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What DJing taught me
Reading a room is a skill that transfers to everything.
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The first thing you learn behind the decks is that nobody is listening to what you’re listening to. You hear the next track, the cue point, the mix. The room hears one continuous thing - or it hears nothing at all, and drifts toward the bar.
Reading the room
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What transfers
Lists work too:
- Watch the response, not the plan
- Leave space - silence is information
- The best transitions are the ones nobody notices