The Bulletproof Musician

The 70% Rule: Why Practicing Shouldn’t Be Too Easy


Listen Later

Somewhere along the line we learn that mistakes are bad, and perfect is good - but what if this is actually not true when it comes to learning?

What if mistakes are actually an essential part of learning? And what if we actually learn faster when we're in a challenge "sweet spot" and playing nowhere near perfectly?

If that were true...where might this sweet spot be?

Get all the nerdy details and learn why you don't want practicing to feel too easy right here:

The 70% Rule: Why Practicing Shouldn’t Be Too Easy

More from The Bulletproof Musician

  • Get the free weekly newsletter, for more nerdy details and bonus subscriber-only content.
  • Pressure Proof: A free 7-day performance practice crash course that will help you shrink the gap between the practice room and the stage.
  • Learning Lab: A continuing education community where musicians and learners are putting research into practice.
  • Live and self-paced courses
...more
View all episodesView all episodes
Download on the App Store

The Bulletproof MusicianBy Noa Kageyama

  • 4.9
  • 4.9
  • 4.9
  • 4.9
  • 4.9

4.9

156 ratings


More shows like The Bulletproof Musician

View all
Freakonomics Radio by Freakonomics Radio + Stitcher

Freakonomics Radio

32,244 Listeners

Hidden Brain by Hidden Brain, Shankar Vedantam

Hidden Brain

43,622 Listeners

Piano Puzzler by American Public Media

Piano Puzzler

524 Listeners

You Are Not So Smart by You Are Not So Smart

You Are Not So Smart

1,714 Listeners

Daily Creative with Todd Henry by Todd Henry

Daily Creative with Todd Henry

520 Listeners

The Pulse by WHYY

The Pulse

347 Listeners

Philosophy For Our Times by IAI

Philosophy For Our Times

317 Listeners

Sticky Notes: The Classical Music Podcast by Joshua Weilerstein

Sticky Notes: The Classical Music Podcast

2,184 Listeners

The Science of Happiness by PRX and Greater Good Science Center

The Science of Happiness

1,909 Listeners

Worklife with Adam Grant by TED

Worklife with Adam Grant

9,131 Listeners

The Mind Over Finger Podcast by Dr. Renée-Paule Gauthier

The Mind Over Finger Podcast

107 Listeners

Classical Breakdown by WETA Classical

Classical Breakdown

234 Listeners

ReThinking by TED

ReThinking

637 Listeners

Dare to Lead with Brené Brown by Vox Media Podcast Network

Dare to Lead with Brené Brown

268 Listeners

Classical Music Happy Hour by WNYC, WQXR

Classical Music Happy Hour

249 Listeners