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The gist of my previous post was to find something consistently pleasing to you and to return to it periodically to relax and enjoy. If the higher percenage of time is spent sweating it out, you're simply learning how to sweat. Maybe have a beer...
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It's easy to go overboard on stuff we enjoy. I've given my thoughts on this already, but here it is from another angle -scale it back. Pick 1 song. Yes, just 1 song. And not the hardest one either. Maybe a 3 to 4 page piece. Learn to play it almost exactly as the original artist. No rush, no pressure, but the goal is to nail it. Work on it for 2 days, then take a day off from it. Play half as much and play easier stuff for fun one night, then work on the "goal" song again for another 2 days, then take a day off completely. Once you get the song where you feel it is good enough to record then record it, but don't post it any where. Keep playing it for 2 to 3 more weeks and see what things you can embellish, make it your own. Then do a few recordings of it and compare it to the first one and see what you like best and then post it. This isn't easy to do. I struggle with it, but I'm trying. It is a lot easier than playing 60 songs in 2 hours though and you'll probably have an easier job with this than me as you are more disciplined than I am.
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