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Akash Thakkar
- Jan 11
- 3 min
How to Make Practice Easy with the Expiry Date Method
To start the new year off, let's indulge in a thought experiment: Imagine yourself casually sipping on straight, unadorned cow's milk...
Akash Thakkar
- Jan 3, 2023
- 5 min
Why One Habit Can Give You a Great Sound Design Career
There's one habit that separates sound designers from the rest of the pack, and almost no one does it.
Akash Thakkar
- Jan 4, 2022
- 4 min
The Four Seasons Method: Know Exactly How to Spend Your Time
How, exactly, to use your time this year.
Akash Thakkar
- Oct 6, 2021
- 1 min
The Myth of the Creative Grind, Growing a Personal Brand, and Being a Balanced Artist with Dot
This week on the Sound Business Podcast, we're interviewing the badass Dot!
Akash Thakkar
- Sep 29, 2021
- 1 min
Creative Flow, Following Your Intuition & Loving the Practice with DiViNCi
This week on the Sound Business Podcast, we're interviewing the incredibly wise DiViNCi!
Akash Thakkar
- Sep 15, 2021
- 1 min
Mental Health, the Myth of Talent, and Impostor Syndrome with Sydney Kjerstad of Smart Game Piano
In this interview with Sydney Kjerstad, we discuss the myth of talent, imposter syndrome, mental health, and much more!
Akash Thakkar
- Sep 14, 2021
- 3 min
In a Slump? Here's How to Bounce Back
How to bounce back after a long time away from your craft.
Akash Thakkar
- Aug 9, 2021
- 1 min
Why a Single-Numbers-Focus Prevents us from Reaching our Goals
Why focusing on these metrics makes us miserable (and what to focus on instead).
Akash Thakkar
- Aug 4, 2021
- 1 min
Touring, Music Entrepreneurship, and Live Show Designing with Laura Escudé
In Episode #5 of the Sound Business Podcast, we're interviewing the brilliant Laura Escudé.
Akash Thakkar
- Jun 23, 2021
- 2 min
The Terry Crews Method: Quit More, Get More Done
How quitting more actually leads to greater results.
Akash Thakkar
- Jun 14, 2021
- 4 min
The In-Between: How to Wisely use your Downtime
Way back when the earth was a wee lass and the moon had just barely formed, our planet was spinning so fast that a day would have just...
Akash Thakkar
- Dec 19, 2020
- 2 min
DoTheThingitis: Why We Must Release Imperfect Work
Why we should always release our stuff - even if it isn't perfect.
Akash Thakkar
- Sep 8, 2020
- 4 min
The 5-Second Method: How to Practice Sound Design with Minimal Effort
Here's how we can practice sound design while having fun, taking less time, and getting better results
Akash Thakkar
- Aug 19, 2020
- 4 min
Why Showing Your Work Will Get You More Work
Relying entirely on demo reels just doesn't cut it. We need to be constantly showing our work to get more and more projects.
Akash Thakkar
- Jul 15, 2020
- 4 min
The One Knob Method - How to Learn any Plugin, Tool, or Piece of Gear Quickly
How to start learning your gear without just relying on presets.
Akash Thakkar
- Jul 9, 2020
- 6 min
The Tinyboard Method: How to Get an Insane Amount Done Every Day
How one tiny tool can help us get an insane amount done daily
Akash Thakkar
- Jul 1, 2020
- 5 min
How to use Overbreaks to Make Working From Home a Breeze
How to work from home and get a ludicrous amount of work done
Akash Thakkar
- Jun 17, 2020
- 5 min
Field Recording: How to Speed Up Your Process
How to make sure that your field recording process is efficient, quick, and easy to do
Akash Thakkar
- Jan 14, 2020
- 5 min
How to Practice Sound Design (Especially if You Don't Have Time)
How to finally put time into your craft, even if you're already stretched too thin.
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