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Practice Makes Persons

On July 5, 2026September 24, 2026 By Steve SampsonIn Formative Memories1 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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