Puritan Sophist
Practicing calligraphy is "training the mind"
Calligraphy is writing, but writing is not all calligraphy. First of all, you must have a peaceful mind and approach calligraphy practice with a high degree of enthusiasm and rigor. You can't have too much time to practice calligraphy every day. If you want to practice calligraphy well within this limited time, you must have a calm mind. Therefore, the process of practicing calligraphy is also a process of tempering your mentality. Treat calligraphy practice as a way to cultivate one's moral character and keep one's mind happy.
Practicing calligraphy means "practicing penmanship"
In the process of learning calligraphy, you will learn everything about literature, philosophy, aesthetics, astronomy, geography, history and other fields. There are two requirements for choosing a copybook. First, it must be written in block letters (for most people), and second, the content must be literary. It can be Tang poetry or Song lyrics, it can be exquisite prose, it can also be aphorisms, etc. Practicing calligraphy every day is a process of accumulating knowledge. While practicing calligraphy, they recited catchy Tang poetry and Song lyrics~appreciating the beautiful works and aphorisms. Isn't it true that they gained many things with one stone?
Practicing calligraphy is "refining one's mind"
The process of practicing calligraphy is actually the process of experiential learning. It is through repeated observation, practice, practice, mastering certain skills and developing certain skills. Some behavioral habits ~ and even the process of forming certain emotions, attitudes, and concepts, and in this process can temper people's will. Strive to overcome inertia in the process of pursuing and achieving goals~Develop the good habit of perseverance and perseverance.
Love, appreciate and persevere!
Reprinting another person’s answer:
You must practice in regular script first. First of all, prepare a copybook (it must be a copybook with a font you like). Go to a bookstore to pick one up.
The first step is to trace. Use a pencil to trace the words on the copybook. At the same time, roughly remember the glyphs of each character. Draw at least one page for a large book and two pages for a small book every day. When you have finished tracing a book, use an eraser to erase the pencil marks.
The second step is copying. Use the white paper in the copybook to cover the words and use a pen to copy on the white paper. I want to finish copying one book.
The third step is to present. Put the copybook in front of you and write on the paper according to the words on the copybook. I'm about to finish a book.
The fourth step is to write. I can write independently and form my own independent font. Which character is not good-looking? You can refer to the writing method of the copybook, or you can write a few more by yourself, compare which one is more beautiful, and write according to that in the future. After practicing regular script, follow the same method and steps to practice running script. The font of running script copybooks should be the same as that of regular script. According to our experience, as long as you practice carefully in this way, you can write a good pen calligraphy in three or four months. Such a short time is not enough for calligraphy. Be sure to pay attention: your sitting posture and pen holding posture must be correct when writing.
——Zhihu