’t finish it one day, they would send each other a small red envelope. The chat interface between Zhu Siyu and her roommate is only a shared "punch-in" link.

　　Zhu Siyu, who is about to be promoted to junior year, is under great pressure in her schoolwork, and she has to participate in club activities in her spare time, leaving only the time after returning to her dormitory at night for a thick vocabulary book. After the lights out in the dormitory, Zhu Siyu often has a passion for memorizing words, but he can’t match the strong idea of "close contact" with the pillow, and his willpower will "slide down" if he is not careful.

　　Zhu Siyu came across an online class that memorized words. After joining, she can recite words and "punch in" with people all over the country to share and encourage each other. He wants to "walk with the self-disciplinarian" and joins this online class. Every day, he can see the number and completion time of words recited by others in the group, and he can also see his class ranking. The tension brought by competition always spurs him.

　　In Zhu Siyu’s online class, the top students have been "punching in" for 1530 consecutive days. Some students will get up early or stay up late to recite words, and it is normal for them to recite 300 to 400 words a day. The state of "punching in" students "playing chicken blood" inspired Zhu Siyu’s obsessive-compulsive disorder, "Not a day ‘ Punch in ’ It’ s uncomfortable to look at an empty day. "

　　In order not to give up halfway because of boredom, he will adjust his plan according to the actual situation. "For example, I usually plan to recite 80 words every day. When I am particularly busy, I will set the goal for the day to 30." Now, Zhu Siyu and her roommate have persisted for 438 days. He said, "‘ Punch in ’ Just like climbing a mountain, I was very tired at first, and there was no scenery on the way. Later, you saw the clouds and felt a sense of accomplishment, but when you think about it, seeing the clouds means that you are still on the mountainside, and you have to climb up. Learning English is like this, even if you can’t climb ‘ Peak ’ You have to climb. "

　　But not everyone can stick to the road of "punching in" like Zhu Siyu. The survey shows that 46.85% of the respondents who have experienced self-monitoring "punching in" are too busy to have free time, which leads to the interruption of "punching in", 33.63% feel that the "punching in" software can’t achieve the expected effect and give up voluntarily, and 32.13% don’t stick to it because it is too lazy.

　　Li Hao of a university in Anhui joined "‘ under the leadership of his classmates; Punch in ’ Army. " At first, she made up her mind to recite the CET-4 words, but the heavy study and pressure of students’ work slowly washed away the time of "punching in". Sometimes after a busy day’s study and work, it’s already 11 o’clock in the evening when I return to my dormitory, and some roommates have already rested early. Li Hao washed up in a hurry, and then made some preparations for the next day’s study. It was early the next morning.

　　The light from the mobile phone screen can’t stop the drowsiness from coming again and again. Many times, Li Hao’s eyelids "fight" again and again. When he suddenly opened his eyes, he found that it was the next morning. He only recited five or six words the night before and fell asleep directly.

　　Li Hao’s mood is complicated, and he can’t tell whether he is annoyed or remorse. However, such a situation has appeared many times, and the firm fighting spirit of "punching in" every day has naturally turned into a bubble.

　　Gu Liqun, a national second-level psychological counselor and professor of dalian polytechnic university, believes that whether people can persist in punching cards is related to personality besides behavioral constraints. Some students pursue perfection or are obsessive-compulsive, or they have the characteristics of following the rules step by step, so they must stick to it.

　　Regarding whether to insist on self-monitoring "punching in", Gu Liqun added that persistence is an affirmation of self-worth, and it is also due to the characteristics of a person’s personality itself. On the contrary, people who are lazy or flexible in character are reluctant to restrain themselves.

　　What do college students want?

　　This winter vacation, Zhu An, who just passed CET-4, added a line "Learn English for one hour every day" to his plan list to cope with the CET-6. According to the schedule on the plan list, on the first day of "punching in", she got up at 7 o’clock and took out her mobile phone to start studying.

　　After the first day’s task was completed in less than an hour, Zhu An didn’t share his "punching in" information in the circle of friends, but quietly forwarded the link to his "trumpet".

　　“‘ Punch in ’ Just to record learning, not for others. " She hates "punching in" in the circle of friends every day, and always feels that it is easy to become a mere formality after a long time, or become a "performance" in the circle of friends.

　　During the winter vacation, Zhu An spends one-third of his time every day on different "punching in" tasks. She learned Japanese five-tone pictures, completed a set of oral courses, and reduced her weight by 10 Jin.

　　"Punching in" is like a friend around Juan, accompanying him to complete his daily tasks, but for Sun Yuze, a physical education major in a university in Shenyang, "punching in" is more like a self-improvement class. His long "punch card road" began when he decided to become a sports special enrollment.

　　Sun Yuze saw on Weibo that sports bloggers used the fitness "punch-in" App to train every day, so he gave it a try. Because of his good sports foundation, it was not hard for him to "punch in" at first. Driven by novelty and satisfaction, he secretly made up his mind to finish this task.

　　The training during the winter vacation of the third year of high school made him gradually pay less attention to the training programs provided by sports apps. In winter in the north, the outdoor temperature is MINUS ten degrees Celsius, and the members of the sports team run around the playground next to the biting low temperature and practice leg lifts over and over again. I finally got to the end of training at 7 o’clock in the evening, and I had to rush back to school for evening self-study. When he got home at night, he just wanted to fall asleep and was not in the mood to "punch in" at all.

　　Nowadays, Sun Yuze has learned more professional and systematic physical exercise methods in class, and the fitness "punching" App is not so practical in his eyes. He simply gave up "punching".

　　Although he no longer "clocks in", Sun Yuze still thinks that "clocking in" is the most effective, convenient and fast way of self-study. He believes that as long as he is determined enough, he can "have a card in his heart".

　　According to the results of the media survey of Zhongqing School, 74.70% of the college students surveyed believe that the motivation to "punch in" is to improve their own ability through persistence, 57.23% want to prove that they have the ability to persist, and 22.29% hope that others can see their persistence. They choose "punching in", not the action of "punching in", but the knowledge and skills they have learned behind "punching in".

　　“‘ Punch in ’ After a long time, it is a part of life. The pace of life has changed, ‘ Punch in ’ It must also change. " Zhu An’s admiration for "punching in" stems from the recommendation of his deskmate "Xueba" in senior three. Before the third year of high school, she didn’t think learning was a top priority, but when the first year of high school started, more than a dozen papers and large chunks of knowledge every day made her panic.

　　"I only got 74 points in the math exam at the beginning of the third year of high school, and I felt thunderous at that time." Her deskmate is a "punching girl" who will customize her tasks every day. There is always a delicate "punching list" in the upper left corner of the table. "This is very useful. It is very happy to watch yourself get better every day." A word from my deskmate moved Zhu An, who had just suffered a blow.

　　From then on, Zhu An will spend 10 minutes between classes with her deskmate every day to make a "punch-in" list and urge herself to complete the study task. When she gets home, she will give herself an extra set of math exercises, which is also "firm." She persisted from November of the third year of high school to the college entrance examination the following year, and finally her math score in the college entrance examination rose from 74 points just entering the third year of high school to 118 points.

　　Zhu An thinks that "punching in" means climbing a mountain. Every inch you enter will bring you joy. You don’t have to pursue the number of days of "punching in", but you just want to be better yourself every day.

　　Establish a correct "punch card view"

　　Weng Jin is a student majoring in Chinese international education in a university in Fujian. Due to the needs of her major, this summer, she found an oral English practice App and began to "punch in" every day. She chose to "punch in" because she needed an external force to urge herself. However, Weng Jin knows very well that the goal she is pursuing is not points or material rewards. She cares more about whether her oral English is improved. "Punching in" is just a form of restraining herself.

　　Even when he is in a bad mood, Weng Jin will still bite the bullet and learn at the thought of "punching in". Weng Jin once had a hard time working in an internship unit. When she got home from work, she simply ate a few mouthfuls of dinner and hid in her room. All she could think about was her experiences during the day. At 10 o’clock in the evening, the prompt sound of oral "punching in" pulled her out of her unhappy mood. She looked at the "punch-in" prompt on the mobile phone screen and encouraged herself that "since there is such a" punch-in "task, the progress is still 0%, and it will be completed anyway". Because she was not in the state, the learning effect of the day made her very dissatisfied. After completing the "punch-in" task, she took out her mobile phone again, spent 15 minutes more than usual, and read the software twice more.

　　Weng Jin thinks that the key to "punching in" is to see what the individual wants. What kind of purpose to "punch in" will eventually have what kind of effect. Weng Jin thinks that the effect of "punching in" is not bad, and she has her own set goals and direction of efforts. It is beneficial for her to "punch in".

　　Zhang Yu, who can go to school in Shenyang, is not optimistic about "punching in". This summer vacation, he is preparing for the international CPA exam. He also chose to "punch in" and update a study photo in the circle of friends at ten o’clock every day.

　　At first, it was difficult for him to sit at his desk and study for nearly an hour. "It’s all numbers and charts. It’s boring." Learn to learn, and the pen in his hand will turn. In the first few days, he sent a circle of friends every day, and many friends interacted with him in the "circle", which made him feel encouraged and energetic in learning. However, it didn’t take long for the circle of friends to praise each other less and less. Without feedback, learning turned back to a person’s "bitterness" and the sense of boredom returned. Zhang Yu admits that he chose "punching in" to some extent in order to get the material rewards provided by the learning institutions, and his learning progress and efficiency have not changed because of "punching in".

　　"I feel that sending a circle of friends is to promote educational institutions and it will not help me." Zhang Yu said, "Sometimes I feel bored, and I feel that I have one more thing to do inexplicably."

　　According to the survey results of Zhongqing school media, 86.13% of the respondents believe that it is effective to insist on "punching in", which is closely related to their original intention of "punching in".

　　Gu Liqun believes that "punching in" is a good growth boost for college students, but everyone cannot be forced to complete a certain study in this way. Everyone has different preferences and paths when planning their life. Don’t apply "punching in" to everyone. If you don’t use it well or don’t want to use it, don’t feel guilty or blame yourself.

　　"Insist on ‘ Punch in ’ It’s just an external form, not a propaganda, let alone a show. ‘ Punch in ’ The key to persistence is whether you want to pass ‘ Punch in ’ What you get, what you can really support yourself step by step, is to learn the knowledge and skills in your hands. " Gu Liqun said.

　　(At the request of the interviewee, Zhu An, Li Hao and Zhang Yu are pseudonyms.)

　　Fujian Normal University Wang Junli Liaoning University of Science and Technology Jiang Tianyi China Youth Daily China Youth Network Trainee Reporter Bi Ruoxu