Re: five minutes a day

["Gordon Graham" <ggraham@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I think it comes down to personality types more than country or
continents.....I once read an interesting theory that many of the restless
ADD types left  other continents  to settle the Americas.  Maybe that is one
of the reasons jazz and blues type music developed over here
(exploration).......and we like the idea of short concentration periods...
ie. 5 minutes..................uh what was I talkin' about?

Gordon
- ----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Joe and Cass Leone" <leone@xxxxxxxx>
To: <harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Saturday, June 19, 2004 9:46 PM
Subject: Re: five minutes a day


>
>
> On Jun 19, 2004, at 8:12 PM, Pierre wrote:
>
> >
> >
> > Robert said:
> >
> > This thread is VERY interesting for an european mind and, IMHO, has A
> > LOT to do with "instant gratification" so engrained in the american
> > psyche.
>
>   So you're saying that Europeans are NOT interested in instant
> gratification.
> >
> > I guess Iceman forgot there are Europeans on the list.
>
>   I don't know, he has been there many times and has even won a couple
> championships.
>
> >  You have to
> > understand that due to constant abuse by marketers, the american mind
> > has
> > been forced to adapt,
>
>   Only if you're a sheep. This isn't always the case.
>
> >  whenever it hears an exagerated claim, it recognizes
> > it as hype and either ignores it or translates the claim to a more
> > resonable
> > claim in less than a nanosecond.
>
>   The curse of having to think.
> >
> > Don't forget Iceman said:
> >
> >>> Of course, any additional practice you wish to add should be
> >>> considered a
> > bonus to yourself and enjoyed as such, but treat it separate >> from
> > the new
> > discipline you are developing
> >
> > So you can play more but should be diciplined for 5 minutes a day and
> > work
> > on one item.
>
>   Yes, he was speaking of a MINUMUM
>
> >  I tried to practice one skill for 5 minutes and without even
> > noticing I was over ten minutes before I new it. Now hopefully I will
> > play
> > some more today but if I get busy or get sucked in by the boob tube I
> > will
> > have practiced the one thing I really want to improve.
> >
> > Gordon Graham said:
> >
> > The more often our brains are reminded of what we
> > are trying to learn the faster we develop those habits.
> >
> > I agree with Gordon and would like to add that in any kind of training,
> > quality is more important than quantity;
>
>   Yes
>
> >  I'm real good at quantity as I like
> > to fool around, but I'm terrible at quality.
>
>   Me too
>
> >  So for me 5 minutes of quality
> > a day of quality time sounds just great.
> >
> > Pierre.
> >
> > (Canada)
> >
>   Would you say Canadians are closer to Europeans or (so called)
> Americans. BTW, I think U.S.ers is more correct.
>
>   Not disagreeing here......Actually, I'm agreeing..... :)
> .....smo-joe
> >
> >
> >
> >
>
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