[ovrtaxt]

My wife is extremely brilliant at this observation thing. She can have a short conversation with someone and walk away with all kinds of information. She has saved me much disappointment and money by letting me know if someone is honest or not!

Observation is absolutely the thing. On the other hand, I have been playing the guitar for some years now. The goal there is to become so familiar with the instrument that the sound you want, and the action you take, is synonymous. No stopping and considering the process itself. At that point, creating music on the fly is 'intuitive'.

So, it can work from both extremes.

[goldstategop]

No one here has read James Kirk's autobiography?? Tsk, tsk, tsk. I know, it won't be available til the 24th century. Anyway, the Captain Kirk Principle is: Risk is Our Business.