{"id":111239,"date":"2020-05-26T04:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-05-26T11:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.classicalguitarshed.com\/?p=111239"},"modified":"2020-10-22T02:48:59","modified_gmt":"2020-10-22T09:48:59","slug":"tq-william-james-attitude-outcome","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/classicalguitarshed.com\/tq-william-james-attitude-outcome\/","title":{"rendered":"William James on Attitude and Successful Outcomes"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Tuesday Quotes are short explorations of music, life, and the daily endeavor of practicing classical guitar. Find more here<\/a>. Enjoy!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cIt is our attitude at the beginning of a difficult task which, more than anything else, will affect its successful outcome.\u201d<\/em><\/p>William James<\/em><\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

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Classical guitar is hard. Learning, memorizing, playing classical guitar pieces – these are all challenging.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sometimes, as we work on scales or changing between chords<\/a>, our fingers don\u2019t do what we tell them. They move too slowly. Or they lack accuracy and precision.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We encounter big stretches and awkward shifts. And the speed marked on the page may be faster than we can play.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

At these times, it\u2019s tempting to point the finger, blaming something. We blame our fingers, our age, our schedule, other people, the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

By blaming, we take on the role of victim. We think of ourselves as victim to our fingers, age, or something else.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In this state, we think this is happening \u201cto me\u201d. We are at the effect of outside forces<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But as an alternative, we can think of these difficulties as happening \u201cfor me\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The tricky spot in our music that eludes polish? We can be grateful for such an engaging project.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The metronome marking<\/a> that is beyond our current abilities? A clear and relevant goal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Our fingers lifting too high off the fretboard? A wonderful marker on which to gauge progress<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The simple switch from \u201cto me\u201d to \u201cfor me\u201d completely changes our attitude. It changes the nature of the problem.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We go from frustration<\/a> to curiosity and awareness. We lean in, instead of pulling away.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And this small change of attitude makes guitar more rewarding. Our practice, where it once subtly tore us down, now builds us up.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Tuesday Quotes are short explorations of music, life, and the daily endeavor of practicing classical guitar. Find more here. Enjoy! \u201cIt is our attitude at the beginning of a difficult task which, more than anything else, will affect its successful outcome.\u201d William James Classical guitar is hard. Learning, memorizing, playing classical guitar pieces – these are all challenging. Sometimes, as we … <\/p>\n

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