Comments on: “I Can Do That” Syndrome http://i.grahamenglish.net/1204/i-can-do-that-syndrome/ Songwriter, Recording Artist, and Blogging Musician Thu, 18 Mar 2010 01:54:59 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: tinkugallery http://i.grahamenglish.net/1204/i-can-do-that-syndrome/comment-page-1/#comment-2796 tinkugallery Wed, 23 Jul 2008 14:48:25 +0000 http://i.grahamenglish.net/?p=1204#comment-2796 I own a contemporary art gallery and encounter this often when someone comes in and looks at an abstract piece. It drives me mental. I own a contemporary art gallery and encounter this often when someone comes in and looks at an abstract piece. It drives me mental.

]]> By: Jonathan http://i.grahamenglish.net/1204/i-can-do-that-syndrome/comment-page-1/#comment-2741 Jonathan Wed, 04 Jun 2008 20:35:06 +0000 http://i.grahamenglish.net/?p=1204#comment-2741 the whole art of music is to make it seem easy as if anyone could do it! If you are preforming and you are showing a great struggle to make music how could anyone enjoy it. they would be to busy trying to empathize with your struggle to enjoy anything the music had to communicate. practice and do well! the whole art of music is to make it seem easy as if anyone could do it! If you are preforming and you are showing a great struggle to make music how could anyone enjoy it. they would be to busy trying to empathize with your struggle to enjoy anything the music had to communicate. practice and do well!

]]> By: Rich http://i.grahamenglish.net/1204/i-can-do-that-syndrome/comment-page-1/#comment-2738 Rich Tue, 03 Jun 2008 23:06:35 +0000 http://i.grahamenglish.net/?p=1204#comment-2738 Excellent article and a great reminder for all of us! I think what you are describing is the effortlessness that comes from practice, persistence and the subsequent excellence of someone dedicated to their craft. They are effortlessly performing something and the ease at which they execute it (i.e. their mastery of it) creates the illusion that's it's easy. Deceptive indeed!! Thanks for this one Graham :-) Rich Excellent article and a great reminder for all of us! I think what you are describing is the effortlessness that comes from practice, persistence and the subsequent excellence of someone dedicated to their craft. They are effortlessly performing something and the ease at which they execute it (i.e. their mastery of it) creates the illusion that’s it’s easy. Deceptive indeed!!

Thanks for this one Graham :-)

Rich

]]> By: Graham English http://i.grahamenglish.net/1204/i-can-do-that-syndrome/comment-page-1/#comment-2737 Graham English Mon, 02 Jun 2008 16:52:07 +0000 http://i.grahamenglish.net/?p=1204#comment-2737 You bring up a good point, David. Sometimes you don't know what that "one thing" is until you try other things. And we shouldn't beat ourselves up over it. But we could speed up the process—try to fail fast—to find that one thing. You bring up a good point, David. Sometimes you don’t know what that “one thing” is until you try other things. And we shouldn’t beat ourselves up over it. But we could speed up the process—try to fail fast—to find that one thing.

]]> By: David Niall Wilson http://i.grahamenglish.net/1204/i-can-do-that-syndrome/comment-page-1/#comment-2735 David Niall Wilson Mon, 02 Jun 2008 16:30:50 +0000 http://i.grahamenglish.net/?p=1204#comment-2735 Too true. I long ago said this about publishing a magazine. After thirteen issues, I found that I COULD do it, but it wasn't my "one" thing - which has proven to be writing, though I play guitar and sing and write songs...I never fool myself into thinking it's something you just DO...and if it was, what fun would that be? D Too true. I long ago said this about publishing a magazine. After thirteen issues, I found that I COULD do it, but it wasn’t my “one” thing – which has proven to be writing, though I play guitar and sing and write songs…I never fool myself into thinking it’s something you just DO…and if it was, what fun would that be?

D

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