{"id":187899,"date":"2021-02-02T04:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-02-02T12:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.classicalguitarshed.com\/?p=187899"},"modified":"2021-05-20T20:12:13","modified_gmt":"2021-05-21T03:12:13","slug":"tq-taleb-afraid-of-losing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/classicalguitarshed.com\/tq-taleb-afraid-of-losing\/","title":{"rendered":"Nassim Nicholas Taleb on Risks and Safety in Classical Guitar Practice"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Tuesday Quotes are short explorations of music, life, and the daily endeavor of practicing classical guitar. Find more here.<\/a> Enjoy!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cWhat matters isn\u2019t what a person has or doesn\u2019t have; it is what he or she is afraid of losing.\u201d <\/em><\/p>

Nassim Nicholas Taleb<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

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Learning and playing a piece of music, we go on a journey. We start at the beginning, and over time we discover the terrain and arc of the piece. With luck, after work and exploration, we arrive at a point where we can play it reliably.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Each piece is a different journey. Though they may share common elements, unique challenges arise.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To play a piece of music reliably is no small feat. Even when we know the music and have practiced long and hard, mistakes can still happen<\/a>. Buzzes, missed notes, random sounds, unintended changes in volume or tone quality – much can go wrong.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To play a piece of music – clean, fluid, and intentional – this is one of the great goals of guitar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And it is in service to this goal that we practice. We want to play beautifully<\/a>. The daily practice is also an end in itself, but it\u2019s guided by a desire to play real music.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In our practice, we face test after test<\/a>. Some of these we know and have become comfortable with. (Learning the notes, taking the repetitions, etc.) But our usual tools may not solve all the problems.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The \u201ctricky spots<\/a>\u201d in our music may resist our normal approach. What we do may not work. What then? Here is where many people stumble.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We may be called on to step outside our comfort zone and try something new<\/a>. This may demand creativity and experimentation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But in the time before the solution presents itself, we may not feel safe. We may not understand. We may feel lost and adrift.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And this is why we avoid this type of practice. Even though we may intellectually know that we need to \u201cplay\u201d with the problem, we fear failure<\/a>. We fear the idea that we don\u2019t already know the answer. We fear the possibility that what we do may not work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And this threatens our very identity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And the smarter we deem ourselves, the more we feel we have to lose. Even alone in our practice rooms with no one to see.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It takes courage to allow the possibility of failure. This is the very definition of \u201cskin in the game<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And when we take the risks and gamble our egos, we move closer to the prize. And more, we enjoy better practice. We more often find flow<\/a>. We meet new parts of ourselves, and make life a renewed adventure.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Tuesday Quotes are short explorations of music, life, and the daily endeavor of practicing classical guitar. Find more here. Enjoy! \u201cWhat matters isn\u2019t what a person has or doesn\u2019t have; it is what he or she is afraid of losing.\u201d  Nassim Nicholas Taleb Learning and playing a piece of music, we go on a journey. We start at the beginning, and over … <\/p>\n

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