you can spend half an hour on projects or goals that intimidate you, and progress even if you just observe your discomfort and where it might come from.
you can spend half an hour on projects or goals that intimidate you, and progress even if you just observe your discomfort and where it might come from.
the idea that "practice must be in sessions" keeps us from using space between the cracks. remind yourself to hang for 1 second, do 1 pushup, handstand while waiting for a file to download.
psa to please help your friends setup tech alternatives as a social event: switch together so everyone transitions successfully with known contacts on the new platform. lone profiles leave momentum on the table.
like a paywall requires money to access, a nerdwall requires technical knowhow
from observing what you see to observing how you watch
when heading somewhere people ask "have everything you'll need?" and as a backpacker i respond "i took everything i have".
when someone uses a different system of understanding than yours, responding with "try my system instead" is not convincing.
there is no language without a listener who can understand what is being said.
mocking your opposition without reducing their power is not a flex.
learn to teach so others can learn
whichever side you take, someone profits from the merch
When does it make sense to focus on not liking someone's approach versus accepting and appreciating diverse ways?
I was told a long time ago that 'modeling your classical music performance on recordings can ruin your artistic integrity because it distracts you from finding your own interpretation'. Only now have I considered how this can parallel in improvised music, where playing 'like the recording' leads me to be detached from my current needs and capacity. It's more honest to understand a song from the recording, but without using it as an excuse to skip over dealing with current challenges, which might mean performing it in a way that bears little resemblance to the original, and this can be constructive.
[Scoping out a scene that isn't aware of itself.]
[Having things implies responsibility, and giving them away implies giving away responsibility.]
leftovers are also for project work: best to ensure them as a goal so that we have a way back in, but also so that we can combine unsuspecting components into a spontaneous composition.
[Compare something unfamiliar with the familiar can nudge us toward taking care for our safety.]
Leftovers are the requisite variety I need to feel comfortable cooking at home, so I should consider it the goal instead of avoiding it like an efficiency issue.
[Most people who use Facebook or Twitter don't know what protocol they're using.]
Stop travelling when you feel good somewhere.