To play the trumpet well, a musician can not let more than a few days …

Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi
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To play the trumpet well, a musician can not let more than a few days pass without practicing. ✨ Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi (2001). Flow: the psychology of optimal experience
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To play the trumpet well, a musician can not let more than a few days pass without practicing. ✨ Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi (2001). Flow: the psychology of optimal experience

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