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What would you do if money was not an issue? (I've seen this question on this forum, in a similar topic and think it can give you a quick hint without overthinking) Edit-> For the overtraining part... It may be true, but I remeber reading things about Arnold Schwarzenneger doing lots of things that most budilybuilders would strongly disapprove.

I don't think that there is something like outstanding others in Art. I also don't believe that being highly succesful in arts will make you a (material)fortune. A LOT of masters/pioneers in any kind of artform were not financially succesful. And lots of them werent even that famous when they were alive. If your life purpose is to become a musician/artist as main priority, you simply have to want it above all else, knowing that it could be the only thing you have and still be unmeasurable happy with it. All others things that come with being succesful as an artist, are extras. If you're goal is making huge amounts of money and outstanding others, then you may be missing the point of life purpose.

I was a decent amateur/semipro rock musician and I've quit my job 1,5 years ago to pursue my passion, but I still work long shifts during the weekend to have a basic income. I think its the best thing I've ever done. During the week I only practice piano, study music theory/harmony, aural training... A full time career makes it much harder to become a master musician i think, because I believe that one needs to spend 6-8 hours a day for several years to become a master on any instrument or in composition, if you want to be highly skilled. You can become a good amateur musician with 2-3 hours practice per day, maybe with 1 hour a day... but being a pro musician has so many other facets besides the playing itself. And its those other qualities that push your musicality that much further and make you a pro. It all depends on what you really want. Do you want to be playing,practicing and studying all day? (mind that many musicians, even the best and experienced concert virtuoso's and jazz musicians, and guitar heroes study and practice hours a day) Would you love to devote your life to music, and don't care about money as long as your basic needs are met? Do you really live for music, in whatever form or genre it may be? It has to be something like a calling or religious thing I believe. Now that there will be bad days, plateaus and setbacks, it wont always fun. It takes discipline. Think about it, then maybe try it out... get a part time or weekend job and start grinding. After all you can always go back to engineering. edit -> I hope youre at least early intermediate or higher skilled, because I think it would be crazy to be a total beginner and make a career switch. You can practice while doing a daytime job whe, you start out ofcourse

Khalid. I used to smoke weed every evening for almost 2 years with a few short breaks in between, and I also was a proud defender of it, and al of its positive effects. (2-3 well stuffed joints per evening most of the time) All I can say is: Maybe it can be ok if you do it very sporadically (2-3x a year for example), but If you are serious about anything in life, then you really should let go off the daily pot. Quitting weed is one of the easiest things I have ever done, just quit. I discovered that after +- 2 weeks without pot: my thoughts were different/more positive, that I was more clear minded, that I was more aware of everything around me, more energy, faster at learning/memorizing, more motivation, more sex drive, more money, more social contacts with sober people (no more hiding at home in the evening to get a smoke), more productive, ... and so on If you want to quit, just don't smoke it. It's not really physically addictive like most drugs, it's all in your mind... see it as a challenge, a goal.

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