#77: Outliers and the Practicing Mind

#77: Outliers and the Practicing Mind

I just finished reading Outliers by Malcolm Gladwell and The Practicing Mind by Thomas Sterner. Both books contain wisdom and insight that can help us with music production.

In this episode, I discuss some of the important lessons I learned from the books, such as hard work surpasses talent and genius, we need to reframe the way we look at goals, and no one makes it alone.

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Show Notes:

Outliers by Malcolm Gladwell

The Practicing Mind by Thomas Sterner

Revisionist's History - Malcolm Gladwell's podcast

Thomas Sterner's website

Synth Brass Ableton Live Pack - 32 Ableton Live Instruments made from synthesized brass sounds programmed and sampled from the Prophet 6 analog synthesizer.

Thank you for listening. Please consider giving the Music Production Podcast a review on your favorite podcast provider. And don't forget to visit my site AfroDJMac.com for music production tutorials, videos, and Ableton Live devices.

Brian

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