{"id":60153,"date":"2019-10-01T04:00:02","date_gmt":"2019-10-01T11:00:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.classicalguitarshed.com\/?p=60153"},"modified":"2021-09-27T07:10:05","modified_gmt":"2021-09-27T14:10:05","slug":"tq-confucious-practice","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/classicalguitarshed.com\/tq-confucious-practice\/","title":{"rendered":"Confucius: The One Main Thing NOT to Do In Your Guitar Practice"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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

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\u201cIt does not matter how slowly you go as long as you do not stop.\u201d <\/em><\/p> ~Confucius<\/em> <\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

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Neil Gaiman wrote much of his book Coraline<\/em> just one or two sentences a night before bed. That\u2019s all he had time for. But it kept it moving forward.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Many aspiring writers don\u2019t write because they \u201cdon\u2019t have enough time\u201d. How did Gaiman allow just a couple of sentences a night to suffice? How did the slow-going not get him down?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Our minds operate largely in equations: \u201cThis equals that.<\/em>\u201d or \u201cIf this, then that.<\/em>\u201d Equations are our rules about the world and our place in it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But often, our equations are wrong. They may have been valid in the past, but not may not be anymore. Or they may define an ideal, but not be practical much of the time (more on this below).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For instance, many rules we had for navigating the world as kids no longer apply. In many situations, it\u2019s actually beneficial to talk to strangers or accept candy. And as it turns out, we can<\/em> actually \u201ctrust people over 30\u201d. If we hold to these rules, we limit our experiences and opportunities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

These equations save brainpower. They\u2019re shortcuts. If we create an equation, we no longer have to think about it. This is how the brain works, and it\u2019s very helpful. We\u2019d feel overwhelmed by daily life otherwise.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The key is to review our equations and make sure that they still work for us (not against us). Many of these we choose knowingly. But most we don\u2019t. So we need to cull them to stay open to the world and have new experiences.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When it comes to our guitar practice, we also create these equations. Some are great, some are not.<\/p>\n\n\n\n