I would add to this that really your passion through all of this should be to play music. It just so happens you’ve chosen the guitar in order to pursue that. My first bit of advice is similar to other’s. You first of all need to look within and decide if this is something you want. The reality about guitar or any instrument for that matter is that you’ll ALWAYS be learning. There will always be exercises and practice, practice, practice…at least there will be if you want to expand your abilities. 

Not all learning requires guitar in hand. If you find yourself in a funk, here’s what I recommend:

—Put the guitar down and check your knowledge. Do you know all of the notes on the fretboard backwards and forwards? If not, you need to make that a priority. Use the fretboard trainer here on the site under “Tools” to test your knowledge. Learn a new scale or some chords as well.

—Read a book about great guitarists. I read books on SRV, Clapton and Jimmy Page. 

—Find a simple song that you love and learn to play it well. For me, that’s “Right Turn” by Alice In Chains. It’s a simple acoustic progression and it always gets me fired up. 

First and foremost, you need to have a burning passion to play music. If you think you’re lacking in that I would definitely recommend spending your time on other pursuits.