Overheard a guy at the library saying he canceled his guitar lessons 6 months ago and still hasn't picked it back up

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Canceled his guitar lessons 6 months ago and still hasn't picked it back up" - sounds like me and my gym membership. I swear I pay for it every month but I've gone maybe twice since Christmas. Guitar is one of those things where you either practice every day or you just never touch it again. Once you fall off, the guilt builds up and it gets harder to start. Bet he feels that same dread every time he sees the guitar case in the corner of his room.

reesel504d ago

Forcing it back just makes it worse. @wendysanchez what finally worked for me was leaving the instrument out on a stand instead of in the case. Saw it every day, felt less guilty. Picked it up for five minutes one night after a few months off. Now I'm playing again even if it's just a couple chords. That corner dread disappears when the thing is actually visible and ready to grab.