"He runs music camps where complete beginners are invited to come jam with him, the professional musician. His philosophy is simple: there are no wrong notes, no punishment or judgement for misfit notes. What matters...is what you do after you play them. Wooten points out that this is how babies learn language. They're allowed to "jam" with professionals from day one."
"it's jamming with other people (better than me), watching how they think in real time, deciding when to hold back, when to step forward, how to recover when something doesn't land. That's where a lot of the breakthroughs happen. And, that's what Cal Newport calls career capital: the skills you build by working next to people who already have them. Reading about the skills are helpful, but you need to be "in the room jamming" with people to really get the full effect."
Victor Wooten invites complete beginners to jam with professional musicians, teaching that there are no wrong notes and emphasizing recovery after mistakes. Babies learn language by jamming with adults, and similar immersion accelerates musical learning. Jamming with better players enables observation, decision-making, and recovery that produce breakthroughs. Cal Newport's career capital frames skills gained by working alongside experienced practitioners. Reading and isolated study help, but being in the room and practicing with experts provides the full effect. Design leaders often step away from craft to avoid micromanagement, which reduces apprenticeship and hands-on learning opportunities.
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