The absolute worst thing you can do
When practicing guitar, most people develop some bad habits. They only play the songs they already know. They avoid anything that will stretch themselves. They get themselves in deep and seemingly insurmountable ruts. But there is one thing you can do that will be absolutely detrimental to your development as a guitar player.
Don’t practice at all.
This message is very pertinent for me today, not as a guitar player, but as a blogger. As much as I roll my eyes at poor recycled copycat blogs, at least they are posting something on a regular basis. While I totally understand that bloggers have lives, there are few things that frustrate me more as a blog reader than stagnant blogs that remain without update. And as a blogger myself, the most annoying post I ever have to write is the “I’m sorry I haven’t posted” post. I guess this post falls under that category…
So there are two things to take away from this post. One: practice your guitar. Even if you’re really busy and can only pick it up for five minutes. Because a funny thing happens. You don’t play it one day. One day turns to a week. A week turns into a month. You decide to put your guitar under the bed or in the closet, just for a couple of days while your relatives are in town. Next thing you know, it’s been YEARS and you’re kicking yourself because you never learned to play the guitar.
DON’T let that happen! Get out your guitar and practice today.
Takeaway number two: I probably bit off a little more than I could chew on this blog, starting not one but two “series”. I am a professional guitar player, yes, but professional blogger I am not. So I’m going to hit the reset button and get this thing going again. How can I encourage you to practice on a regular basis if I’m not updating this blog on a regular basis?
So let’s make a deal. You be a guitar player and I’ll be a blogger. And let’s see where this thing winds up.
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