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⏳Your phone habits could be costing you your best songs.
Learn why you should ditch your phone today for hyper-focus on music!
The AI Musicpreneur
November 29, 2023
Good day,
Chris from the AI Musicpreneur here.
I got a new edition to the family.
No, my girlfriend is not pregnant.
But there’s a new cat on the block that we are currently fostering.
He’s a British shorthair mix and is called Kiwi.
And may I say, he’s having a right royal day today.
Ask why he’s called Kiwi? His eyes have a touch of green.
Alright, let’s do this.
If you want to do any of the below:
Master your focus
Boost your creativity
Write 5 songs instead of scrolling
Develop your unique sound
...then this newsletter is for you.
We’ll cover:
📰 Hot off the press:
Headline News: Eazy-E hidden tracks via AI?
The AI Musicpreneur mag: Issue #13 is out - Catch up with the latest in AI and music.
🎤 5 reasons why you need to ditch your phone to focus on your music career
→ Hyper-focus will take your music ability to new heights.
🤖 Prompt: The Artist’s focus crafter
→ Assess distraction habits, uncover assumptions & enhance your productivity
Hot off the press: Eazy-E hidden tracks via AI?
Over 25 years after his tragic death, N.W.A co-founder Eazy-E could have new music on the way - with an assist from AI. Eazy-E's son Lil Eazy-E has hinted that AI may help complete and release tracks from the rapper
Eazy-E’s son Lil Eazy-E recently teased the possibility of using AI to restore and complete songs from the N.W.A founder’s unheard vault of recordings.
“There are hidden tracks out there, so we’ll see how [releasing them through AI] goes,” he told reporters.
Recap: The hottest news from last week
Dive into the AI music news of last week with the “AI Musicpreneur” Mag.
Unearth the stories that shook the industry.
- 3 big stories
- 3-minute read
Click here to read it.
Here are 5 reasons why you need to ditch your phone to focus on your music career:
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.
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.
Phubbing hurts relationships: "Phubbing" (snubbing others for your phone) damages real connections with fans and collaborators that can boost your career.
Anxiety and depression lurk: Research shows phone addiction can raise anxiety, diminish well-being, and trigger depression - not a recipe for success!
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 tune in to your genuine 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 3-5 songs 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:
Schedule focus time without notifications: Block out 2-hour chunks daily to work distraction-free.
Put your phone in another room while working: Out of sight is out of mind - you'll be amazed how little you need it.
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.
Prompt: The artist’s focus crafter
This prompt will help artists analyze phone usage patterns and identify specific strategies to optimize focus on music creation.
How it helps:
→ Assess distraction habits
→ Uncover assumptions
→ Enhance productivity
Here’s the prompt:
I want you to act as an advisor for increasing music productivity.
Analyse the phone usage and optimise it for music artists to channel more focus into creation, rather than scrolling on a news feed.
For context: [Describe your typical daily routine or music creation process]
Input your average daily phone usage in hours: [___ hours]
Your challenge:
Analyze the Impact: Assess how your current phone usage might be affecting your music creation process.
Identify underlying assumptions: Question any assumptions about phone usage and its necessity during your creative hours.
Response guidelines:
If input is 5+ hours: Address the potential for severe distraction and offer specific strategies to reduce phone usage and enhance music creation.
If input is 3-5 hours: Highlight the impact on creative progress and suggest ways to reclaim time for music.
If input is 1-3 hours: Discuss moderate usage and its role in your creative process, proposing methods to optimize focus.
Advice for all ranges:
Propose structured, phone-free focus sessions.
Recommend physical separation from the phone during creative work.
Encourage tracking progress to observe benefits from reduced phone usage.
Provide a personalized strategy to integrate these practices into your routine, enhancing your focus and creativity in music.
Additionally include a step-by-step guide and provide an outline of a day showing routines and specific timings to write music and manage phone time more efficiently.
How to use: The artist's focus crafter
Fill in the "[___ hours]" placeholder with your average daily phone usage hours.
Fill in the “Context”: Provide your music creation routine for context.
Respond to the analysis and advice sections based on your input hours.
Here's how it helps refine your focus:
Here’s an example output:
Increased focus during dedicated sessions allows effortless flow of ideas.
PROMPT OVERVIEW: The artist's focus crafter
→ Boost output
→ Assess habits
→ Question beliefs
Continue the chat here
Wrap up:
WHAT YOU LEARNED TODAY:
Phone addictions can cost you precious writing time and lost creativity
Structured focus sessions are essential for dedicated writing time
Tracking your progress helps stay motivated on your phone-free journey
We’re at the end.
I hope these insights help you reclaim your creative flow from distractions.
Don't forget - if your phone starts playing the Mission Impossible theme?
That's just me trying to hack into it to prevent any snoozing alerts from interrupting your process!
Wishing you clarity and concentration as you take your songwriting to the next level.
Catch you next time!
-Chris (The AI Musicpreneur)