Rich(bodhránai gan ciall)
Perhaps I am being too self-effacing.
I play by feel and consider the other musicians, But at the end of the day if I am counting the strokes I inevitably get the right number but not necessarilly in the right place. So any thinking is geared to anticipation and embellishment.
In fact most dynamic endeavours I find the skill is what atheletes call "muscle memory". It is actually in the brain and involves a lot of anticipation but the phrase says enough.
As Yehudi Menhuen said, you have to want to play the instrument enough, the theory & hours of practice will follow.
If the other musicians are considered, their ire is not present and you can get on with enjoying it. & I had to think about that to get comfortable.
Offline thinking.
But I agree, one can approach anything as a joke or do it properly and that attitude shows in the results.
accept my most grovelling apologies for bringing disrepute to the brotherhood.