I have a friend who never does her dishes. Not all at once, at least. She gets up and washes seven dishes, then gets ready for work, and washes seven more. After dinner, it’s seven more, and before bed… well, maybe six. As a result, she always has clean dishes, and never has to face a pile of dirty dishes. Many of us, though (we know who we are), tend to let our dishes back up and then do them all at once. So once in a while, our kitchen is nice and clean, and the rest of the time, it’s a mess. Our music practicing habits can fall into the same pattern. Some of us practice every day, and some of us wait until the day before our lesson and try to cram three hours of practicing into one night. If you’re part of the first group, congratulations! But what about the other 90% of us? Why do we wait and put it off, even though we may love playing our instrument and truly want to get better? Do you find yourself saying things like:
Maybe it’s cleaning out the garage, or doing your laundry, or writing a letter instead. Procrastination takes many forms, and I don’t claim to have a cure for all your procrastination woes, but if you’re having trouble getting around to practicing, try this: Do Seven Things, and then stop.
Some other tips that might help:
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