Nov 12
Playing music is more than just playing notes on a page. Simply playing the notes would be like saying words without expression, asking questions without the rising inflection at the end of the phrase, writing without punctuation, eating food without salt or spices, seeing the world without color . . . you get it. Creating …
Apr 28
It seems there are two kinds of people in the world: those who react positively and those who react negatively in the presence of someone who is “better” at something than they are. For example, while observing a successful performer having accomplished a specific task, individual A might be discouraged and tempted to throw …
Mar 21
The successful theoretical chemist Henry Eyring once said to his son while working on complex mathematical equation, “We were working a problem just like this a week ago. You don’t seem to understand it much better. Isn’t this what you think about all the time?” As the young man responded negatively, his father asked, …
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