+1 on the ready available guitar that is out all the time.

If you have to unpack it or even take it out of the closet... It is one more impediment to playing.

Originally Posted by: Johangarden

Having a set practice space with the guitar left out all the time on a guitar stand really helps me stay motivated.[br]I work from home and in my home office my guitar is out, standing on a guitarstand all the time. Not only does it look great, I see the guitar those 8-9 hours I work in the office. When I have some free time during the day or it's a slow day at work, it's so easy to just grab the guitar and do some practice.[br][br]An other thing that help me get motivated is very simple but works the same way as having the guitar out in the open: I leave guitar picks out in the open around the house. When I see a guitarpick I get in the mood to play guitar. Picks are dirt cheap and I have one in pretty much every room.