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5/24/2018

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I think the greatest challenge of modern adult life is keeping life simple enough to stay sane and healthy. Without simplicity it is impossible to maintain a practice regime, health regime, and build relationships when we are bogged down in distraction and unnecessary crap.

 Student/Us/Me need reminding of the following order of priorities:
  1. Health
  2. Family
  3. Work
  4. Music, unless Music is your work
  5. The rest of it

As a teacher of adult music students the following complaints come my way on a regular basis. Notice that family responsibilities are not on this list.

  1. ​Netflix
  2. Social media
  3. Commuting
  4. Unfocused practice goals
  5. Drinking and drugs. The stats are sobering. https://www.projectknow.com/research/drug-addiction-statistics-alcoholism-statistics/www.sahealth.sa.gov.au/wps/wcm/connect/public+content/sa+health+internet/healthy+living/is+your+health+at+risk/the+risks+of+poor+nutrition
  6. Physical and mental exhaustion from a lousy career or home life
  7. Poor nutritional choices that sap our energies.                                                https://www.sahealth.sa.gov.au/wps/wcm/connect/public+content/sa+health+internet/healthy+living/is+your+health+at+risk/the+risks+of+poor+nutrition
  8. Boredom from the same old same old
  9. Clutter in our studios/homes/life that makes everyday activities inefficient
  10. Internet surfing

Best, 

David






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10/24/2018 12:19:34 am

Adults nowadays deal with a lot of outside factors that contribute to their busy and hectic lifestyles. A big difference, though, is that the problems we adults face is more inclined with what is happening in the digital world. We are being taken over and driven by the technology that we use and thus becomes a problem in itself. We tend to forget to take time for ourselves. To give our bodies time to heal and recover from the stresses that modern technology brings us.

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David Story
10/24/2018 07:54:31 pm

I’ll second that.

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