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At the same time, I understand it. There are some things simply out of reach, music you literally cannot play because those wires weren't built when you were yo

At the same time, I understand it. There are some things simply out of reach, music you literally cannot play because those wires weren't built when you were younger.

darylteo 4y ago
Exactly... at the elite level activities nowadays are simply out of reach to individuals who were not wholly absorbed in it from a young age. Federer - 8. Nadal/Djokovic - 4. S. Williams - 3. L. Hamilton - 8. M. Schumacher - 6. Verstappen - 4. Phelps - 7. Messi - 4. C. Ronaldo - 7. M. Carlsen - 5. Lebron - 9. S. Curry - 6 Some people are just lucky to be good at the things they love doing. The others have to be content with getting paid for the things that they're good at to pay for the things that they love doing.
- Jataman606 4y ago
  Jimi Hendrix - 15.
- ciceryadam 4y ago
  Andre Agassi wrote an autobiography, in it he explains that his father groomed him for tennis greatness by building a tennis court in their backyard, and by sending him to tennis boarding school. Agassi also said that he had always hated tennis during his career.
alfiedotwtf 4y ago
FIFY: music you literally cannot play because you don't have as much time to practice compared to you were younger. The wires you speak of come from time, practice, effort and habit - i.e the original meaning of the term kung fu.
- ntlk 4y ago
  This is it. There are periods in life when the time for practice is more likely to be freely available. As an adult there are other responsibilities to be negotiated. I’ve made life choices that now result in having uninterrupted blocks of time for learning to play an instrument in my thirties. I’m surprised at how quickly some things become completely effortless when you have time to practice every day.
  - ido 4y ago
    Be that as it may, children have a higher degree of neuroplasticity than adults. You would have probably learned even faster as a child.
    - alfiedotwtf 4y ago
      On the flip side, you're also less likely to be serious wanting to play an instrument, especially classical piano. I started classical piano in primary school all the way up until I turned 17. I thought I played ok... but I started lessons again about 6 months ago (I'm turning 40 this weekend) and now that I actually want to play rather than be forced to play from tiger parents, I can honestly say that I'm learning 100 times faster than when I was a kid. Also, now that I'm actually practicing multiple times a week rather than 30 minutes before my lesson (like when I did when I was a kid), my sight reading is blowing my mind. I could only wish to read like I do today than when I did in my teens.
  - alfiedotwtf 4y ago
    Exactly. I now have an alarm that goes off every day after dinner, where I force myself (no matter how dead tired I am) to sit at the piano and play at least an hour. But like going to the gym, the hard part is getting there. Once I'm playing, I look down at my watch and it's been over 2 hours!
    - ntlk 4y ago
      I’m exactly the same. Sometimes I think, ok, just ten minutes, and before I know it I made a ton of progress and spent an hour enjoying the process.

At the same time, I understand it. There are some things simply out of reach, music you literally cannot play because those wires weren't built when you were younger.

darylteo 4y ago

Exactly... at the elite level activities nowadays are simply out of reach to individuals who were not wholly absorbed in it from a young age. Federer - 8. Nadal/Djokovic - 4. S. Williams - 3. L. Hamilton - 8. M. Schumacher - 6. Verstappen - 4. Phelps - 7. Messi - 4. C. Ronaldo - 7. M. Carlsen - 5. Lebron - 9. S. Curry - 6 Some people are just lucky to be good at the things they love doing. The others have to be content with getting paid for the things that they're good at to pay for the things that they love doing.

Jataman606 4y ago
Jimi Hendrix - 15.
ciceryadam 4y ago
Andre Agassi wrote an autobiography, in it he explains that his father groomed him for tennis greatness by building a tennis court in their backyard, and by sending him to tennis boarding school. Agassi also said that he had always hated tennis during his career.

alfiedotwtf 4y ago

FIFY: music you literally cannot play because you don't have as much time to practice compared to you were younger. The wires you speak of come from time, practice, effort and habit - i.e the original meaning of the term kung fu.

ntlk 4y ago
This is it. There are periods in life when the time for practice is more likely to be freely available. As an adult there are other responsibilities to be negotiated. I’ve made life choices that now result in having uninterrupted blocks of time for learning to play an instrument in my thirties. I’m surprised at how quickly some things become completely effortless when you have time to practice every day.
- ido 4y ago
  Be that as it may, children have a higher degree of neuroplasticity than adults. You would have probably learned even faster as a child.
  - alfiedotwtf 4y ago
    On the flip side, you're also less likely to be serious wanting to play an instrument, especially classical piano. I started classical piano in primary school all the way up until I turned 17. I thought I played ok... but I started lessons again about 6 months ago (I'm turning 40 this weekend) and now that I actually want to play rather than be forced to play from tiger parents, I can honestly say that I'm learning 100 times faster than when I was a kid. Also, now that I'm actually practicing multiple times a week rather than 30 minutes before my lesson (like when I did when I was a kid), my sight reading is blowing my mind. I could only wish to read like I do today than when I did in my teens.
- alfiedotwtf 4y ago
  Exactly. I now have an alarm that goes off every day after dinner, where I force myself (no matter how dead tired I am) to sit at the piano and play at least an hour. But like going to the gym, the hard part is getting there. Once I'm playing, I look down at my watch and it's been over 2 hours!
  - ntlk 4y ago
    I’m exactly the same. Sometimes I think, ok, just ten minutes, and before I know it I made a ton of progress and spent an hour enjoying the process.