I tend towards a jam band type of life.
I don’t like to do a lot of practice or memorization or perfecting or repeating. I like to do it live, making it up as I go.
This is not always good, but I chaff against other approaches. So instead of fighting it, I try to roll with it.
What’s required to make this successful isn’t memorizing exactly what I’m supposed to do, but instead knowing the foundation in an out without even thinking. When I really know the core of something, I can jump in and plot a path across its crust on the fly.
I don’t want to live the same day twice, sing the same song twice, or write the same thing twice.