Julio Appling
ABSTRACT
As a full-time educational technologist of ten years and a part-time performing musician of fifteen, the onset of the pandemic in March 2020 presented me with my dream: a work-from-home schedule with wide-open afternoons and weekends. But before I could tackle what to practice and how much, I needed to answer a more important question: why don't I want to practice and what would make me want to?
Beginning with a re-examination of what it means to ‘practice,’ I'll reflect on the steps I took to develop a daily practice routine for the first time in my life and illustrate how these helped address personal productivity and focus issues at work. Recommended for anyone—musician or otherwise—struggling to find time and motivation for professional development.
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