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As musicians, no matter what we’re trying to do, we are multitasking, because our body and our ears and our fingers are involved in a number of things while we’re learning. When I get the most done and I have the best practice time it’s when I really isolate an area of the music I need to work on. Before you start, take a moment to go over what you want to accomplish. Identify the most challenging parts of the music and focus only on those, not the whole song. This is a common mistake beginners make. Forget the easy stuff. You’re after efficiency, and this means tackling the tough stuff. Don’t waste your energy on what you already know how to play. Sure, it’s fun, but the clock’s ticking.

The Practice of Practice

Jonathan Harnum

In its defense motion for the case filed with Judge Lucy Koh, Google shockingly claimed “a person has no legitimate expectation of privacy in information he voluntarily turns over to third parties.” In other words, Google’s argument is that by e-mailing any Gmail user, you have automatically waived any privacy rights and consented to its seizure and sale of your e-mail message and its contents,

Future Crimes

Marc Goodman

Deep Work: Professional activities performed in a state of distraction-free concentration that push your cognitive capabilities to their limit. These efforts create new value, improve your skill, and are hard to replicate.

Deep Work

Cal Newport

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