This post is part 2 of a series. Source: cottonbro studio/Pexels Years ago, when I lived in a co-ed, single-occupancy dormitory with six neighbors, among which three were violinists, one played the ...

You don't need us to tell you that life is busier than ever, right now; at this point, we've stopped asking our friends how they are - we all know that we're overwhelmed, overstretched and overworked ...

Ludwig van Beethoven’s notebooks show that he spent countless hours laboriously developing and revising the musical ideas on which his great compositions were based. It was a torturous and ...

A person is in a state of flow when they are totally immersed in a task. When a person is “in flow,” they may not notice time passing, think about why they are doing the task, or judge their efforts.

Different types of electrical activity within your brain dominate during certain times of day or during specific activities. Harnessing your brain’s alpha waves can help you enter a flow state, which ...

Performance anxiety is not all bad. The psychophysical state is triggered by anxiety-provoking performance situations and is accompanied by increased body tension, attention, mental focus, and ...