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Video: Songwriting and Time Management

February 28, 2007 By Graham English

The brand new Merlin Show features Jonathan Coulton, a songwriter who gained quite a lot of popularity for his Thing a Week project. They discuss songwriting and the ubiquitous capture process. It's a good show and the 43 Folders blog is an excellent … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Music Education, Prose Tagged With: 43folders, GTD, Songwriting, songwriting tips, videos

The Path To Musical Excellence: Setting Clear Outcomes

January 9, 2007 By Graham English

Now that you have your musical strengths and weaknesses written down in a place that you will see everyday, it's time to plan what to do with these lists. Two Frames For the best results in doing any kind of goal setting or personal change … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Music Education, Prose Tagged With: goals, GTD, MusicHacks, peak performance, productivity

TextMate Is My New WordPress Editor

January 9, 2007 By Graham English

With the help of a quick Google search and the expertise of Remy, Robin, and Brett, I was able to Hack TextMate and Wordpress to work together. I even ended up making Ecto more functional than it ever has been. Looks like I've got a new blog editor. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Prose, Technology Tagged With: Apple, Blogging, GTD, LifeHacks, Mac, productivity, software, Wordpress

Blogging The Snow From Within TextMate

December 30, 2006 By Graham English

Since 2007 is going to be about increased productivity, efficiency and leverage, I decided to pick up a copy of TextMate to get the ball rolling. Wow, is this program powerful! I'm a big shortcut fan. My philosophy is if you're using your mouse, then … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Prose, Technology Tagged With: Apple, GTD, LifeHacks, Mac, productivity, software

How Your Mind Codes Time and Why You Should Know

November 9, 2006 By Graham English

Time lines are particularly useful to Life Hackers. Since productivity is all about planning the future, putting finished things into the past, and figuring out what to do with the present, it is extremely important to understand how your mind codes … [Read more...]

Filed Under: LifeHacks, Prose Tagged With: calendars, exercises, future, GTD, hacks, HowTo, Lifehacker, LifeHacks, Neuro-Linguistic Programming, NLP, NLP patterns, productivity, self-concept, space, subjectivity, submodalities, time, time lines

NaSoAlMo: National Solo Album Month

October 29, 2006 By Graham English

NaSoAlMo is a free yearly competition where musicians write and record an entire album during the month of November. The idea came from NaNoWriMo, National Novel Writing Month, where writers attempt a 50,000 word novel during the same month. It's … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Music Education, Prose Tagged With: competition, GTD, inner-critic, productivity, songwriters, Songwriting, Writing Music

How To Get Things Done With Scrybe

October 21, 2006 By Graham English

Scrybe is a groundbreaking online organizer that caters to today's lifestyle in a cohesive and intuitive way. Simple solutions for some age old problems. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: LifeHacks, Prose, Technology Tagged With: calendars, GTD, LifeHacks, lists, organization, productivity, ToDo, videos, YouTube

Hacking Your Musical Strategies Day 3: Learning Strategies

October 8, 2006 By Graham English

Access a learning state fully. Remember a specific time when you were a virtual learning machine. What can you tell about your learning strategy? How do you know when it is time to learn something new? What internal steps do you take to ensure that … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Music Education, Prose Tagged With: exercises, GTD, hacks, learning, learning strategies, LifeHacks, MusicHacks, NLP, strategies

Hacking Your Musical Strategies Day 2: Motivation Strategies

October 7, 2006 By Graham English

Elicit your motivational strategy for dong something that's not necessarily fun, like practicing scales. Next, elicit your motivational strategy for doing something you love, like jamming with your friends. Are these strategies the same or different? … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Music Education, Prose Tagged With: exercises, GTD, hacks, LifeHacks, motivation, motivation strategies, MusicHacks, NLP, Practicing, strategies

Hacking Your Musical Strategies Day 1: Decision Strategies

October 6, 2006 By Graham English

While practicing your instrument today, notice your decision strategy for choosing what you are going to practice. Slow the decision process way down and write down each step of your strategy. Identify the visual, auditory, and kinesthetic components … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Music Education, Prose Tagged With: decision strategies, exercises, GTD, hacks, LifeHacks, MusicHacks, NLP, Practicing, strategies

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