The most effective way to do it, is to do it.
To know oneself, one should assert oneself.
Expect problems and eat them for breakfast.
Who seeks shall find.
By failing to prepare, you are preparing to fail.
If you think you can do it, you can.
Either you run the day or the day runs you.
The dog that trots about finds a bone.
Know or listen to those who know.
Go for it now. The future is promised to no one.
Certain kinds of speed, flow, intensity, density of attacks, density of interaction... Music that concentrates on those qualities is, I think, easier achieved by free improvisation between people sharing a common attitude, a common language.