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Eating death cookies

In the world of skiing, "death cookies" refers to hitting hard chunks of ice that can "fowl up an otherwise smooth turn." This can be both scary and exhilarating. And this concept is also applicable to creative artists even if you've never slid down a slope. For...

Let me tell you a story about a musician . . .

Let me tell you a story about a musician . . . a terrific violinist I’ll call Chris, who came to me because her career had hit a plateau. She was doing OK: she played with some excellent new music ensembles and had a solid teaching job. But she was frustrated that her...