The Importance of Rest: Avoiding Burnout and Injury as a Musician

How do you avoid burnout as a musician? How do you take a hold of life before life takes a hold of you? And how do you find what actually brings you joy and inspires you as an artist? In this episode we’re talking about the importance of rest, how to realistically make time for rest in your life, and perspectives we’ve gained from spending time away from the instrument.

Resources mentioned:

Do Pause: You are not a To Do list by Robert Poynton 

Stolen Focus by Johan Hari

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