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Every year when autumn starts I like to do an evaluation of the year that has passed concerning the bass part of my life. I want to feel that I am learning and growing, because I want to get good at this instrument. I want it eventually to feel like an extension of myself. It has proved to be very helpful to think through weak areas, if a certain type of exercises does not give the expected effect and so on and even put it down on paper. Sometimes we just automatically continue to do what we have been doing before, when we really should adjust or stop or move to something else. Take control over your growth.

Today I was thinking of how important it is that we train ourselves to be sensitive to the feedback we get from our senses. I found out that I was trusting my eyes to much when we played bass two weeks ago at a place where the stage was in darkness. After that I decided to practice without looking at the fretboard at all. This way I have to trust the other senses, like hearing and feeling. If we want to learn and grow continually, we have to become aware of our own playing through all senses.