Ressi has two theories: As people get older, they gain experience performing increasingly complicated tasks.

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The mediums ranged from 15 to 47 years of automatic writing experience, performing up to 18 psychographies per month.

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Although the cellist says the experience of performing in an orchestra should serve as a powerful inspiration on its own.

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John Cassavetes, who made much of his money performing in action films, put that experience to work as the director of this hard, brooding crime drama from 1976.

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When you're performing hundreds of thousands of strokes a day, a flawless typing experience is worth splurging on.

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