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Adam Gopnik: The Joy of Getting Good at Something Hard

Clear+Vivid with Alan Alda

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The Intersection of Ideal Technique and Deliberate Imperfection in Art

The moment of performance when you have mastered technique and can inject personality, idiosyncrasy, is where art comes in. It's the deliberate imperfections, the human quality, that make the difference. This is true for every art form, from singing to writing to dancing.

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