- Another 900-page academic book proves what most artists already know to be true: that “talent is highly overrated,” “practice makes perfect,” and “when it comes to choosing a life path, you should do what you love.” The key, what some of us might not be so aware of, is “deliberate practice”: “setting specific goals, obtaining immediate feedback and concentrating as much on technique as on outcome.”
- Later this month, Michael Silverblatt is going to interview Stuart Dybek. Listen to a previous interview on Bookworm.
- Barry Yourgrau will be the guest blogger on Powell’s this week. Read a previous essay on writing his latest book.
- Emmy The Great’s new single was produced by my old friend Jeremy. You can listen to it at MySpace.
