Discover how to apply productivity hacks from Tim Ferriss’ The 4-Hour Work Week to your dance training. Learn how to optimize practice time, avoid burnout, and achieve faster results by focusing on key techniques, mental skills, and smart strategies like the 80/20 rule, batching, and selective focus. Streamline your dance routine to work smarter, not harder, and maximize both your growth and well-being.

Hey everyone, welcome to Mental Hacks for Dancers! I’m your host, April Lorenzi, and in this podcast, we explore tips, tricks, and strategies to strengthen the mental side of your dance practice. Dance is about more than just movement—it’s about training your mind, too. This podcast pulls insights from various fields and even books—and applies them to dance. Whether you’re handling audition stress or working on memory for choreography, I’ll be sharing insights from my blog and beyond to help you build mental resilience and thrive on and off stage. Let’s work on our mental fitness together, because it’s just as important as physical training!

How Malcolm Gladwell’s book Blink can be used in dance to enhance your stage reactions and first impressions. Learn how quick decision-making and snap judgments influence everything—from auditions to performance and stage presence. Find the full blog post here: https://aprillorenzi.substack.com/p/mastering-instincts-in-dance-harnessing.