Super better, the book, mentions how having a challenge attitude to the problems of life can help one be happier and deal with life better.
The gaming analogy of how we try to play the game and win instead of sit around and complain about the obstacles.
Recently while re reading David Burns’ Handbook, he talks about the Mastery model and procrastination.
The mistaken idea of how high performing individuals are always confident etc. That this leads to the person with the mastery model assumption, to not put in enough effort to finally succeed in the task at hand.
When most quit, we continue. If it is difficult for me, it is most probably so for a lot of others.
Of course it is useful to have strategies. Can’t understand this topic at all… one can start noting if it is the terms that i should really learn – if they are repeating, i need to know what it is so that the process is a bit easier.
Practising enough times the right way… consider re-fingering, considering a different set of techniques etc… not just trying to force through, but using some kind of strategy… At the heart of which is the acceptance that completing the task if more important or satisfying than thinking it is me who is unable and therefore failing.
Accepting that even the best had to work through the needed steps before they could play like that or show that win…
On a similar note: at times I am asked if playing detailed Indian guitar like the way I do requires special guitar… if the guitars I use are expensive. Those who practice know that if they take care of the basic slide ho and po technique, then the rest is just about playing them in the needed sequence.
Although some guitars can be tough to play because of the string height etc… if you choose a usual guitar with no particular problems, you can play the music the way I do… it is about practice, putting in the needed effort. not expecting the music to flow the moment one takes the guitar…
the final product has hours of mistakes behind it… carefully corrected. 🙂