Category: Productivity

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The Dip and The Gap – Working as a Creative

The Dip and The Gap are two important concepts for anyone working in a creative field. These two videos can help you understand these two concepts and discover if you want to work through them (or quit).
Atomic Practice

Two practice strategies to help students develop a consistent practice habit and improve their technique at the same time.
Learning to Learn: The Science of Neuroplasticity

The first step of knowing how to teach yourself (or others) is learning how to learn. And this video on neuroplasticity can give you all the tools you need.
The Books I Read in 2021

I tried to read more in 2021, and of the 26 books I got through, here are some of the ones I recommend the most.
A Small Trick for More Reward and Motivation to Practice

If you’ve been needing more motivation, just one or two small changes may be able to get you started on building better habits.
Hard to Make Time for Practice? Try Habit Stacking

Sometimes it can feel impossible to add a new habit from scratch. That’s where the technique of “habit stacking” can help!
Avoid Overwhelm and Overcommitting This Semester: Time Block

Avoid pre-pandemic overwhelm and overcommitting by using time-blocking.
Less Practice for More Results – MicroPractice

A new way to structure practice shows that sometimes less is more.
To Maximize Competence and Confidence: Eat the Frog or Not?

Should your first task be your hardest task, or something a bit easier?
2021 Recommended Reading

A few books that have helped me through 2020 and give me optimism for 2021.