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Musikverein and the Arrival Fallacy

Posted on by Inna Langerman
From the stage of Musikverein Wien - Goldener Saal

Musikverein Wien

Greetings from Graz, Austria – I’m in the middle of the ​AIMS​ music festival! The end of July was a very special musical pilgrimage for me. One of my longtime wishes has been to perform at Vienna’s world famous Musikverein – the Goldener Saal, to be exact. Many of you will probably recognize the hall from the livestreams of Vienna Philharmonic’s traditional New Year’s concerts. The hall has absolute pristine acoustics, and I had the great fortune to join AIMS on the year they had a performance scheduled at this hall for the very first time, in over 50 years of their history. Continue reading “Musikverein and the Arrival Fallacy” →

Overcoming Common Roadblocks to New Year’s Resolutions

Posted on by Inna Langerman

A happy, healthy, and musical New Year to you!

 

I’m one of those people who traditionally sets resolutions at the end of each December. The list usually comprises of roughly 6 things based on different areas of my life and interests. Not everything gets accomplished within the next 12 months, but I’ve been pretty happy with the typical 50-70% success rate. Unfortunately, New Year’s resolutions don’t work for everyone. While some things in life are clearly outside of our control, we can navigate our long-term goal challenges by looking at the four following scenarios. I take the most common saboteurs of resolution achievement and for each, include an action step or alternative perspective that we can consider.

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New Year’s Resolutions: “Less But Better” & Sleep For Success

Posted on by Inna Langerman
less but better, quote by dieter rams

Going into the new year, one of my resolutions this year is to be stricter with myself about the “less but better” principle when it comes to striving for the bigger goals (whether it be in the practice room, the studio, or the gym). Ever since the pandemic started, my social media and email inbox has been bombarded with a crazy amount of (very valuable) information. It caused my attention to divert in too many different directions. I would rotate a few too many hats in a single day, convincing myself that I could somehow “do it all” – of course the reality is that everything comes at a cost.

 

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