Day 524 – Exit Off Of Habit Highway

Here on day 524 I feel accomplished that I was able to maintain 3 hours a day through the winter break. Today will mark the 78th day in a row of 3-hours of practice. The winter break during the academic year is normally a time I find difficult to sustain ambitious practice goals. There are times where I just want to sleep in, hang out with my family, fix our fixer-upper house, etc. but practicing three hours every day is a little like living in extreme conditions. For example – I imagine if I lived in the arctic circle where it is common to have 4-5 hours of daylight. The amount of time one has to do things ‘during the day’ is limited. That’s exactly how it feels with practice in the winter for me. I am either sacrificing the morning, the mid-day, or the evening, which leaves me with a shortened day to get anything else done. I’m not complaining, just observing why it is challenging at times. Over these past few weeks, I felt the challenge … (click here for the complete article on jasonsulliman.com)

This was originally published on January 14, 2019, on Jason Sulliman’s personal website.