Day 77. One Baby Step at a time.

“Try to create from what you got.”

Recently this idea kept appearing in my head. Most of the time my project stuck because I was aiming too high and didn’t have the path to achieve. So it prevents me from getting deep work immediately and gives me frustration in the meantime.

Today after I wake up, I focus back on my Digitakt, trying to recreate the jazz brushes sound I need in my first Jazz Standards performance video.

(The video demonstrates the original sample and mixes my Digitakt program into it.)

It went quite well! didn’t achieve much but it’s an undeniable baby step. I’m going to use this dumb way, one step at a time, to keep making progress.

What I’ve Done Today

Today I try to push some limits and accomplish as much as possible. however still got a bit stuck. Something needs to change.

1. Guitar Practice
   • ✔️ Basic Training (1hr) – Transcribing Stella by Starlight
   • ✔️ Basic Training 2 (1hr) – Arpeggio and Ear Training Over “All The Things You Are”
   • ❌ Guitar Learning and Theories (1hr): Searching for books and making plans with ChatGPT.
   • ❌ Orchestra Practice (1hr)
2. Brand Building
   • ✔️ Writing and making progress in HeptaBase
   • ✔️ Research and learning (1hr): Digitakt Jazz Beats
   • ✔️ Make Tunes (1.5hr): Digitakt Jazz Beats
3. Brand Marketing
   • ✔️ Writing Blog
   • ✔️ Post Threads content: Digitakt learning process
4. Life Chores
   • ❌ Admission works: Scholarships
   • ❌ Selling and posting second-hand stuff.