Work And Efficiency

We want to put in…

Less effort for the same result

Or

The same effort for a better result

Or even more so

Less effort for a better result

We want to be moving in a ‘better’ direction…or rather, toward efficiency.

We don’t want to have to keep putting in the same amount of effort for the exact same result.

But eventually we can’t squeeze out any more efficiency. Eventually we have to be willing to accept the work and maybe ask ourselves the more difficult question, ‘is this the work I want to be doing?’

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You're Up There

You’re not up there trying to get the audience to go from ‘this band is bad’ to ‘this band is good’.

You’re up there to get them to forget about the scale all together.

You’re not up there to prove you are good. You’re up there to connect.

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Regularly Scheduled Playlist

First Monday of the month, new Hum Love playlist up on Spotify and Apple

Keeping a playlist and adding to it regularly is a great way to let your circles know what styles and production and vibes you’re into lately.

And more than that, it’s fun to find and share new music. It may be difficult to remember but finding and sharing new music is a big reason why most of us got into this whole thing to begin with.

Doing a regularly scheduled playlist has so many benefits. And it’s free. And if you make one or ten and decide you don’t like them and want a do-over, that’s free too.

Listen to music. Share music.

»» As always you can check out all past months music at the Hum Love Archive on Spotify and Apple

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Work Time

Sometimes it’s simply work time. No frills or thrills, just a stretch of in the bunker, thankless work.

You will emerge and you will be better for it but you’re never going to get the credit or accolades that that amount of work deserves. No one does. Then again, you’re not doing it for the credit. You’re doing it because it’s work time and you’re willing to pay a price for the result that comes from it.

It isn’t forever but it might be for now.

So if that’s you, keep going.

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When You Are The Lead Singer

When you are the lead singer, people look to you for the vibe…the vibe of the rehearsal, of the load in, of the gig, of the tour, of the meeting, of the interview.

You can try to skirt it and say, ‘I didn’t ask for that responsibility’…but it doesn’t matter. It comes with the territory.

The lead singer is the center of attention even if (or when) they are not the center of the socializing.

People look to the lead singer for how this thing is gonna go. The lead singer holds sway.

People hope and expect the lead singer will be, in fact, a leader.

So when you are the lead singer step up and lead. Wear the crown and take care of responsibility of the position.

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Toddler Toys

If you want a toddler to play with a toy, don’t tell them to play with the toy, just start playing with the toy.

Action has a special kind of magnetism.

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