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@Ulax For sure. You learn what you repeat, for good or for bad.

It sounds weird to me. It is like if you walk the same path over and over again you'll eventually remember every little detail of it, even if you weren't proactive. In my experience the biggest obstacle is to stop trying.

It works, for sure. But I am not at an advanced stage so still a lot to discover. A common enemy of focus and practice is addiction, whatever you can think off. But stacking hours of practice, nothing beats that. Your memory is a precious thing. Choose what you want to cement on it wisely.

Ok. I will just step back for a minute because honestly I don't understand why it triggers some people so much, or how it affects some of you (Leo's perspective on things). I don't want to be throwing wood in the fire to something I don't fully understand. I am not a very gullible person myself so I take everything with a pinch of salt. And actually I do have more harsh opinions in some areas, but I am not a public figure so I don't know how you would react.

Or it was me leaving that made us win...

3 goals in 13' minutes from Argentina, a miracle. I went off for a walk in the minute 80' for fresh air when we were 0-2 hoping for nothing and I got to capture the moment with my cellphone.

"I asked God and he told me" At some point communicating the highest intelligence just comes in form of riddles and poetry.

With introspection? I would go with questions like: How is best to do introspection? What is keeping me from doing good introspection? Where can this lead me? I personally like those more general questions.

@Elliott That is absolutely fine. You'll only get concerned with consistency if you can never get enough, like me. Then you'll start to think in ways to invoke that desire to train even when you don't want. Than can happen if you have a strong sense of urgency.

@Joseph Maynor Or in other words you want too keep the musicality always alive otherwise it becomes depressing.

Opening the thread for more pratice talk. To me it is hard to think in terms of deliberate practice, since training is a messy process with many different phases. As you level up your skills you progressively transform your practice routine. I just try to orient my practice towards general goals. But it is almost guaranteed that you'll get good just by sheer volume. Constant repetition is crucial. No one can pin point exactly what makes you learn something. The only problem it can feel very draining. That's where I think the advice of practicing for a couple minutes a day comes in, because you're generating more stamina. Practicing to the point that it doesn't feel like work requires a build-up. Building familiarity is a powerful concept.

@Joseph Maynor I don't particularly like learning scales alone either. I think it is best to quickly try and apply them in your playing. But clearly there is a phase of making sense of the scale too. I don't know, it's hard to say what makes you progress and what not. It is always an open question that you have to figure out by yourself. I always remember Pat Metheny's analogy with language. Something like: when you speak you don't think what word to say next, they just come. Same think while you improvise with an instrument. The important thing is to know you can achieve that.

I agree with that. But kids do have special powers. For example there is a window in your first months of life where you can aquire perfect pitch. After that you can't learn it as an adult never, as much as you want it.

I was learning German a year ago. I am listening that language again after a year and I undeerstand a lot of words. Makes me more motivated. I grinded hard.