The good thing about working in the mailroom is that you hear about the CEO or VP of the company who started out by working in that same mailroom. So there’s a path to get from here to there.
For musicians, comedians and most other freelancers…there is no mailroom job available. You start out as president. And there’s no clear path. And as president you’re going to have to get your own mail.
Number of followers doesn’t equate to how good you are.
Number of followers doesn’t let you know how much of a difference you’ve made.
Number of followers doesn’t get rid of loneliness.
The Big Board of the internet is good at highlighting and measuring certain metrics and getting us emotionally worked up enough to spend hours and years focusing on those metrics…because everyone else is.
What would you have to give up if you decided not to play? What would you lose if you decided to measure something else?
If you’re gonna use it everyday, get the nicer one.
Sometimes there’s a price difference with no discernible difference in quality or function or story. In that case, close your eyes and pick one and move on.
But other times you know that the price gap is indicative of one being better than the other.
So if you buy the cheaper one and it doesn’t perform will you be glad you saved the money?
If it’s something you use on a regular basis, the answer will be a resounding No.
And yes, sometimes the high quality expensive one is just too expensive.
Other times it’s not that much more expensive and you’re getting in your way by trying to save a few bucks.
How quickly can you recognize good enough?
The luxury of making your first album with no money is that this skill is built into the process. It’s time to move onto the next thing before your brain has time to even wonder what perfect might sound like.
And it’s the beauty of musical synergy…you get enough parts, instrumentation, melodies and voices that are good enough…and you end up with a perfect song.
»» The foundation of this is putting in the hours and years, developing taste and instincts, listening to the greats and favorites, and developing a sense for where you want to land…that’s how the perfect sense of ‘good enough’ is grown.
When working with a team of people some of your skills are gonna to the wayside.
No one is leaning on me to rebound the basketball, even though I know how.
Only some of your skills you have are going to apply to the group you’re working with.
You’re there for a reason. Just not every reason.