 Play everything you want to play with a pulse with your head, your upper body moving. Feel the subdivisions. Divide by 2 by 3 Divide by 4. Have a drum groove always with you. Use the metronome but don't be too dependent on it. Start with a fast speed but then play the same song and take it all the way down to a point which is not so comfortable. Transcribing your favorite music, chord progressions, licks, melodies, rhythms, grooves, bass lines are very very important. Rhythm patterns that you use very often or are very important should be banked. We call these as rhythmic devices and they can be built in a very binary fashion. And last but not least, it's very important to jam and perform with your fellow bandmates, friends and whoever you get a chance to deal with. Have a blast. Cheers!