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Disappointed- Mostly A Waste of Time. Fear Mongering, shallow reporting & slow...

Revisado: 04-13-21

This could have easily been much better....

Seems like they had decided what they would “find” before they started their “investigation”.

Even when they interview an expert who says they found more of the illegal filth on the open, regular web than they did on the dark web, the host seemed to give this insight about 30 seconds of time, then back to focusing on what scary things people “could” do....

Disappointed- Mostly A Waste of Time. Fear Mongering, shallow reporting & slow...

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Amazing!!

Revisado: 09-28-20

Loved it!!! Also check out his book:
Free Play
It’s every bit as good :)
Hope you enjoy it as much as I did!!!

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Great! Inspiring and insightful :)

Revisado: 09-26-20

I heard about this book through listening to the Sonic State (music production) podcast in Sept-2020 - I believe the artist that mentioned this book is named “MATTHS” and is a musician that seems to mostly use modular synthesizers.

Anyway, this book was unexpectedly exactly what I was looking for. Interesting, insightful and at times, motivating & inspiring.

I’m now planning on listening to this book again and using some of the creative exercises and concepts for my own work & life.

I’m a professional artist that never went to art school, so I love learning more about some of the classic artist in history - and what they have to say (especially because I feel under-schooled in this area) ....many of the references and concepts in this book come from areas in art that I’m very unfamiliar with (such as theater), so this peek into other creative worlds feels like a gift (to be dramatic and a little cheesy about describing it)....

Also, even the author’s insights about artists I’ve read and studied were great! For example, I’ve read books by Henry Miller before, but when the author briefly wrote about H. Miller, I still learned something new about him and his process & creative perspective & life.

The book is theoretical, practical and personal (stories from the author’s own experience are intertwined with concepts and historic examples) and these flow together nicely.

To me, the narrator’s voice was perfect for this!

Yeah, an unexpected gem for my creative world.

Enjoy :)

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Great! Been playing for 15+ years...love it!

Revisado: 07-19-20

When I first saw the title of this book, I almost laughed and thought of a cheesy collection of words and ideas I would steer clear of....then after seeing others recommend it in an online music forum (one of those forum that are actually worth reading), I decided to ditch my judgements (hang-ups) and listen to....Zen Guitar.

Yeah, my initial judgement was totally wrong. This book really speaks to me....

I’ve listened to it start to finish three times so far, and I’m still not finished with it....each time it helps me with a new insight or application for my art or in my life.....

Such good advice and wisdom....for playing and learning the guitar, yes - but also for any creative or meaningful endeavor.

This book will not give you technical lessons, you will want other books or teachers for that. But this book will share a point of view that can help you see beyond the surface of things....to help you see the deeper meaning in your choices, your actions, your thoughts and your life......

I’m no professor....just someone that makes things (professionally) and is really interested in bettering myself and learning....along the way I’ve read some guitar books, creativity book, philosophy books.....and this book has it’s place in my library.

I find myself coming back to this book for many reasons... the reason that come to mind right now... - I enjoy it’s mixture of deep concepts and ideas + relaxed and down to earth tone + easy application in my art and in my life....

I find the reader’s voice relaxing, the authors words and thoughts interesting and at times inspiring and insightful....I feel more centered and engaged in any activity after listening and thinking about these ideas. (I guess I use this book to remind myself of some of these concepts....throughout life, these things are so easy to forget...)

This may be my first or second review after listening to...maybe 100+ books on this app
- but felt like sharing my thoughts on this one - partially because I continue to learn from it....and partially because my initial and harsh judgment of this book was so completely wrong...

(I literally judged this book by it’s (digital) cover....and you already know how that goes...)

Also, the interspersed quotes from music legends are a welcomed connection - from the abstract world of Zen philosophy - to the world of familiar music that means so much to me.... this can help to remind you - that you are not alone when you struggle to master your instrument or your art or your life....
remember....the masters struggle too....
Damn it - they’re right there with you.... everybody is....

I know a lot of people that would grow from reading or listening this book....I know I have...and I continue to :)

Ok - now this feels like a journal entry...might as well keep going....


Other books & ideas that come to mind:

THE WAR OF ART
by
Steven Pressfield
(Creativity & Making “Art”)
(Or anything by Steven Pressfield)

THE ART OF MENTAL TRAINING
by
DC Gonzalez

MAN’S SEARCH FOR MEANING
by
Viktor Frankl
(Life’s meaning / Practical Philosophy)

THE COURAGE TO CREATE
by
Rollo May
(amazing thoughts & Practical life philosophy)

MAN’S SEARCH FOR HIMSELF -
- another great book by Rollo May

Or anything by:

Herman Hesse, Bill Hicks (genius stand-up comedian from the 1980 & 1990’s), Allan Watts, or was that GG Allen....

Wait - now that I think about it...I’m just some stranger....why would you listen to me......?

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