Lionel Yu

Professional Pianist, Composer, Youtuber

Dad to the greatest dog in the world

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Learning piano playing is like mountain climbing. Each piece of music is like a mountain, with unique paths and obstacles to overcome when climbing it.

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99% of pianists have never played on a narrower keyboard before, and don’t realize how staggering the difference is.

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We need a general gesture or sign that says "I'm sorry I just woke up and I am rushing to get to my first meeting so I really don't have time to talk despite the fact that I would really love to in more relaxed circumstances"

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Social media is specifically designed to find the most braindead, mouth-breathing opinion and blast it to the entire world for "engagement." If you're wondering why your reasonable take gets no traction, it's because you're not hateful or stupid enough to be profitable.

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Learning piano playing is like mountain climbing. Each piece of music is like a mountain, with unique paths and obstacles to overcome when climbing it.

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Teachers aren’t expensive either. You can hire a cheap teacher on sites like Fiverr for $5. However, for the best experience, get a teacher who teaches both cold/hard technique and expressive musicality.

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And while you are stuck on a difficult mountain, other students have already climbed 3, 5, 10 mountains and now have the skills themselves to climb even taller mountains by themselves.

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Not having a piano teacher means you spend lots of time figuring things out yourself, which means months or years spent on things that can be overcome in a few days with a piano teacher.

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Having a piano teacher is like having a guide who shows you the fastest shortcuts, the most scenic paths to take, and the quickest way to scale up the mountain safely.

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@Roadie_z Faith leads to a loss of wealth because you do not chase obvious money making opportunities. Before the Internet this was a healthy strategy but not in the internet age where these strategies flourish. McGilchrist gives Christians a lifeboat with his philosophies

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Why Atheist Billionaires Are Destroying Religion (My First Twitter Thread) @elonmusk @JeffBezos @dr_mcgilchrist #Prosperity #capitalism #church #Christianity

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I'm not afraid of 1000 negative comments, but I am afraid of my brain's reaction to them.

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Whenever you're faced with a difficult decision just ask yourself "Which choice will make me respect myself more?" and the choice will be easy.

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In the real world, things are more valuable when they are meaningful. But on the Internet, things are more meaningful when they are valuable. This subtle difference will ultimately lead to the destruction of humanity.

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The most difficult yet valuable skill in life is being able to work towards an outcome without becoming attached to it.

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To do anything of value in this world you're going to make some people mad. Haters are like parasites, they can only feed off that which intrinsically has value.

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@MrBeast Haters gonna hate they have no idea how hard it is to create anything of value or meaning in this world. Easy to type out 2 sentences of criticism on Twitter, hard to do something real like *actually helping 1000 people see again*

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If you're winning arguments on the Internet, you are losing at life.

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@wholemars Legit not a bad strategy. It worked for Trump. Keep the masses addicted with an endless stream of controversy and drama. The media should be 100% behind Elon, all this serves to keep people on these websites longer.

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@elonmusk @lexfridman It's not going to happen with the character limit at 240 characters, that's for sure.

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@alx Not gonna happen. Journalists LOVE Twitter. It's an endless source of mock outrage, controversial takes, one liners ripe for headlines and getting those precious clicks.