Legendary New York DJ turned music producer, Mark Ronson, aged himself when he described DJing before the iPhone era, but his story is too good not to share. Mark described the club scene as being dramatically affected by the natural phenomenon of the connectivity of iPhone culture.
Never before would a group of people get a text that some other club was firing better and decide to leave in an instant. Before people bailed on a club because their friends were texting them from a “better” club, Mark had his DJ process down.
It was simple. Mark would start his set and pick a group of people to focus on and he’d play for them specifically. The game was quite rigorous and the feedback loop was tight. If someone stopped dancing to do a bathroom run or left or he lost their energetic attention, he knew his game was off. Conversely, if he could keep his original group dancing, he knew he was playing well.
This exercise made him one of the best DJs in the world.
As an Enneagram 5, I’m constantly trying to find what’s “true”or “real.” This has upsides and downsides. For better or worse, feedback starts to look appealing because it’s this honest truth thing for me. What excites me most about the mark ronson story is that he existed in an environment that told him the truth in a very direct, ruthless way and it molded him.
I fear that many lifestyles, careers, and environments are curated and protected from such feedback loops. If you’re curious about your development, you’ll need an environment that delivers consequential feedback with some immediacy.
Do you have that yet?
9/22/25 WOD
DEUCE Athletics GPP
Find a 3RM Power Clean
Complete the following for time:
6-8-10-12
Dual DB Hang Snatches (50/25)
Push-Ups
*Buy out – 6th Street Hill Run
DEUCE Garage GPP
1-1-1-1-1
Front Squat
Then, complete 3 rounds for quality of:
:60 Constant Tension Cyclist Squats
Then, AMRAP 6
20 Alternating Reverse Lunges
10 Alt. Jumping Lunges
10/8 Cal Bike