{"id":31546,"date":"2018-03-13T08:00:53","date_gmt":"2018-03-13T15:00:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/classicalguitarshed.foureyes.com\/?p=31546"},"modified":"2023-04-27T00:56:40","modified_gmt":"2023-04-27T07:56:40","slug":"tq-terence-mckenna-face-the-answer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/classicalguitarshed.com\/tq-terence-mckenna-face-the-answer\/","title":{"rendered":"Terence McKenna on the Perfect Online Guitar Lesson"},"content":{"rendered":"

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

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\u201cThe problem is not to find the answer, it\u2019s to face the answer.\u201d
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Terence McKenna<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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It\u2019s fun to not know things. It\u2019s entertaining to research and explore on the internet. We can sample a thousand ideas, and ping-pong from one to the next.<\/p>\n

Someone once said that, \u201cSatisfaction is the death of desire.\u201d<\/p>\n

We want the satisfaction, but we also enjoy the desire. And therein lies the rub.<\/p>\n

When the satisfaction requires effort, we may avoid the work and feed the desire. This is the trap.<\/p>\n

When we read a new article, watch more Youtube videos, or shop for a new book, we feel like we\u2019re accomplishing something. It feels like progress, even though we end up at the same place we started<\/a>.<\/p>\n

To \u201cface the answer\u201d, as Terence McKenna said, we have to pick up our guitars and do something.<\/p>\n

If we want to play better from musical notation<\/a>, we have to look at notes on the page and play them on the guitar. There\u2019s no substitute for practice.<\/p>\n

If we want better flexibility, we don\u2019t need to scour the web for the perfect stretch. Instead, we can do whatever stretch comes to mind. It\u2019s the doing that\u2019s important. We can always refine later.<\/p>\n

Of course some methods and techniques ARE better than others. But if we\u2019re not in the habit of acting on what we discover, we probably won\u2019t use the better method either. Instead, we\u2019ll convince ourselves that we need to do a little more research.<\/p>\n

We already know enough to dive in. And even if we\u2019re not \u201cdoing it right\u201d, we still benefit from time spent with fingers on strings.<\/p>\n

Even if we have to go back and re-train<\/a> our movements later, we still get the enjoyment of practicing guitar now.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s fun to surf and browse and read and watch. But it\u2019s deeply satisfying to see improvement in something we work at for the love of it.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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