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       "Enjoying The Process (Having Fun While Practicing)" 
       By: bonesjonesmusic Date: August 23, 2012, 10:53 am
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       Here's a short clip from an article, "Enjoying The Process
       (Having Fun While Practicing)" by Tom Hess. Many of the tips
       you'll find here will be useful to spice up your practice
       routine. Enjoy!
       "Many guitarists think (on some level) that one cannot have fun
       learning guitar and get results at the same time. This thinking
       arises from an idea that "having fun" means random, disorganized
       practicing with no clear direction and no goals. While it is
       true that such an approach will not produce significant results,
       it is still very possible to have fun while working on your
       playing. Having fun means being able to enjoy the process of
       practicing. There are many things that go into this, and here is
       a short list:
       • Experiencing consistent, measurable results throughout the
       learning process
       • Having confidence that you will reach all of your goals with
       time.
       • Avoiding boredom by knowing when to make adjustments in your
       practice schedule.
       • Fueling your desire to reach your goals by surrounding
       yourself by what inspires you!
       • Practicing application and integration of new skills (together
       with the old skills). The ways in which we practice mastery,
       application and  integration are totally different and naturally
       provide a source of ‘intelligent variety’ into your practice
       routine.
       If I told you that you would get to experience all of the above
       (and much more) by creating an intelligent, relevant and
       flexible practicing program, wouldn't you suddenly feel
       motivated to practice longer and harder in order to see these
       results? If you answered yes, then you must understand
       everything I wrote above about how discipline naturally develops
       from fulfillment!"
       Here's a link to the full article by Tom Hess:
  HTML http://www.tomhess.net/Articles/PracticingGuitarSelfDisciplineOrFun.aspx
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