When I checked in with my students at the end of the year many of them told me they’d like to practice more in the coming year. This is my trick for making sure I practice a little every day. Maybe it will work for you too.
Practice Jar
I have a glass jar that I put one marble into every day I practice, and take a marble out for every day I don’t. That’s it, it’s super simple!
I don’t want to lose marbles because it’s a visual of my progress, so rather than having to take one out I’ll practice for at least 5 minutes so I can put one in instead. Once I get going I usually want to continue.
I like this trick because I know it’s more effective to practice a bit each day than for a long time all at once.
Of course this will work with small objects other than marbles and you can even add incentives for filling the jar. Adjust and customize to your liking. It works for me, let me know if it works for you!
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