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Always Do Your Best (But Redefine What “Best” Means)

Apr 6, 2025

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Mark Powers

in mental models
Don’t Make Assumptions: How to Have More Clarity and Communication in Your Musical Life

Mar 30, 2025

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Mark Powers

in mental models
Don’t Take It Personally (and Ditch the Emotional Musical Baggage)

Mar 23, 2025

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Mark Powers

in mental models
The Power of Being Impeccable with Your Word (and with the Notes You Play)

Mar 16, 2025

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Mark Powers

in mental models
Not All Musical Tasks Are Created Equal: How to Apply the LNO Framework

Mar 9, 2025

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Mark Powers

in mental models
The Contradiction of Creativity: Why We Struggle to Show Up for Our Music

Mar 2, 2025

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by

Mark Powers

in life, mental models, music
On Formlessness, Reinvention, and Identity

Feb 24, 2025

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by

Mark Powers

in life, mental models, music
Hick’s Law: How Too Many Choices Are Slowing Your Musical Progress

Feb 16, 2025

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Mark Powers

in mental models
Antonio Sanchez on the “Why” and “When” of Using Your Superpowers

Feb 9, 2025

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by

Mark Powers

in life, mental models, music
How The IKEA Effect Is Hurting Your Music

Feb 2, 2025

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Mark Powers

in mental models
Passive Exposure: A Secret Weapon for Musicians

Jan 26, 2025

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Mark Powers

in mental models
Parkinson’s Law for Musicians: How to Achieve More in Less Time

Jan 19, 2025

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Mark Powers

in mental models
Why Growth Feels Like a Messy Spiral (And How to Make Peace With It)

Jan 12, 2025

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Mark Powers

in mental models
Stop Fighting the Music with the Law of Nonresistance

Jan 5, 2025

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Mark Powers

in mental models
The 80/20 Rule for Musicians: Work Smarter, Not Harder

Dec 29, 2024

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by

Mark Powers

in mental models
A Lesson From The Inaudible Sound Of The Invisible Sun

Dec 22, 2024

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by

Mark Powers

in life, music
Building Resilience Through Musical Challenges

Dec 15, 2024

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by

Mark Powers

in mental models
You, the Machine: How to Fine-Tune Your Musical Systems

Dec 9, 2024

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Mark Powers

in mental models
Hanlon’s Razor: A Musician’s Guide to Giving the Benefit of the Doubt

Dec 2, 2024

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Mark Powers

in mental models
Occam’s Razor: 7 Ways to Simplify and Improve Your Musical Life

Nov 25, 2024

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Mark Powers

in mental models