You want instant gratification? Boil some water and pour in a cup of oatmeal. Better yet, peel a banana and enjoy eating it. Don’t be a songwriter or musician. You will experience overtime with no pay. You will get the satisfaction of listening to a complete work over and over again in your own player or force people who hop a ride with you to “listen to this.”  No one else may ever hear it or get it. And somehow it will become your lifeline. You will not want to do anything else but work on a song or collaborate with a musician or create a new project for your life’s purpose. Put on the slow cooker.