Chris Johnston is by far the healthiest person here. That sort of even-tempered, positive mindset is rare for a guitar player. Follow his advice. I'm going to go drink.
Cheers!
Cheers!
Frustrated!!!
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Usually when I get stuck at a BPM I Kinda go 'Fuck it, I'm gonna out it even faster' strangely enough that stops me from being stuck at the BPM I was originally stuck at. Usually at the beginning I increase the BPM by 5 and once I get the hang of it I may increase it a bit more Everytime(I'm an inpatient person, don't ever leave me on read for a long period of time 
) which sometimes is justified in other times it isn't.
As far as my own self image for my playing goes. I'm very aware of what I'm good at and what I'm not that good at. So for example when I learn a solo I mostly care about nailing the bits that are important to me (like the melody, ending on the right note, did I invoke the right feeling, did I play in key etc.). When I write my own solos I do like to take some risks at times. Both of these can lead to mistake in my solo but if the overall product is good enough I usually am happy with it. Sometimes this leads to a comment like 'wow you nailed it' to which I say thank you but think 'No I didn't, I only nailed part of it but that's okay to me and apparently to you too, that's awesome!'
) which sometimes is justified in other times it isn't. As far as my own self image for my playing goes. I'm very aware of what I'm good at and what I'm not that good at. So for example when I learn a solo I mostly care about nailing the bits that are important to me (like the melody, ending on the right note, did I invoke the right feeling, did I play in key etc.). When I write my own solos I do like to take some risks at times. Both of these can lead to mistake in my solo but if the overall product is good enough I usually am happy with it. Sometimes this leads to a comment like 'wow you nailed it' to which I say thank you but think 'No I didn't, I only nailed part of it but that's okay to me and apparently to you too, that's awesome!'
Haha! I wish I felt healthy!
Enjoy! I've been on the Rum far too much this lockdown.
I find myself having something rum-enabled at the end of every work day lately, and I'm not typically a "regular" drinker.
It just goes down far too easy. My problem is that when I start I get a taste for it (Typical Scotsman really) - so I keep my drinking to the weekends just now haha!
It's a bit interesting to me how different people reach differently to this quarantine thing, I used to drink 15-20 beers a week before quarantine, which is kind a regular drinker, and now I had 7.5 beers in 2 months.
This is golden!
When it comes to guitar I think we all can agree on the fact that we all started because we love music. And its that love for music that should drive us. The love for our craft to get what's inside our heads into our fingers....but that process is hard and frustrating.
I must admit I am a lot like Papa Gates at this...I beat myself up and hit my head against the wall until I get it or give up. But I may have to apply your method...in the long run its gonna keep the fun alive.
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