You get that piano's hard, right? You're not going to master it overnight.

I know you've got other stuff going on, but I don't see how that's relevant. You're always going to have other stuff going on. It's been that way your whole life and it'll always be that. One project after the next.

Hold on. You’re hypnotizing me. Again.

Damn it. We need to back up.

Can we get more specific about where we're going here?

Like, let's take "piano" off the table. It's too big of a project. It's more of a lifetime journey, like "family" or "health". Not useful for this conversation.

Let's replace it with something more specific, like playing "All of Me" for your wife or whatever.

Btw, I'm not blaming you 100% for this mess we're in. I've allowed myself to be branded as the "piano" guy. But, it's not like you've been pulling your weight. So, we'll share the blame, 50/50.

Now, let’s talk about the division of responsibilities.

I'm doing my part by writing this email.

As for what you can do...

One possible action would be for you to reply and say "yes, Michael, I want to play All of Me for my wife or whatever."

Maybe you're ambivalent about opening Pandora's box with a step like that, but I'm on the same page. I don't know what would happen after that first step, but I think we need to find out. There's only one way to know.

Come on. You're on this list of your own free will. We should be having a back-and-forth here.

—Michael

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