February 20th, 2013
Here's a good one. I've realized more and more that I have a slight irrational fear of closed doors. Not emotional or metaphorical closed doors like ending a relationship or making an important decision, but actual real closed doors. I've decided to call it portalophobia because nobody else has a name for it, though I found a few people questioning what it was when I did an initial search
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December 5th, 2012
I have been realizing lately that I have a lot of misconceptions when it comes to writing music that I need to put a spotlight on. These notions I have are (generally) wrong and severely cripple my progress as a musician. If I bring them to light and make myself more aware of them maybe when I'm in the moment of writing music they won't jam on my brakes as often.

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November 1st, 2012
One bad habit that I've been trying to break myself out of lately is using the word "hope" or "hoping". Like "I hope you have a good day!" Part of the reason is that I realized that I used it very, very often. Usually, I used it for completely the wrong reason or in poor context as well. It also raises some general implications about how my brain processes reality.

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Preface: I just read the eBook Music Habits: The Unspoken Truth About Success in Music (which was very hit and miss for me to the point where I left a rare Amazon review).

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May 25th, 2012
I've been hesitant to talk about this for some time because it comes off as kind of New-Agey kookery that generally seems to get someone run out of town. However, I've had some very personal experiences with this process and I want to just get them out into the world and hopefully start some insightful discussions with people.

But maybe we should start at the base.

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