No, I get it. I've spent 20 years writing professionally and working on my "voice." There was a period there in the early days - I bet we all go through this - where I second-guessed every single chord change, you know, just 'cause I wanted every movement to be "totally original." There was actually a couple years where I refused to do a V-I cadence; I'd always resolve it with a dominant 7th suspension instead. Totally 80's. Then at some point, I realized I wasn't really "inventing" anything, and I didn't like a lot of the unnecessarily complex stuff I was coming up with. It gave academics a hard on, but it alienated me and 99% of the people I wanted to speak to through my music. So I decided to stop apologizing for my instincts, and let the chips fall where they may. My writing HAS changed of course, but I'll bet in another 10 years or whatever, however much it's changed again, the core will be the same. Just a guess. Anyway, these exercises are about speed and first instincts, and there's no question this piece represents my comfort zone.
_Mike