mental-health
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Resonant Thoughts: Alex Hutchinson’s “The Explorer’s Gene” (2025)
“It turns out that minimizing surprise is equivalent to minimizing entropy, which in turn is equivalent to minimizing another mathematical quantity (borrowed from physics) called free energy. In this way, the goal of minimizing surprise explains both perception and action. We act […] in order to ensure that our predictions become self-fulfilling prophecies” (58). “The Continue reading
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On How The Shape Of A Sound Shapes Us
I noticed a simple thing the other day while working on some music. The sounds I was working with were long tones with slow attacks and long decays. (Can you guess the instrument?) What I noticed was how instantaneously the shape of the sounds shaped me. The sounds literally slowed me down–making me feel as Continue reading
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On Timing And The Nature Of Blogging
Recently I’ve been experimenting with timers–using countdown apps on my phone to time whatever it is I’m working on. Lest you think I’m one of those people who are overly into the analytics of timing everything–I’m not (yet). No, I’m one of those people who generally loses track of time and looks up to marvel at Continue reading
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On Lessons From Long Distance Activities Which May Also Apply To Making Music
1. It doesn’t feel great at the beginning. 2. Take it slow at first. 3. Have a plan of action. 4. Add a little each week. 5. Allow time between sessions to recover. 6. The activity itself is discipline. 7. If possible, use the activity as an opportunity for exploration and adventure. 8. Alter your Continue reading
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On Capturing Thoughts In Formation: Notes On Listening
It would be a blog post about listening. *** It would be about the relationship between what we listen to and what we create as musicians. About the tension between wanting to listen to many (new) musics briefly and listening to one (older, familiar) music repeatedly. Is one approach “better” than the other? Or–as it’s Continue reading
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