Artist Acceleration
Accelerating the acquisition of skill and the creation of art.
- Update frequency
- every 20 days
- Average duration
- 14 minutes
- Episodes
- 12
- Years Active
- 2020 - 2021
Happy New Year + The Key to Making a Habit Stick
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All Masters Have This One Thing in Common… and It’s the Main Thing Amateurs Avoid
If you ever get stuck trying to figure out how and what to practice in order to develop mastery... this is for you.
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https://artistacceleration.com/blog/mast…
The Cheat Code for Skill Development
Recognize that your skill level and your capability seems to be uncannily tied to the quantity and the complexity of the songs that you learn memorize and master from masters that you're emulating.
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How A Simple Context Change Can Lead to Lasting Learning in Less Time
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In this episode you will discover how changing the context in which you learn can have a dramatic effect on how quickly and how deeply …
Frustration is Optional. Progress is Inevitable.
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Key takeaways:
- If you are developing skill, you are voluntarily signing up for the experience of being limited. This isn’t something that you can av…
You Don't Need Music Theory to Create Music
Go with the flow.
This is a worn and tired expression. But like many cliches and platitudes, it’s got a compelling power behind it once you live it.
I often get asked about music theory.
Indeed, out of …
What Brings Out the Best in You?
If you are not exposing yourself to the people who bring out your best, and you're not using the things that bring out your best; by definition, you are operating at a diminished capacity.
Your effort…
Stop Making Art for the Whole World to See
This is a brief followup vlog to last week’s piece in which I made a case against constantly posting content online.
In addition to advocating that you do the deep thing, rather than the constant-and…
Why Constantly Posting "Content" is Counterproductive
There are young artists getting crippled by the pressures and constraints of how we now tend to…
Making the Most Out of Inspiration (Without Needing It)
If you want to make music, and you want to create…
Don’t wait for inspiration to strike.
Instead, show up to do the work and be consistent about it, even when you are at your worst. Even when it feels …
How to Avoid Getting Sick (or Recover Quick)
I’ve spent years trying to figure out a few things:
- How to never get sick
- How to stop a sickness in its tracks once it starts to come on
- How to recovery from a sickness quickly
Whether or not you are…
How to Bounce Back After Falling Off the Tracks
This episode is about how to regain momentum after you’ve lost it.
You’re far more likely to habituate comfort than you are to habituate Deep Practice.
It's worth developing the skill of getting back t…