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My second-favorite question to ask a world-class professional musician is, “Have you ever been stuck in your practice?” I like asking the question because the typical answer is something like, “Every single day.” Good practice is all about working on something you can’t do, so it’s natural to feel stuck. Embrace that struggle, because that’s what good practice is. Practice is often fun, but it’s not supposed to be easy. Don’t label something you can’t play as “difficult,” though. When you label something you can’t play as difficult, that label sticks, even after you’ve mastered it. Instead, think of challenging music not as difficult, but simply as unfamiliar. Good practice is all about embracing the challenge of making the unfamiliar, familiar.
The Practice of Practice
Jonathan Harnum
We receive these types of messages all the time, if we remain open to them. We might read a book and find a quote leaping off the page, or watch a movie and notice a line that moves us to pause and rewind. Sometimes it’s the exact answer we’ve been looking for. Or it could be an echo of an idea that keeps repeating in other places—begging for more attention or affirming the path we’re on. These transmissions are subtle: they are ever-present, but they’re easy to miss. If we aren’t looking for clues, they’ll pass by without us ever knowing. Notice connections and consider where they lead.
The Creative Act
Rick Rubin
The index was selling at 15 percent, or 30 points, over the futures. The potential profit in an arbitrage was 15 percent in a few days. But with prices collapsing, upticks were scarce. What to do?
A Man for All Markets
Edward O. Thorp
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