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Practice Makes Persons

On July 5, 2026July 5, 2026 By Steve SampsonIn MemoirsLeave a comment

We humans become what we practice being. My mother taught me this lesson accidentally, by letting me quit piano and take up drums. How does a kid who despised the practice timer become a human metronome? Read on.

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