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The Dose Is the Teacher

Why the hardest thing you've ever done was calibrated perfectly. And why the easy path is slowly killing your capacity.

The Musicians Who Play Most Freely Have Submitted Most Completely to the Constraints

On jazz, tablature, and the grammar of mastery.

I Was Living Someone Else's Script

On NPCs, national championships, and what it actually costs to live a life that isn't yours.