fr like how has this man lived as long as he has and not understood percussion as a concept???

@@irrelevant889 - lol this is a fair comment - I'm definitely not sharing an original concept here... I didn't start diving deeper into music until my mid-twenties... and it wasn't until my 30s that I started really focusing in... I was focused more on sports growing up on this channel I share things that I find cool and useful - I'm aware that a lot of these ideas aren't brand new to many... but there might just be that 1 person who creates a song with snaps because of this video... 1 person who gets a creative song idea from watching this video... and for that 1 person, this video is worth it 10 times over

@@rishikarri I respect that and I didn't mean any offense by my comment btw

@@irrelevant889 - appreciate that, man - I gotta find some sort of drum that I can hit between chords or maybe an ankle tambourine to use with my guitar

wow - really appreciate this comment - what artists have you been listening to these days? Here are my top 5 inspirations at the moment: 1. Russ 2. 6lack 3. Chris Webby 4. Tracy Chapman 5. Mackenzy Mackay

⁠@@rishikarri My favorite song from the artist Russ is probably Nobody Know’s

Yes go for it - I'll make a video tutorial

I read this book "Writing Better Lyrics" a couple of times - the author says to create a bunch of song snippets... Covers, originals, it doesn’t matter. He advises an early songwriter (like me) to put in "creation reps"… not everything is going to be remarkable… but we won’t get better unless we try and fail and try and fail and keep doing that. Agreed that the lyrics could be stronger. What artists are resonating with you these days? Here are a few for me at this moment in time: 1. Russ 2. Mackenzy Mackay 3. 6lack 4. Azizzi Romeo 5. Chris Webby

@@rishikarri dude just get comftorable making songs and get in ur own like flow like get used to it then just keep doing it and ur lyrics will get better u dont have to over think it

@@crain.akekikokuk yeah I just have to get comfortable making songs by making a bunch of them. Maybe I'll check out a songwriter's workshop too. Will keep creating and posting my song ideas on this channel

I actually wrote these lyrics. Using AI for lyrics is a good idea though - maybe I'll try it for one of my upcoming songs. Was listening to Goldie on a drive and got inspiration to rewrite the hook and perform it. Nothing I can do to make you believe me though

Cousin - I'm so glad it helped. Appreciate the subscription - I hope to add value with each video. What type of videos would you like to hear / watch more of?

@@rishikarri If you like getting granular on the focus thing, building work ethic, etc, that'd be great to hear your approach on similar topics

appreciate you, 🙏🏾 - what artists have you been listening to lately? My songwriting inspirations these days: 1. Russ 2. Mackenzy Mackay 3. 6lack 4. Tracy Chapman 5. Chris Webby I've also been listening to the song "big dawgs" by hanumankind a lot lately

cousin thank you for this note... I'm seeing social media as a place where I can add value and entertainment to people's lives by sharing ideas, offering video editing services, and promoting my music.... I'm seeing video creation as a skill that I need to work on every week... I've been trying to post here, IG, Tiktok, or LinkedIn whenever I think I have a good video to share. What have you been working on these days? PS I've been meaning to get to Berlin. I go to Europe quite a bit but spend most of my time in Spain whenever I go.

@hachadeguerra9945 - I'm certainly not a content expert just yet - I consider myself a strong beginner.... so take what I say with a grain of salt. That being said, I'm happy to share my existing strategy. I've been doing highly edited short-form videos and (almost completely) unedited long-form videos. I'm doing the long form this way to give myself a chance to speak freely to the camera in a more relaxed, slightly roundabout way. I'm doing the short-form this way because I think it gives my viewers the highest ROI (in terms of entertainment or value or both) per second. I think this is a great strategy to employ for total beginners and strong beginners... maybe even more seasoned KZbinrs too. It makes creating content very fun. Plus it's time effective. Editing a short-form video can be done in 1-3 sittings / cost less if you outsource it. A long form video will be much more expensive to edit

People were incredibly friendly and patient with me learning Spanish. We plan to go back... many times ideally

@colettepeyton2072 - wow thank you for this note. I've been doing a lot of singing exercises these days. What type of music have you been listening to lately?

hahaha - glad you enjoyed the short - Happy Friday, cousin

Wow thank you for adding this here. I'm going to a language exchange on Sunday and will try to use these.

Wow thank you - I'm learning Spanish right now and I recently started following a couple of Spanish creators. What type of videos are you looking for from this channel?

​@rishikarri first of all, I'm glad you're interested in learning Spanish, it's a beautiful language, I personally believe that the Spanish language is one of the richest ones. And, if I had to choose a concrete type of content, I think some little advice for English learning would help me a lot. But I've seen some of your videos and I like the variety of your content, like general life.

@@hachadeguerra9945 - this is excellent feedback. I'll add an english learning video to my radar. I want to continue to create a variety of content so all ideas are welcome. Agreed on the beauty of the Spanish language. I really enjoy singing in Spanish for some reason.

cousin - this comment is A1. I'm about to sign off and seeing this note is going to make the last few hours of my day a bit better. I appreciate you.

Appreciate this feedback - didn't even think about copyrights. I've posted some ideas already but I'll keep posting little clips as they come to me.

Too bad you didn’t like it

@hodurgustavsson762 - what does ding mean? Seems like you enjoyed the video based on your emoji use

Thank you - being a competitive person has caused me both a lot of growth and pain. I had this realization when talking to a friend recently and felt compelled to share in case it resonates with someone. I'm very happy you enjoyed the video.

@seacen - what makes you say that? I earnestly tried to add value in this video but perhaps I didn't succeed at doing so.

Sorry, didn't mean to be rude. There are softwares available that can achieve the same or even better output just by using your default microphone without spending. Its just up to the users to search and do their due diligence in looking for them. Content creation isn't that constriting especially nowadays. Keep it up though! I appreciate your content.

@@seacen - I deeply appreciate this second comment, cousin. Do you mind sharing the software that you recommend using with your default microphone? Perhaps I'll try it and make a video on it. I really want to help people with this channel. Personally, I didn't know ANYTHING about video / audio editing before I started. What I shared in this video is what I've landed on after 180+ videos. I'm sure there are cheaper ways to achieve EVEN BETTER quality too but this is just what I've found. The setup gets me pretty good videos for less than $200.

Appreciate this comment, man. Yeah I listen to a many different genres but hip-hop has been in the rotation a lot lately. Do you make music too, @benfairchild2546?

agreed - wealth, health, mindfulness, relationships, confidence... lots of areas in life to build "riches"

Glad you enjoyed it, @LewisCoxIII. It's great to hear that you've been enjoying making videos - add me on instagram if we're not already connected - I'll check out your videos: instagram.com/rishikarri

This is an interesting comment. Do you mean to say that doing astronomical amounts of effort will lead to burnout? I've always felt very alive when I'm putting in a lot of effort into something... I believe you can still put in a mountain of effort into something and take breaks... especially frequent cross-training breaks. Perhaps I'm being naive, I don't purport to have all of the answers. What's your experience with burnout?

@@rishikarri anytime I pick up a new hobby or start doing something for fun (or school starts again for me since I'm a student), I usually get burn out. A main cause in this is setting goals that seem even just in reach with normal people. I feel like considering 'great' effort when normal people would put in 'good' effort will lead to worse burnouts. I tried making a webcomic once. It was three pages a week, which I thought I could easily do... I was wrong. Around page thirty-something, I decided to take a break because I was wrong about the amount of effort. Two-ish years later, I still haven't returned or attempted making a webcomic because I put too much effort into that webcomic.

Oh nice - I'll have to check that one out - I've been looking for a Spanish read - thank you for sharing, cousin.

@@rishikarri of course! Best of luck! I also recommend fluency matters if they're in your price range.

@@avaarrow7478 wow appreciate this comment too - will let you know here if I end up doing that - I've been doing some classes and meetups. It's very fun for me to communicate / write songs in Spanish. Do you know other languages too? Seems like you enjoy language study.

@danielandresbarbosa6610 - you're so right. A close friend of mine once told me that his "success" is judged by how much he lives up to his values. I liked his definition of success.

This comment got me thinking about what success is

Appreciate that, friend. Yeah it feels good to change up the look from time to time. Cheers and wish you many moments of calm today.

@@rishikarri 👍

@FireWolf_08 - appreciate the vulnerability of this response, cousin. I wasn't sure whether or not to upload this video but now I'm very glad I did. I think a lot of us go through similar things but it's very easy to see a "highlight reel" on social media. Your situation will no doubt bring up a lot of difficult emotions - I hope you are able to ride the waves of emotion without drowning in them... my close friend once said that to me when I was going through a period of overthinking and the imagery of "riding emotional waves" really helped

@@rishikarri thankyou man. Your amazing

@AyushMaurya-zr2yu - glad you enjoyed the video - I hope it helped your relationship with music or whatever craft you are currently pursuing

Wow thank you for sharing. I just took a quick peek at the description - I love science fiction - old school too - last old school sci fi book I read was Brave New World - I'm looking forward to this one

@courtlandstephens92 - hurts to hear that, friend. Yeah I'm trying to raise awareness with this video cause loud music is "fun"... at least that's what I used to think. Mine has gotten a lot better. I've read that stress can make it worse and I have been more calm than my past self. That could be why - it comes and goes.

@@rishikarri wow I didn’t know stress can be a factor in tinnitus! Thanks for sharing that with me.

I like this a lot. Become exceptionally competent. That is the focus. There is a really good book called "so good they can't ignore you". Cal Newport talks about how the process of becoming a high performer makes ANY activity highly fun and rewarding. Even careers that we might find boring at first can become highly enjoyable if our competency in that field is high. There is a reward and enjoyment that comes from being "a destroyer" at something. Interesting ideas in that book.

I think I follow but can you expand? Do you mean do many things until something "catches me"... and then dive deeper into that thing?

@@rishikarri With Education Get Your Self a General Degree Which Somplaces Call Liberal Arts And Others It Is Simply Known General Education, Once You Have A Bachelors And Or Masters Level Of Said Education, This Is The Generalization. The Specialization, This Is Where The Fun Begins. Choose Something Boring Which will Make You Money Then Study For This This Should Take an additional year since you have a general degree in either Liberal Arts and or General Education. Once You Get Your "Money Making" Degree And Start Working Then You Can Go And Study Anything And Everything You Want. This Is Called The Quinones Methodology.

@@rishikarri With Education Get Your Self a General Degree Which Somplaces Call Liberal Arts And Others It Is Simply Known General Education, Once You Have A Bachelors And Or Masters Level Of Said Education, This Is The Generalization. The Specialization, This Is Where The Fun Begins. Choose Something Boring Which will Make You Money Then Study For This This Should Take an additional year since you have a general degree in either Liberal Arts and or General Education. Once You Get Your "Money Making" Degree And Start Working Then You Can Go And Study Anything And Everything You Want. This Is Called The Quinones Methodology.

This is an interesting idea... thank you for sharing. I'm going to close my eyes and do this visualization now. I ended up visualizing myself 10-15 years older in general and asking "what do I want this person to be like? What is his life situation?" When I zoom out that big, I seem to think in terms of situation / personality traits rather than specific lines of work. In 10-15 years, I want to be a person who is so deeply present in the current moment that people feel "light" talking to me. I want to be deeply confident but still humble. I want to be in strong physical health. I want to have helped a lot of humans and animals and have big, borderline delusional, visions for helping even more. I want to have passive income that surpasses my expenses. I want to still be learning every day. Perhaps I have to adopt / augment some existing habits to get there: - Increase my meditation frequency - Lift weights more rather than just walk all of the time... improve my diet - Read more personal finance / business books to improve my financial literacy - Find a way to earn a lot ethically... and then invest it - Practice active listening when interacting with others I'm sure there is more but this is what this exercise yielded on this go-around. Well thank you - I definitely feel more clear after doing the 10-15 year visualization... even though it ended up being a more general visualization.

@magnos1560 - thank you for taking the time to create this thoughtful response. I think you're definitely onto something with it being a generational problem - there are so many paths nowadays that didn't exist before. It's a beautiful thing but with more opportunities come more choices... and with more choices there is more room for overthinking. I have multiple friends who deal with this "career choice overload" problem. Doing things like journaling, meditating, and exercising are helpful for me to keep the mind from descending into fruitless overthinking... and then to have a fundamental realization that it's about the journey.... that not-finding is part of the process of finding... I'm still finding my footing... I think I've found peace in realizing that I don't have it all figured out yet and that is okay... that I'm still exploring, growing, learning, sharing. Maybe that process never stops. Peace to you too, friend.

@@rishikarri Take care brother regards from Cuba❤🇨🇺

Wow thank you so much for this very thoughtful response. I like how you call it a superpower. I’m going through your recommendation step by step "out loud" right now. Here are all of the activities that are calling to me at this moment in time. I think some of these are more-like todos but I am just letting ideas flow: - Play piano live in front of a crowd and donate 50% of the tips to “pianos for peace” - Go on a 5 mile walk while practicing my spanish with a friend - Read for an hour straight - Be able to play a single note on the bansuri - Spend 30 minutes dancing while strumming my ukulele - Walk 10 miles with my wife… taking breaks to journal in my pocket notebook while she pops into random shops - Buy another real estate property and rent it out. Make it cash flow positive - Run a mile under 5:55 - Spend 50 hours learning any form of martial arts - Go axe throwing - Play pickleball with my friend, Ryan - Open up a cat cafe with lots of cats roaming. A place for creatives to build their dreams - Plant 10,000 trees - Record, edit, and post 10 KZbin Videos - Post 100 tweets - Send a kind, thoughtful note to a few friends - Call my friend, Holden - Go to 10 yoga classes - Meditate for 2 hours - Eat 150 grams of protein and 5 grams of creatine every single day for 30 days straight - Go to a foreign country for 1-2 months and speak the local language every day - Go to another silent meditation retreat - Call my friend, Sam - Actually do my physical therapy regiment and heal my left wrist pain - Talk to a stranger and raise my level of energy so high that it’s infectious - Learn a new song on guitar - Get another software developer job…. one that pays $160K+ - Write a poem - Write a hip-hop verse and post a video - Sprint as fast as I possibly can 3 times - Walk with my feet on the bare grass - Learn 100 hindi words - Get a job at a bar or restaurant. Something very social. - Build a simple internet video game using JavaScript - Hold the door open for a stranger - Call a friend and have a therapeutic conversation. One that leaves them feeling light afterwards - Eat several handfuls of spinach - Lift weights - Dance while playing my guitar to a metronome Next I’m going to grab the activities that are more than just “todos”. Activities that take a little more prep and effort: - Play piano live in a public place and donate 50% of the tips to “pianos for peace” - Be able to play a single note on the bansuri - Read 50 books - Buy another real estate property and rent it out - Spend 50 hours learning any form of martial arts - Open up a cat cafe with lots of cats roaming. A place for creatives to work on their dreams - Plant 10,000 trees - Record, edit, and post 10 KZbin Videos. Make the content as authentic as possible. - Post 100 tweets - Go to 10 yoga classes - Eat 150 grams of protein and 5 grams of creatine every single day for 30 days straight - Go to another silent meditation retreat - Go to a foreign country for 1-2 months and speak the local language every day - Actually do my physical therapy regiment and heal my wrist pain - Learn a new song on guitar - Get another software developer job…. one that pays $160K+ - Write and post a poem - Write a hip-hop verse and post a video of it - Build a simple internet video game using JavaScript Next I’m going to take the top 2-5 for me right now. Man, this part is hard. I want to do them all… But, here we go: - Record, edit, and post 10 KZbin Videos. Make the content as authentic as possible. - Play piano live in a public place and donate 50% of the tips to “pianos for peace” - Be able to play a single note on the bansuri - Go to a foreign country for 1-2 months and speak the local language every day Okay now the next step is to rotate through these 4, right? Work as hard on the first one until I want a switch and then go to the second, and then third, and then fourth, and then back to the first?

I really like that light wolf and dark wolf story. I heard that a while back but hearing it again with an older mind brings fresh thoughts. What activities are considered "feeding" the light, or dark, wolf? I'm thinking it's the actions we make each day. The thoughts we choose to entertain. The conversations we choose to fuel or let diminish. What do you think? What are wolf-feeding activities?

@JL-mc3ft - thanks for leaving a note. I want to make sure I understand your comment. Do you mean that it is indeed possible for a butterfly to create a tornado? If our mind is open enough?

@benfairchild2546 - that's incredible and a good reminder, man. I really believe we each have a much more massive impact than we realize

@@rishikarri amen brother ❤️

@stewartmartin7376 - glad you enjoyed the message. Happy Friday, friend.

@Ruckshuk4101 - I'd love that - I've been putting more effort into these videos. I still haven't had one "pop" yet... but I think they are getting better... slowly but surely. Anyway, I really appreciate the support. What daily activity are you currently doing to improve your attention span?

@SKA1M0 - I'm happy you enjoyed the content. Habit stacking is a relatively new concept for me and I'm planning on using it to forge some good habits. I hope you're able to do so too. Cheers and have a great Sunday

@@rishikarri I hope the algorithm gives you a boost. You have really good content, surprised more people haven't found your channel

@@SKA1M0 - cousin this comment means a lot to me. I've been investing time into making the videos higher quality and making my messages as useful as possible. Notes like this really give me fuel to continue to create more / better videos.

@@rishikarri I wish you all the best bro! Look forward to your next video

@BigmanHaus - good idea - appreciate you sharing - I'm always looking for video inspiration. If I create a video like that, I'll let you know here