PROFOUND LESSONS FOR DRUM REHEARSAL.

Another day of drum rehearsal, and what do I have to say?

1. It's never about what you like.

So, I was told to hit the snare drum with all my might, and I said, "I don't like making noise." Oga just laughed and said, "It's not about what you like," which reminded me of my coach's words.

We like to live life on our own terms, but if we don't learn quickly, we risk falling into a never-ending loop of not getting results. To become a badass drummer, I realized that I had to give up my will during training.

We can't always do life on our own terms. So whether I like making a lot of noise or not, I must do it because it's demanded of me. Everything demands something from you, and unless you're willing to give it up, you won't get results.

2. It doesn't matter if you're offbeat as long as you're enjoying it.

There's this crazy training style where my trainer plays a beat and asks me to replicate it. It's mad hard, and I hate that I'm always offbeat. But he'd always say something along the lines of, "As long as you're enjoying it, even if it's offbeat, keep going—you're doing just fine."

But it's weird—how do I relax and enjoy training? You see, when learning anything, I tend to adopt a really serious composure, and not getting it right makes it worse as I challenge myself to do better. So trying to relax in that state seems impossible.

However, I had to relax and enjoy it. And though it was mostly rubbish, it was all worth it.

We tend to forget that Rome wasn't built in a day. And like Alan Watts' backward law suggests, the harder we chase after perfection, the further away it races.

Dearest reader, make as many mistakes as possible, and enjoy the process. And also bear in mind that life doesn't work according to your rules—so it's never about what you like.

@favvy_Okwans🖤.