Ch. 3:
The Bronte Sisters only became great because they put the work and effort in, they were willing to make mistakes to become better. Similarly, in the Michelangelo system section it talked about how apprentices spent hours upon hours trying and failing over and over again, and solving the problems! My favorite part of this chapter was when they quoted Michelangelo when he said, "If people knew how hard I had to work to gain my mastery, it would not seem so wonderful at all." This was really inspiring and eye opening to me!
Application: The way that I want to apply this is by realizing and accepting that no one will see the hard work. Just like Michelangelo said, no one will see the tears, or know the hours, they only see the outcome and think it was easy. But, this idea that someone as talented as Michelangelo saying that really makes me want to practice even harder and be even better in my practicing.
Ch. 4:
Chunking is necessary! A gymnast learns their routine through breaking down the routine and then repeating it as a whole after all the individual movements are solid, so start slowly and break it down, and work the parts. Repeat-nothing will build a skill like doing it over and over again and practicing it daily. Third, learn to feel it. Practicing takes concentration and builds a feeling, so practice for a feeling! It then discusses these four steps, pick a target, reach for it, evaluate the gap, and return to step one. Be okay with being bad, so that you can get good!
Application: I love relearning simple but essential lessons like in chapter 4, I feel like it was just filled with them. I want to apply this by being more meaningful in my practice, not rushing though but breaking down my music, and working it over and over because I want to get good and the only way I can do that is by working and practicing smartly.
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