On "other areas of you life."

"Smaller is less" I my experience "less is More"....I gleaned, out of the combine of an uncle, the smallest, most culled pinto-beans imaginable. These were cooked into a chili, with unexected gasses that almost blew the top off of a theatre....two hours later.

Also, realize that the "masses are asses" one out ten thousand in the audience can tell if you "cheated a chord" few are banjo players.

It is MUCH better to play a simple piece well, ie..flawlessly ....than to play a difficult piece with even a single flaw. The most ignorant of audience members will catch the mistake...few will appreciate the complexity.