09-23-2017, 11:10 PM
Day 43,
I'm making leaps and bounds on 'Cliffs of Dover'. I've got 95% of the riffs down pat at full speed. The remaining riffs/solo are being picked up, but there are specific techniques that Eric Johnson does that need further investigating.
There's a course called 'Masters in Mechanics'. It talks about picking angle (which I've 'got'), stroke direction, number of notes per string, and which notes/riffs to play. I think in my case, I've mostly got motor mechanics (baring certain situations), but now, it comes down to economizing.
I need to do some soul-searching for what I want to do for the next 100 days for my challenge. Body-related stuff is now less prioritized, although I will continue doing it. I might also put aside languages, since they aren't connected to anything I'm doing.
That leaves main job, guitar playing, singing, side business, acting, and dating. I want to pick three things, and I still need to work on my main job. So that leaves two things. I'll very likely focus hard on guitar.
I've realized that when planning the steps towards your goals, your level of focus and commitment towards each step should take into account the amount of emotional resistance. It's easy to practice 3 hours a day when there's no fear about it. To 'game' in nightclubs for 3 hours, for me, at least, would discourage me from doing it the next time, due to the amount of anxiety I feel. Today, I went downtown, set a timer for 30 minutes, went to a nightclub, got a Coke (was given it, in fact), hung out at the bar, and hit the dancefloor for the past five minutes. I didn't talk to anyone, and I left satisfied. Why? Because I achieved my goal of entering a club and hanging out for 30 minutes. Last time, I walked around downtown, and entered a club, did the tour, and walked out. Next week, I'll dedicate a larger proportion of that time towards the dancefloor, and then maybe approach a woman in a nightclub. My deep voice has given me problems in nightclubs. It's baby steps, and it's not overwhelming. I leave the situation with some satisfaction, and it's being kind to myself and not beating myself up for not having had the exact neurochemical soup that would make me a socially alpha stud. But, there must be progress, even if it's tiny.
I've also realized that every dream position that many people covet are just as hard, if not harder, to perform correctly as it would for their current position. Not only that, it is very competitive, so you need to feed it intense focus. However, these dream jobs are ways for people to detach from what they want.
These weekly challenges can act as my primer for the next run of DMSI. After several of these weeks, I sense that I won't have many issues with going out in public.
I'm making leaps and bounds on 'Cliffs of Dover'. I've got 95% of the riffs down pat at full speed. The remaining riffs/solo are being picked up, but there are specific techniques that Eric Johnson does that need further investigating.
There's a course called 'Masters in Mechanics'. It talks about picking angle (which I've 'got'), stroke direction, number of notes per string, and which notes/riffs to play. I think in my case, I've mostly got motor mechanics (baring certain situations), but now, it comes down to economizing.
I need to do some soul-searching for what I want to do for the next 100 days for my challenge. Body-related stuff is now less prioritized, although I will continue doing it. I might also put aside languages, since they aren't connected to anything I'm doing.
That leaves main job, guitar playing, singing, side business, acting, and dating. I want to pick three things, and I still need to work on my main job. So that leaves two things. I'll very likely focus hard on guitar.
I've realized that when planning the steps towards your goals, your level of focus and commitment towards each step should take into account the amount of emotional resistance. It's easy to practice 3 hours a day when there's no fear about it. To 'game' in nightclubs for 3 hours, for me, at least, would discourage me from doing it the next time, due to the amount of anxiety I feel. Today, I went downtown, set a timer for 30 minutes, went to a nightclub, got a Coke (was given it, in fact), hung out at the bar, and hit the dancefloor for the past five minutes. I didn't talk to anyone, and I left satisfied. Why? Because I achieved my goal of entering a club and hanging out for 30 minutes. Last time, I walked around downtown, and entered a club, did the tour, and walked out. Next week, I'll dedicate a larger proportion of that time towards the dancefloor, and then maybe approach a woman in a nightclub. My deep voice has given me problems in nightclubs. It's baby steps, and it's not overwhelming. I leave the situation with some satisfaction, and it's being kind to myself and not beating myself up for not having had the exact neurochemical soup that would make me a socially alpha stud. But, there must be progress, even if it's tiny.
I've also realized that every dream position that many people covet are just as hard, if not harder, to perform correctly as it would for their current position. Not only that, it is very competitive, so you need to feed it intense focus. However, these dream jobs are ways for people to detach from what they want.
These weekly challenges can act as my primer for the next run of DMSI. After several of these weeks, I sense that I won't have many issues with going out in public.
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