Originally Posted by: voncanoI forgot to add that one very likely reason that you felt better after a few days away from the guitar is that your brain had time to process the things that you had been learning. Muscle memory takes time to imprint on your nervous system. As with nearly any learning, short, focused sessions beat out marathon sessions a great majority of the time.
'Tis true!
Making this discovery on my own led me to the conclusion that if I never practiced I'd be a rock god! ;)
"It takes a lot of devotion and work, or maybe I should say play, because if you love it, that's what it amounts to. I haven't found any shortcuts, and I've been looking for a long time."
-- Chet Atkins
-- Chet Atkins