{"id":200047,"date":"2022-02-08T08:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-02-08T16:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.classicalguitarshed.com\/?p=200047"},"modified":"2022-02-02T03:58:08","modified_gmt":"2022-02-02T11:58:08","slug":"tq-anthony-de-mello-perceive-clearly","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/classicalguitarshed.com\/tq-anthony-de-mello-perceive-clearly\/","title":{"rendered":"Anthony De Mello on Accurate and Clear Perception"},"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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\u201cYou\u2019re more likely to respond accurately when you perceive clearly.\u201d\u00a0<\/em><\/p>

Anthony De Mello<\/em><\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

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Akio Morita was born into a Tokyo family that had been in the soy sauce industry since the 1600s. Together with Masaru Ibuka he founded Sony (under a different name). This was just after the Second World War, and they focused on magnetic tape recorders. Later, they made the first fully transistorized pocket radio (which only fit in very large pockets).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But the real hit came in the \u201980s with the Sony Walkman<\/a>. As the story goes, Ibuka wanted to listen to full-length operas on long flights. So Morita gave the problem to his engineers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

These engineers took ideas from a small dictation machine Sony produced. When they came to Morita with a prototype, they were proud – they had managed to also add a record function<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Morita immediately told them to remove it. He thought that having more than one function would confuse people. The purpose of the Walkman was to listen to music<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And he was right. People immediately knew exactly what to do with it. Later, the record function was added, but only after the device was in wide use.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This is an example of keeping things simple to increase clarity. And we can use the same thinking in our guitar-playing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

There are infinite exercises, scales, and chords. We can use our hands in a myriad ways. And this can be wonderful.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But first, we need to master foundational skills<\/a>. Otherwise, all the variation can lead us to miss the root causes of problems. Bells and whistles can be the noise that obscures the signal. We may make mistakes and hit limitations while not understanding why.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When we focus<\/a> on the basics, solutions become more clear. If we seek proficiency first with a few core movements and skills, we avoid many confusions and setbacks later.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Absolute clarity of perception may still be difficult at times. Some could argue it is impossible. But we are more able to respond to the needs of the moment when we understand the basic element<\/a>s at play.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In guitar practice<\/a>, \u2018how\u2019 is often more important than \u2018what.\u2019 Yes, we want to play the correct notes of a piece. But beyond this, and in technique practice (exercises, etc.), what matters most is how we use our hands and ears.<\/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! \u201cYou\u2019re more likely to respond accurately when you perceive clearly.\u201d\u00a0 Anthony De Mello Akio Morita was born into a Tokyo family that had been in the soy sauce industry since the 1600s. Together with Masaru Ibuka he founded Sony (under a different … <\/p>\n

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