⏳ Phone addiction is killing your music career. 

Good day,

how are you today?

Chris from the AI Musicpreneur here.

Picture this:

A shy, 17-year-old me arriving in Madison, Wisconsin, back in 2004.

Little did I know that this exchange student adventure would introduce me to Todd and Rylee, who would become my second family.

Todd, a fellow music artist & entrepreneur, always made sure I felt at home during my visits, even placing a guitar in my room.

Rylee, in particular, has had an immeasurable impact on my life, helping me break out of my shell and fearlessly chase my dreams.

I'm preparing for a trip to Brussels to reunite with these incredible people this weekend and I can’t wait.

Now, let’s cut to the chase.

In today's newsletter, we're taking a deep dive into the (somewhat) surprising impact of phone addiction on musicians.

If you want to do any of the below:

→ Supercharge your creativity and songwriting output

→ Reclaim precious time for honing your craft

→ Nurture real, career-boosting connections

→ Safeguard your mental well-being and focus

...I wrote this edition for you.

So grab a comfy seat, pour yourself a warm drink.

And get ready to discover how AI and a few simple tweaks to your phone routine could be the key to your best songs.

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✍🏼 AI prompt corner

• 5 reasons why you need to ditch your phone to focus on your music career:

• Prompt: The phone habit optimizer (by The AI Musicpreneur)

• Great for: ✓ Music Artists ✓ Artist Managers

HOT OFF THE PRESS:

✍🏼 AI PROMPT CORNER

Here are 5 reasons why you need to ditch your phone to focus on your music career:

Mel Robbins, a podcast host and motivational speaker, really opened my eyes with this video.

“I think your dreams deserve five minutes in the morning.”

So, let’s explore 5 reasons why you need a digital reset today.

Reason 1 - Phone distraction is a creativity killer:

Constant notifications and mindless scrolling zap your mental energy and focus.

Hyper-focus is essential for developing your unique musical style and expression.

Reason 2 - Social Media is a time vampire:

It's easy to waste hours just scrolling.

That time adds up - you could have written 5 songs instead!

Protect your time to stay prolific.

Reason 3 - Phubbing hurts relationships:

"Phubbing" (snubbing others for your phone) damages real connections with fans and collaborators that can boost your career.

Reason 4 - Anxiety and depression lurk:

Research shows phone addiction can raise anxiety, diminish well-being, and trigger depression.

Not a recipe for success!

Reason 5 - Staying on trend is tough:

With over 120k songs added daily, you need total focus to develop your distinct sound and story.

A phone-free zone helps you to stay focused on your long-term vision.

How many hours a day do you estimate spending on your phone? ___ hours

If that number is:

• 5+ hours: Yikes, that's severe phone addiction territory! You could be missing out on at least 1 song written per day.

• 3-5 hours: Your phone habit is above average and might be slowing your progress. Over a month, that's like losing a week of creative time.

• 1-3 hours: Your usage is moderate but still presents a distraction. Even halving this time could boost your focus significantly.

To start ditching your phone more:

1. Schedule focus time without notifications: Block out 2-hour chunks daily to work distraction-free.

2. Put your phone in another room while working: Out of sight is out of mind - you'll be amazed how little you need it.

3. Track your progress: Note how much you accomplish in focus sessions to stay motivated on your phone-free journey.

Try limiting your usage to under 3 hours for one week.

See if your creative productivity and sense of well-being doesn't get a nice boost!

Hyper-focus will take your music ability to new heights.

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I have THE prompt for you to hit your creative goals and ditch your phone

Prompt: The phone habit optimizer

Great for:

✓ Music Artists

✓ Artist Managers

This prompt helps music professionals optimize phone usage to achieve their creative goals.

⛓️ Use this tool: Claude or ChatGPT

You can access both Claude and ChatGPT-4 through 1 subscription.

1. Go to poe.com

2. Get a subscription & choose “Claude-3-Opus” or “GPT-4”

💡Use Cases:

• Reducing phone distractions to focus on songwriting and music production

• Creating a balanced schedule for phone usage and creative work

• Developing strategies to minimize phone-related procrastination

• Optimizing digital wellness for enhanced creativity and productivity

🧐 Interesting for:

• Music artists: This prompt helps artists create strategies to minimize phone distractions and focus on their creative goals.

• Artist managers: By understanding the impact of phone usage on creativity, managers can better support their artists' productivity.

Why should you use this prompt?

• Gain insights into how phone usage impacts your creative goals

• Receive personalized recommendations to optimize your digital wellness

• Develop a step-by-step guide to reduce distractions and enhance focus

• Create a detailed daily schedule balancing phone usage and music creation

Here’s the prompt:

Here’s an example I wrote for virtual artist “Luna Raye”

Luna is preparing to record her album.

Recording time is approaching fast but she’s still missing 3 songs that she needs to write in 3 weeks.

It’s a pivotal time for her to be laser-focused on writing new material.

That means ditching any potential distractions that could be harmful for her productivity.

And at the centerpiece of this distraction is also phone usage.

She currently uses her phone 5 hours per day.

She interacts with fans.

She posts stories on Instagram to keep followers up-to-date

She browses Social Media.

Now, let’s see how our Phone habit optimizer can help us achieve our creative goals.

Here’s the input:

My current goal as an artist is to <Write 3 songs in 3 weeks. I am preparing for my album recording and need to have these songs ready in time> 

Your task is to analyze the effects of my current phone usage per day <5 hours> on my specified goal above and give exact recommendations based on my unique situation to hit my goal.

Here’s the result:

(I used the Claude-3-Opus model inside poe.com for this.)

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WRAP UP

We’re at the end.

Now, let's wrap this up with a little humor and some wisdom from our favorite time-traveling movie:

In "Back to the Future," Doc Brown famously says:

"If my calculations are correct, when this baby hits 88 miles per hour, you're gonna see some serious s***."

Well, if my calculations are correct, when you hit 88 minutes of focused, phone-free music creation, you're gonna see some serious progress!

Just like Marty McFly learned the importance of not getting distracted by the past (or future), music artists need to learn not to get distracted by phones.

After all, you don't want to end up like Biff Tannen, do you?

Always chasing after the next notification.

Never really accomplishing anything meaningful.

So, take a page from Marty's book and stay focused on your present - creating the best darn music you can.

And if you ever feel tempted to pick up that phone, just remember:

"Where we're going, we don't need phones!"

Always rooting for you!

-Chris (The AI Musicpreneur)

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