Questions Answered 2

Here is the second installment of Questions from my website answered.
0:57 How often do you write out your fills and solos?
How would you approach playing fills or solos in an improvised situation?
4:47 What was the sticking pattern on the ride cymbal in the song "Cognitive Contortions" at 2:38
5:31 How do you approach drumming fitness and nutrition?
9:33 How do you decide what you are going to practice and what do you do to retain as much of the information as possible?
11:33 How does one learn to be a self-taught musician?
13:09 Can you give advice on practice strategies you use to overcome technical roadblocks quickly and completely with specific skillsets in a song?
18:28 How did you compose Arithmophobia?
20:00 Can you explain your foot technique and pedal settings?
23:05 How do you go about finding "the zone" when you play?
26:56 What exercises will help me develop the hands and feet to learn how to play gospel chops?
29:32 How do I practice to completely build a new skill?
36:04 How do you achieve the speed of your singles on drum set?
39:13 What does the song writing process in AAL look like?
40:47 What are you current working on from a technical standpoint?
44:44 Any tips for keeping yourself in a more positive headspace?
47:37 How do you keep your passion in drumming through plateaus?
51:21 What place do you consider that Berklee had in your accomplishment as one of the best drummers? Was it worth it? Was it essential?
53:53 How do you work on eliminating “hard drive freezes”?
58:30 What have you had to adjust in your practice method/mindset to see the great change in results?
59:24 How does one prevent oneself from getting distracted during practice?
1:01:24 Could you talk a little bit about your collaboration processes with your side projects like Victoria and Casimir Liberski?
01:04:00 What is the reason for your unique breathing?
1:05:15 Do you have suggestions or advice for improving fluidity?
1:07:08 How would you recommend structuring a 2 hour daily practice session?
01:09:11 When working on a concept or technique you know will take many months, perhaps even years to develop to the standard you want, does it remain a mainstay in your practice routine for an indefinite amount of time until you’ve developed it, or do you bring it in and out?
When assessing your comfortability with patterns and ideas, what things are you looking for before making each bpm increment?
When working with a sticking/pattern, do you find yourself permutating every conceivable accent placement, or is it more important to you to cherry pick?
01:12:07 Percentage-wise, how much would you say you practice (anything) at comfort tempos as opposed to maxing out?