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Re: Overcoming procrastination

Author: Claire  Date:   2004-05-27 05:03 Ok, I'm sure I'm going to make a lot of enemies with this post, but here goes. I don't think that anybody should be saying you should quit just because you procrastinate. You should only quit if you're not talented, and most people realize this early on in their playing careers. I do believe however that procrastination is a mind set. How many people on this board have used words like "force yourself" or "have to?" Instead of saying, "I have to practise now" or "I must practise now" why not try saying "I want to practice now" or "I'm going to go and practice now." Also try and set aside practise hours for yourself. Decide when during the day that you have an hour free and make an appointment with yourself to practise on that day, at that time for an hour. And don't set aside more than an hour. You run into physical problems if you don't take a break once in a while and if you go for more than an hour, you may find yourself getting bored. Heck, you may find yourself getting bored after half an hour of practising. Know your limits and remember that no one is forcing you to practise. You are free to do anything you want to. Happy practising!

Topics	Author	Date
Overcoming procrastination  new	LeWhite	2004-05-26 09:47
Re: Overcoming procrastination  new	David Peacham	2004-05-26 10:09
Re: Overcoming procrastination  new	Brenda	2004-05-26 11:24
Re: Overcoming procrastination  new	Hank Lehrer	2004-05-26 11:43
Re: Overcoming procrastination  new	claclaws	2004-05-26 12:14
Re: Overcoming procrastination  new	sfalexi	2004-05-26 13:30
Re: Overcoming procrastination  new	hans	2004-05-26 14:05
Re: Overcoming procrastination  new	William	2004-05-26 14:04
Re: Overcoming procrastination  new	EEBaum	2004-05-26 14:55
Re: Overcoming procrastination  new	Don Poulsen	2004-05-26 15:02
Re: Overcoming procrastination  new	sfalexi	2004-05-26 15:07
Re: Overcoming procrastination  new	Ken Shaw	2004-05-26 15:27
Re: Overcoming procrastination  new	Mike Blinn	2004-05-26 15:49
Re: Overcoming procrastination  new	mw	2004-05-26 16:47
Re: Overcoming procrastination  new	allencole	2004-05-26 17:05
Re: Overcoming procrastination  new	GBK	2004-05-26 17:53
Re: Overcoming procrastination  new	Avie	2004-05-26 20:47
Re: Overcoming procrastination  new	mw	2004-05-26 20:49
Re: Overcoming procrastination  new	chrystineNYC	2004-05-26 21:25
Re: Overcoming procrastination  new	Henry	2004-05-26 22:54
Re: Overcoming procrastination  new	Liquorice	2004-05-26 22:15
Re: Overcoming procrastination  new	GBK	2004-05-26 23:14
Re: Overcoming procrastination  new	sfalexi	2004-05-26 23:23
Re: Overcoming procrastination  new	GBK	2004-05-26 23:39
Re: Overcoming procrastination	Claire	2004-05-27 05:03
Re: Overcoming procrastination  new	sfalexi	2004-05-27 06:20
Re: Overcoming procrastination  new	claclaws	2004-05-27 08:42
Re: Overcoming procrastination  new	OpusII	2004-05-27 09:05
Re: Overcoming procrastination  new	LeWhite	2004-05-27 09:20
Re: Overcoming procrastination  new	Tim P	2004-05-27 11:51
Re: Overcoming procrastination  new	graham	2004-05-27 12:13
Re: Overcoming procrastination  new	LeWhite	2004-05-27 12:26
Re: Overcoming procrastination  new	mw	2004-05-27 13:22
Re: Overcoming procrastination  new	Brenda	2004-05-27 16:46
Re: Overcoming procrastination  new	Claire	2004-05-28 01:45
Re: Overcoming procrastination  new	allencole	2004-05-28 20:09
Re: Overcoming procrastination  new	Liquorice	2004-05-28 21:51
Re: Overcoming procrastination  new	mw	2004-05-28 22:11
Re: Overcoming procrastination  new	LeWhite	2004-05-29 14:33
Re: Overcoming procrastination  new	Mark Charette	2004-05-29 14:48
Re: Overcoming procrastination  new	hans	2004-05-29 22:48
Re: Overcoming procrastination  new	claclaws	2004-05-30 05:29
Re: Overcoming procrastination  new	Mark Charette	2004-05-30 14:15
Re: Overcoming procrastination  new	claclaws	2004-05-30 14:43

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