If you ever get stuck trying to figure out how and what to practice in order to develop mastery... this is for you.Watch the video or read the transcript here:https://artistacceleration.com/blog/mastery-aint-complicated-you-are/

The Cheat Code for Skill Development

Oct 2nd, 2020 10m 6s

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. Read more on the blog here: https://artistacce

How A Simple Context Change Can Lead to Lasting Learning in Less Time

Sep 11th, 2020 16m 20s

Prefer to read? Read the podcast and access free resources here.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 you learn.Put this approach to the test whene

Frustration is Optional. Progress is Inevitable.

Aug 21st, 2020 26m 8s

Access the resources for this and all episodes here.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 avoid. Nor need you wish to avoid it. "If it we

You Don't Need Music Theory to Create Music

Jul 25th, 2020 7m 24s

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 over 7,000 guitarists and artists that I’ve a

What Brings Out the Best in You?

Jul 3rd, 2020 14m 41s

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 efforts to install skill or express your creativity

Stop Making Art for the Whole World to See

May 29th, 2020 20m 26s

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-compromised form of content production… ther

Why Constantly Posting "Content" is Counterproductive

May 22nd, 2020 18m 43s

“I want to get my music out there, but no one is paying attention to me. Am I just not posting enough?” There are young artists getting crippled by the pressures and constraints of how we now tend to share music. They put a lot of unrealistic d

Making the Most Out of Inspiration (Without Needing It)

May 1st, 2020 8m 41s

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 like the last thing you want to do. And then,

How to Avoid Getting Sick (or Recover Quick)

Mar 14th, 2020 20m 57s

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 fearful or dismissive of the novel coronavir

How to Bounce Back After Falling Off the Tracks

Mar 6th, 2020 10m 52s

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 to practice after life inevitably gets in the

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