Acceptance is hard, especially when you have the talent or aptitude.
I'm facing it as I navigate how to create wealth, navigate the career world and even something I love more, making and learning music.
I have enjoyed and loved music forever, ever since I sang in a boy band in a church. But with time, as I learn more about how music works, I feel so inefficient. Yes, I can practice scales and harmony, but no amount of agency or 40 hours of daily practice can remove the fact that learning a complex skill takes time.
Accepting this realisation has sometimes made me feel like I should quit. Contrary to that, I'm now more clear-eyed with my approximations of how long it will take to master the skill. Making peace with it over the years makes me learn deeper and better rather than faster or longer practice hours.
The metric for me is no longer *hours spent learning*: like the ten thousand hour rule. But instead, the depth of engagement, presence and awareness I bring to my musical study.
Acceptance is hard, especially when you have the talent or aptitude.
I'm facing it as I navigate how to create wealth, navigate the career world and even something I love more, making and learning music.
I have enjoyed and loved music forever, ever since I sang in a boy band in a church. But with time, as I learn more about how music works, I feel so inefficient. Yes, I can practice scales and harmony, but no amount of agency or 40 hours of daily practice can remove the fact that learning a complex skill takes time.
Accepting this realisation has sometimes made me feel like I should quit. Contrary to that, I'm now more clear-eyed with my approximations of how long it will take to master the skill. Making peace with it over the years makes me learn deeper and better rather than faster or longer practice hours.
The metric for me is no longer *hours spent learning*: like the ten thousand hour rule. But instead, the depth of engagement, presence and awareness I bring to my musical study.