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You may not know this, but I was a professional musician for a number of years. In my mid-20s, I was certain that this was the path for me, so I quit my stable finance job after saving up enough to pursue music full-time. Throughout my time as a musician, I made a lot of beats, but I also found myself doing something that I didn’t anticipate. Rather than making beats day-in and day-out, I was spending much of my time trying to get my music heard. I was submitting my music to blogs, trying to collaborate with popular artists, and finding ways to distribute my work through labels. To put it simply, I was investing a lot of energy into fulfilling my desire to be validated by others. The reality is that if I redirected that effort into the music itself, that would’ve increased the chances for it to be heard. If I took more time to improve the quality of my art, then these improvements would’ve been the gateway to reaching more ears. However, the reason I didn’t do that was simple: I didn’t

The Inner Compass Archive ↓ Best Posts All Posts Recent Posts Newsletter Book Courses ↓ Thinking In Stories The Examined Writer Reflections The Inner Compass By Lawrence Yeo *Note: If you’re looking for the book, you can get it here . You may not know this, but I was a professional musician for a number of years. In my mid-20s, I was certain that this was the path for me, so I quit my stable finance job after saving up enough to pursue music full-time. Throughout my time as a musician, I made a lot of beats, but I also found myself doing something that I didn’t anticipate. Rather than ma

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