Reading Time

I had bought this book title: The Inner Game of Work by W. Timothy Gallwey more than 2 years ago, but I have yet to finish more than half the book if I recalled correctly. Yesterday, I thought of this book, and picked it up. I read the Preface and the Introduction last night.

I quite like the book: The Inner Game of Music by Barry Green with Timothy Gallwey. There was some inertia trying to start reading this book, but when I read one-fifth of it, it proved to be easy to relate to, and useful in helping me be more relaxed and less self-conscious in my playing of the double bass. So you bet I have finished reading the entire book.

What was pleasant surprise for me then, after I had finished reading the book and was practising some of the strategies, was that my conductor commented that he observed that I have become more relaxed in my playing of the double bass. And he meant it in a positive sense, because being more relaxed, I had sounded better and natural. That is certainly a delightful feedback for a music instrument player to receive.

Now I just hope I can do the same with The Inner Game of Work.

I shall make time out each day for the rest of the week to read this book. This would mean that I will spend less time on the internet, and on blogging. Soon it will be my reading time. Yes, I will be reading The Inner Game of Work.