My hiatus is officially over and it's time for an update. Since my last post I: moved my family out of one house and into another,had a serious bout of bronchitis and pneumonia,was promoted at work,turned 40,lost over 25 pounds (including 1.5" from my neck, 2" from my chest and 4" off my waist),and suffered a ligament injury to the thumb on my fret hand, which still hasn't fully healed. Even if I had the time or inclination to play ...
One of the easiest and most expensive ways to motivate yourself and practice more is (you guessed it!) buy a new guitar. Justifications for the investment: you can't wait to pick it up and hold ityou want to play it non-stopit's more comfortable/easier to play than your current guitarit provides a better tonal range for expressing yourself musicallyyou haven't purchased a new guitar in almost 5 yearsthis is the Summer you turn 40you recently received a ...
I wanted to play the guitar tonight. So I did, but I didn't. I wanted to play the guitar tonight, but I didn't want to practice fretboard fundamentals or learn foundational music theory. I told myself to play the guitar because practice is just practice and it's not really playing. I convinced myself to play/not play. This is perhaps the most insidious trap in adult learning: rationalizing procrastination. In effect, I played myself. All I've ever wanted to ...