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Attention Is A Muscle

January 6, 2026January 6, 2026 jedscottHuman Nature, Practice, Rehearsal Technique

Attention is a muscle – use rehearsal to exercise it.

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What You Had To Do

January 3, 2026January 3, 2026 jedscottGrowth, Practice

What are you willing to do to get where you want to go? What are you willing to give up?

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Preparation vs. Anxiety

December 26, 2025December 26, 2025 jedscottHuman Nature, Leadership, Practice

Focused preparation and anxiety aren’t the same.

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Managing Dishes

November 27, 2025November 27, 2025 jedscottPractice

The magic of Thanksgiving has a lot to do with managing dishes. So does effective practice.

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Fluency

November 15, 2025November 15, 2025 jedscottGrowth, Music Literacy, Practice

Fluency only comes with time.

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Getting Good Takes Time

November 2, 2025November 2, 2025 jedscottGrowth, Practice

Maybe you just haven’t spent enough time on it.

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100 Hour Skill

October 21, 2025October 21, 2025 jedscottGrowth, Practice

Can you estimate the real time that developing a new skill will require?

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Slow Down To Go Faster

October 19, 2025October 19, 2025 jedscottHuman Nature, Practice

The fastest way isn’t necessarily full speed.

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Seeing Habits

October 18, 2025October 18, 2025 jedscottGrowth, Practice

You can’t work on what you can’t see.

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Bias Towards Memorization

October 10, 2025October 10, 2025 jedscottPractice, Rehearsal Technique

With ensembles that don’t have enough rehearsal time, they should always practice with a bias towards memorization.

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