forme when i started trying to flip[ through a "teach yourself to play guitar book" it just wasnt enough motivation for me to keep going. it was a bunch of boring dumb little folk songs we've all heard time and time again. then when i started trying to play stuff by sugust burns red or modest mouse, then i wanted to play and kept chipping away... and still am... heheh...
its about having fun in order to accomplish what you want with something as optional as a musical instrument.