Today's episode is based on Mason Currey's piece, <a href="https://masoncurrey.substack.com/p/john-cage-on-discipline">John Cage on the true meaning of discipline</a>. You should subscribe to Mason's essential newsletter, <a href="https://masoncurrey.substack.com/?utm_campaign=profile_chips">Subtle Maneuvers</a>. And here's <a href="https://masoncurrey.substack.com/p/unhinged-executive-function-hacks">his piece about totally insane, unhinged, helpful strategies. </a>
 
Mason's book, Making Art and Making a Living is available for pre-order <a href="https://us.macmillan.com/books/9781250824523/makingartandmakingaliving/">here</a>. 
 
The John Cage interview excerpts come from The Internet Archive. Hear the whole thing <a href="https://archive.org/details/CageinLA">@John Cage interviewed by Jack Hirschman in Los Angeles, 1963</a>.
 
Mason was last on TBAS <a href="https://bestadvice.show/episodes/procrastinating-properly-with-mason-currey-641">talking about procrastinating properly</a>. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://megaphone.fm/adchoices">megaphone.fm/adchoices</a>

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