One trap I’ve fallen into in the past is spending too much time preparing and planning—and not enough time experimenting and doing.
I recognized this in myself very early into my DJing journey.
I was spending SO. MUCH. TIME. downloading music, filling in meta data, setting hot cues and memory points, and creating playlists…
So much so that I was barely doing any actual DJing.
So I’m trying to more mindfully walk this balance between prep and go. Because, yes, too much go and not enough prep leaves you confused, disjointed, and without a coherent sound… but too much prep and not enough go leaves you just as confused and disjointed as you come face to face with the decks.
So much of life is about finding the balance between these two.
…About sorting through the infinite information that’s available and acting on what’s chosen.
…About building book smarts, but also street smarts.
…About picking a direction and just as importantly… walking the path picked.
How are you doing with this balancing act?