I hit the string most every day.. If I don't work on some lesson aspect, I at least do enought to keep my finger tips tough and knuckle joints limber. If the weather is nice I may just grab the accoustic and sit in the carport and go thru every little diddy I can remember.. I have even put the head phones on one ear and play during a Baseball Game... That can be a good practice session if the Yankees and Red Sox are playing...