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10,000 Hours to Mastery

Posted on Feb 8th, 2008 by Duff : Modern Magician Duff

A great article was published today on LifeClever about the oft mentioned claim that mastery of something takes about 10,000 hours of practice. From what I've seen, this is true. This means that we are... More »

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Engagement is the new withdrawl

Posted on May 7th, 2007 by Duff : Modern Magician Duff

My personality type is a type 5 on the Enneagram. 5's tend to withdraw from and avoid the world. We procrastinate, feel a baseline of buzzing anxiety, and over-prepare in the hopes that we will... More »

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How transferable is your spiritual practice?

Posted on Mar 21st, 2007 by Duff : Modern Magician Duff

A couple months ago I went ice skating. I hadn't been ice skating in about 6 years, and this was going to be my 2nd time ever. But in the last 5 years I'd become... More »

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The Power of Parenting

Posted on Mar 8th, 2007 by Duff : Modern Magician Duff

My amazing girlfriend has a 9-year-old son. Her ex-husband is not living locally, so I've begun to take on some parenting roles. While part of me doesn't feel prepared to be a parent, I'm starting... More »

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How to be the world's best at something

Posted on Jan 26th, 2007 by Duff : Modern Magician Duff

I was raised with two professional musician parents. So naturally, my sisters and I were started on violin lessons at age 5, so we could get a head start. Later I decided that music wasn't... More »

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Sickness and Spirituality

Posted on Jan 19th, 2007 by Duff : Modern Magician Duff

This week I was sick with the flu. I noticed several things related to spiritual practice while sick. One is that it is much easier to practice when healthy! Yoga asana practice when stiff and... More »

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Work as practice

Posted on Jan 22nd, 2006 by Duff : Modern Magician Duff

It's one thing to have "right livelihood," or a job that is ethical and in line with your purpose, but it is another to make every task, every email, every phone call, every meeting into... More »

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