I’d like to tell you about a specific episode of podcast that offered a perfect example of the way a lot of modern experts share information without actually teaching anything.
In fact, I’ve collected many examples of this kind of thing that I want to share and publicly deconstruct.
However, I am still figuring out how to do that without being a sanctimonious jerk.
Read MoreAs a music teacher, I used to get a lot of calls from parents who were trying to foster their child’s budding interest in an instrument.
It was often a bit of a dance to figure out how to best support these families. Though a two-year-old might be fascinated by seeing someone play the drums, enrolling that tiny person in formal lessons on the drum set is not necessarily developmentally appropriate. I needed to find a way to convey that without damaging the parent’s eagerness to help their child explore music.
Read MoreI haven’t taken too many guitar lessons in my life. Though I spent years as a guitar teacher, ironically, I’m mostly self-taught.
Almost every teacher I tried did that thing where you pick up the guitar and do a fast run to show off.
No piano teacher I ever had did this. It must be something about having the instrument in your hand, just begging to be played.
Read MoreAs many women do, I found myself recently in one of those cocktail party conversations that I didn’t realize until later that I could have ended much sooner.
I was working to maintain a comfortable distance from my conversation partner, who had apparently been drinking heavily. Unconsciously, he closed the distance every time until he had backed me directly into a tree.
Read MoreI listen to a lot of podcasts. While doing the dishes, folding the laundry, mowing the lawn, walking or driving, podcasts are my go-to for education, entertainment, and connection when I’m alone.
I also read books, watch videos, and take courses. I enjoy these experiences until, just like the tail end of a meal, I am done. I don’t want any more.
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