All learning takes practice. For example, we can’t learn to play the flute by carrying one around with us so that we look like a flutist. And, we can’t learn to play the flute simply by reading a book on how to play one. We can learn a lot about the history of the flute from a book—who designed it, how it compares to a trumpet or clarinet, and the names of all the great flute players—And, we can engage in fascinating conversations about what we’ve read. But unless we pick up a flute with the intention of learning how to play it our self, and then practice playing it our self, we’ll simply carry flute facts around in our head, and actually playing the flute may remain something we want do, but we still can’t do because we don’t know how to do it our self. (Read more…)

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