“ This compulsive side of practice is especially easy to experience in the new art of computer programming. The program we write is itself a responsive activity, which talks back to us in real time. We get into a loop of conversation with the program, writing and rewriting it, testing it, fixing it, testing and fixing again until we get it right, and then we find more to fix. The same applies to practicing an instrument or painting or writing. When we’re really doing well and working at our peak, we show many of the signs of addiction, except it’s a life-giving rather than a life-stealing addiction.
Free Play by Stephen Nachmanovitch
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