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Perhaps　the　greatest　threat　to　productivity　in　both　work　and　play　is　the　fear　of　doing　things　badly　or　wrong。　This　article　offers　some　fort。　Williams　points　out　that　there　are　many　things　worth　doing　badly；　and　that　our　lives　are　enriched　and　our　personalities　enhanced　by　these　activities。　Two　central　examples；　sports　and　music；　are　valuable　to　most　people　in　proportion　to　how　enthusiastically　they　do　them；　rather　than　how　well。

Charles　Lamb　wrote　a　series　of　essays　upon　popular　fallacies。　I　do　not；　at　the　moment；　carry　them　very　clearly　in　my　memory；　but；　unless　that　treacherous　servant　misleads　me　more　even　than　she　usually　does；　he　did　not　write　of　one　piece　of　proverbial　so…called　wisdom　that　has　always　seemed　to　me　to　be　peculiarly　pernicious。　And　this　saw；　this　scrap　of　specious　advice；　this　untruth　masquerading　as　logic；　is　one　that　I　remember　to　have　had　hurled　at　my　head　at　frequent　intervals　from　my　earliest　youth　right　up　to　my　present　advanced　age。　How　many　times　have　I　not　been　told　that　“If　a　thing　is　worth　doing　at　all；　it　is　worth　doing　well”？

Never　was　there　a　more　untruthful　word　spoken　in　earnest。　For　the　world　is　full　of　things　that　are　worth　doing；　but　certainly　not　worth　doing　well。　Was　it　not　so　great　a　sage　as　Herbert　Spencer　who　said　to　the　young　man　who　had　just　beaten　him　at　billiards；　“Moderate　skill；　sir；　is　the　sign　of　a　good　eye　and　a　steady　hand；　but　skill　such　as　yours　argues　a　youth　misspent？”　Is　any　game　worth　playing　supremely　well；　at　the　price　of　constant　practice　and　application？

Against　the　professional　player　I　say　nothing；　he　is　a　public　entertainer；　like　any　other；　and　by　his　skill　in　his　particular　sport　he　at　least　fulfills　the　first　social　duty　of　man—that　of　supporting　himself　and　his　family　by　his　own　legitimate　exertions。　But　what　is　to　be　said　of　the　crack　amateur？　To　me　he　seems　one　of　the　most　contemptible　of　mankind。　He　earns　no　money；　but　devotes　himself；　for　the　mere　selfish　pleasure　of　the　thing；　to　some　game；　which　he　plays　day　in　day　out；　he　breaks　down　the　salutary　distinction　between　the　amateur　and　the　professional；　eventually　his　skill　deserts　him；　and　he　leaves　behind　him　nothing　that　is　of　service　to　his　fellow　men—not　a　brick　laid；　not　an　acre　ploughed；　not　a　line　written；　not　even　a　family　supported　and　educated　by　his　labor。书　包　网　txt小说上传分享

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It　is　true　that　he　has　provided　entertainment　for　a　certain　number　of　persons；　but　he　has　never　had　the　pluck　to　submit　himself　to　the　test　by　which　we　demand　that　every　entertainer　should　justify　his　choice　of　a　calling—the　demonstration　of　the　fact　that　the　public　is　willing　to　pay　him　for　his　entertainment。　And；　when　his　day　is　over；　what　is　left；　not　even　to　the　world；　but　to　himself？　Nothing　but　a　name　that　is　at　once　forgotten；　or　is　remembered　by　stout　gentlemen　in　clubs。

The　playing　of　games；　certainly；　is　a　thing　which　is　not　worth　doing　well。

But　that　does　not　prove　that　it　is　not　worth　doing　at　all；　as　the　proverb　would；　by　implication；　persuade　us。　There　is　nothing　more　agreeable　and　salutary　than　playing　a　game　which　one　likes；　and　the　circumstance　of　doing　it　badly　interferes　with　the　pleasure　of　no　real　devotee　of　any　pastime。　The　man　who　minds　whether　or　not　he　wins　is　no　true　sportsman—which　observation　is　trite；　but　the　rule　it　implies　is　seldom　observed；　and　paratively　few　people　really　play　games　for　the　sheer　enjoyment　of　the　playing。　Is　this　not　proved　by　the　prevalence　and　popularity　of　handicaps？　Why　should　we　expect　to　be　given　points　unless　it　be　that　we　wish　to　win　by　means　other　than　our　own　skill？

“Ah！　but；”　my　reader　may　say；　“the　weaker　player　wants　to　receive　points　in　order　that　he　may　give　the　stronger　one　a　better　game。”　Really；　I　do　not　believe　that　that　is　so。　Possible；　sometimes；　a　strong　and　vainglorious　player　may　wish　to　give　points；　in　order　that　his　victory　may　be　the　more　notable。　But　I　do　not　think　that　even　this　is　the　true　explanation。　That；　I　suspect；　was　given　to　me　the　other　day　by　the　secretary　of　a　lawn…tennis　tournament；　in　which　I　played。　“Why　all　this　nonsense　of　handicaps？　Why　not　let　us　be　squarely　beaten；　and　done　with　it？”　I　asked　him。　“Because；”　He　replied；　“if　we　did　not　give　handicaps；　none　of　the　less　good　players　would　enter。”　Is　that　not　a　confession　that　the　majority　of　us　have　both　realized　the　true　value　doing　a　trivial　thing　badly；　for　its　own　sake；　and　must　needs　have　our　minds　buoyed　and　cheated　into　a　false　sense　of　excellence？

Moreover　it　is　not　only　such　intrinsically　trivial　things　as　games　that　are　worth　doing　badly。　This　is　a　truth　which；　oddly　enough；　we　accept　freely　of　some　things—but　not　of　others—and　as　a　thing　which　we　are　quite　content　to　do　will　let　me　instance　acting。　Acting；　at　its　best；　can　be　a　great　art；　a　thing　worth　doing　supremely　well；　though　its　worth；　like　that　of　all　interpretative　arts；　is　lessened　by　its　evanescence。　For　it　works　in　the　impermanent　medium　of　human　flesh　and　blood；　and　the　thing　that　the　actor　create—for　what　we　call　an　interpretative　artist　is　really　a　creative　artist　working　in　a　perishable　medium—is　an　impression　upon；　an　emotion　or　a　thought　aroused　in；　the　minds　of　an　audience；　and　is　incapable　of　record。　txt小说上传分享

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Acting；　then；　let　me　postulate—though　I　have　only　sketched　ever　so　briefly　the　proof　of　my　belief—can　be　a　great　art。　But　is　anyone　ever　deterred　from　taking　part　in　amateur　theatricals　by　the　consideration　that　he　cannot　act　well？　Not　a　bit　of　it！　And　quite　rightly　not；　for　acting　is　one　of　the　things　about　which　I　am　writing　this　essay—the　things　that　are　worth　doing　badly。

Another　such　thing　is　music；　but　here　the　proverbial　fallacy　again　exerts　its　power；　as　it　does　not；　for　some　obscure　and　unreasoning　discrimination；　in　acting。　Most　people　seem　to　think　that　if　they　cannot　sing；　or　play　the　piano；　fiddle；　or　sackbut；　admirably　well；　they　must　not　do　any　of　these　things　at　all。　That　they　should　not　indiscriminately　force　their　inferior　performances　upon　the　public；　or　even　upon　their　acquaintances；　I　admit。　But　that　there　is　no　place　“in　the　home”　for　inferior　musical　performances；　is　an　untruth　that　I　flatly　deny。

How　many　sons　and　daughters　have　not；　with　a　very　small　talent；　given　their　parents—and　even　the　less　fondly　prejudiced　ears　of　their　friends—great　pleasure　with　the　singing　of　simple　songs？　Then　one　day　there　es　to　the　singer　the　serpent　of　dissatisfaction；　singing　lessons　are　taken；　and—if　the　pupil　is　of　moderate　talent　and　modest　disposition—limitations　are　discovered。　And　then；　in　nine　cases　out　of　ten；　the　singing　is　dropped；　like　a　hot　penny。　How　many　fathers　have　not　banished　music　from　their　homes　by　encouraging　their　daughters　to　take　singing　lessons？　Yet　a　home　may　be　the　fresher　for　singing　that　would　deserve　brickbats　at　a　parish　concert。

I　may　pause　here　to　notice　the　curious　exception　that　people　who　cannot　on　any　account　be　persuaded　to　sing　in　the　drawing…room；　or　even　in　the　bath；　will　without　hesitation　uplift　their　tuneless　voices　at　religious　meetings　or　in　church。　There　is　a　perfectly　good　and　honorable　explanation　of　this；　I　believe；　but　it　belongs　to　the　realm　of　metaphysics　and　is　beyond　my　present　scope。

This　cursed　belief；　that　if　a　thing　is　worth　doing　at　all；　it　is　worth　doing　well；　is　the　cause　of　a　great　impoverishment　in　our　private　life；　and　also；　to　some　extent；　of　the　lowering　of　standards　in　our　public　life。　For　this　tenet　of　proverbial　faith　has　two　effects　on　small　talents：　it　leads　modest　persons　not　to　exercise　them　at　all；　and　immodest　persons　to　attempt　to　do　so　too　much　and　to　force　themselves　upon　the　public。　It　leads　to　the　decay　of　letter…writing　and　of　the　keeping　of　diaries；　and；　as　surely；　it　leads　to　the　publication　of　memoirs　and　diaries　that　should　remain　locked　in　the　writers’　desks。

It　leads　Mr。　Blank　not　to　write　verses　at　all—which　he　might　very　well　do；　for　the　sake　of　his　own　happiness；　and　for　the　amusement　of　his　friends—and　it　leads　Miss　Dash　to　pester　the　overworked　editors　of　various　journals　with　her　unsuccessful　imitations　of　Mr。　de　la　Mare；　Mr。　Yeats；　and　Dr。　：　A　wider　amateur　practice　of　the　arts；　and　a　higher；　more　exclusive；　professional　standard。　Until　these　are　achieved　we　shall　not　get　the　best　out　of　our　souls。

The　truth　is；　I　conceive；　that　there　is　for　most　of　us　only　one　thing—beyond；　of　course；　our　duties　of　citizenship　and　our　personal　duties　as　sons；　or　husbands；　or　fathers；　daughters；　or　wives；　or　mothers—that　is　worth　doing　well—that　is　to　say；　with　all　our　energy。　That　one　thing　may　be　writing；　or　it　may　be　making　steam…engines；　or　laying　bricks。　But　after　that　there　are　hundreds　of　things　that　are　worth　doing　badly；　with　only　part　of　our　energy；　for　the　sake　of　the　relaxation　they　bring　us；　and　for　the　contacts　which　they　give　us　with　our　minds。　And　the　sooner　England　realizes　this；　as　once　she　did；　the　happier；　the　more　contented；　the　more　gracious；　will　our　land　be。

There　are　even；　I　maintain；　things　that　are　in　themselves　better　done　badly　than　well。　Consider　fishing；　where　one’s　whole　pleasure　is　often　spoiled　by　having　to　kill　a　fish。　Now；　if　one　could　contrive　always　to　try　to　catch　a　fish；　and　never　to　do　so；　one　might—but　that　is　another　story。

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