thrifter
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Comment · 6 years ago
From the corporation with the worst customer support ever. Oh, the irony.
Comment · 6 years ago
Poseur to Composer: https://poseurtocomposer.postach.io/
I learn how to play piano and music theory from scratch. Before I played bass guitar in a nu metal band but didn't know how to read music. I essentially "faked it".
There's also musings on what musicianship, music and art is. Oh, and I'm creating a brand new music genre: hymns + djent metal = Dhymn.
Comment · 6 years ago
Readwise.io user here, and I love it. Readwise helps me remember what I read (not just books, but articles too). I get sent a daily email with three excerpts/highlights and it quickly refreshes my memory. Books seem like a better investment for me now because I'm not just forgetting them.
BTW, you can choose as many or few excerpts as you want, and what books / articles as well.
If the good folks at Readwise are reading this comment: I'd love to see an Android app with OCR capability. I read "dead tree" versions of books from time-to-time and want to save those highlights.
Comment · 6 years ago
I use both daily. I use G Keep for temporary notes of any kind, and Evernote for posting on my blog (via Postach.io) and anything I'll want to keep long-term.
So G Keep for short term, Evernote for long term.
Comment · 7 years ago
You articulate yourself well, especially considering English is not your mother language.
I'm halfway through a similar project I call Poseur to Composer: http://poseurtocomposer.com. I've dedicated what limited spare time I have to learning how to play the piano (and music theory in general) and report what I learn every day.
It's been a great experience so far and worth the lost hours of sleep!
Comment · 7 years ago
Perfectionism and analysis paralysis are common obstacles to progress. Also fear of failure. In June of this year I decided to learn music theory and to play piano, almost on a whim, and write a blog post daily about what I learned that day[1]. I've named this year-long project "Poseur to Composer".
I'm almost halfway through and realise I have no innate abilities in music. Fortunately the application of music is very broad and there are many kinds of composers, so I can still achieve my goal. Also taking a lot of personal analytics with DailyDiary.com that I can learn from once the project is over.
Comment · 7 years ago
Charity never fails. If you resolve to love and accept people above all else, then the rest will take care of itself.
This is not easy to do some days, but it is failproof. Try it and see for yourself.
For more information, research "charity, pure love of Christ" and Lojong, which is Buddhist mind training for compassion. Effectiviology also has an excellent article on how charity can be used in arguments: https://effectiviology.com/principle-of-charity/