Trigger was Edgar Meyer. Blessed is he. The video of him playing McGlynn's Jigs stuck in my head. The smooth, easygoing feel that was yet also rigorous. That is how it must be. One must be light and fluid to be a man of knowledge. But at the same time, practice and technique are important.
That got me in a good feeling to play some music. And to focus on making music. Not just playing notes or making my way through changes. The key is to focus on having good technique and doing right by the music, but doing so in a free-flowing, light-touch way.
I can translate this same motion to my scientific work. I shall take the plunge into the quest for new knowledge. There's nothing to it.
