Posts by Kat Downs

Shit Will Get Done, and It Will Be Fun—2017
One human artist with all the feelings and occasional depression and anxiety cannot—CONSISTENTLY—do all of those things in 12 hours. What you CAN do is figure out how to use your time without burning yourself out. You will get done what you can get done and let the rest go. This is the only way to break the cycle.
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Tools: Learn Them, Use Them Tricks to gain control of your control issues, and your life
I have a theory. I believe it all comes down to control. How little we have, and what lengths we will go to obtain it. Ooooh. Existential!
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Why I Love Google Tasks
I’m allowing a system I created to do my remembering for me. I can relax because all-of-the-things are accounted for.
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An Introverted Artist’s Open Letter to Social Media
Ninety percent of my life is not interesting to look at. You hear that, social media?
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5 Ways to Keep Your Music Business Functioning When You Are Not
My main medium is music. And guess what wouldn’t come out of me? Yup, music.
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Starting from Scratch: Why I Teach Music Lessons to Kids
I will remember that once upon a time, you held that instrument up to your face backwards and tried to make sound. And today you played Mozart.
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How This Virgo Musician Does Time Management: GoogleCal and Unplugging
When I stay on task and don’t let myself wander, not only do I get more accomplished, I feel SO much better about what I’m doing.
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How to Play to an Empty Room
Learn to play to an empty room. And play amazingly well. You will be happy to have the skill.
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How Do You Know You’re on the Right Track? How to let serendipity show you the way
We doubting artists need constant reminders that the struggle is worth it. We need an “atta boy” from someone else since we are all our own bosses.
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My Relationship With Songwriting
This is me, and this is my relationship with songs and songwriting.
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Lessons From the Road: Zen and the Art of Pumping Gas
Just stand here. Stand here. Be still. Pump gas.
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