Back in the College Dropout days, when Kanye was still cool, he talked about doing “five beats a day for three summers.” The concept always stuck with me.

It’s not just something he did, it was a path—a prescription for those who wanted to master a skill.

This summer, I wrestled with two small children at home. In some ways, one of the hardest summers I’ve ever had, as my entire industry repeatedly turns itself upside down.

But in addition to watching two new life forms flourish, I got to feel something new.

I got to feel my favorite feeling of being alive: the feeling that only comes from experiencing the magic of technology.

I felt it playing the first game on a calculator. I felt it when I had my first synthesizer. I felt it when I edited my first video on tape in high school. I felt it the first time I owned turntables. I felt it when I learned the superpower of SEO. And now, I feel it with this magical new wave.

Is part of this time terrifying? Sure. But it’s also unbelievably exciting, like a dream come true in some ways.