Everyone always say keep practicing to improve.

Sometimes you hit a point where you completely cannot improve after you practice.


Then you stop practising that same routine/scales and just don't touch the guitar for weeks.


When you come back and resume that routine, your speed increased by even more, and you have not been practising at all.

Has it happened to any of you before ? Of course, cannot abandon for too long, but basically if you just dump the guitar at one side for 2 weeks, and come back to it, you'll be surprised sometimes you actually improved, as opposed to practicising it every day.

Good sleep is also a huge boost.

Also when you practice doing OTHER types of scales, or play other songs, when you come back to it, you improved. Variety is important, not just 1 same scale all the time.

Very interesting read! Exactly my experience, SLEEP really helped me and I do think about the scales/songs and I move my fingers a lot even when I don't actually play!

I know what you mean.


When I was half asleep, I could think of very good pop/tunes that were good enough for mainstream audience, but because I couldn't pen down my thoughts, I always forget them when I wake up from sleep.

I have no idea how many good original songs in my head has been wiped out just like that...


Nothing to do with guitar though, just inspired songs.


I am starting to wonder if I am being possessed by dead song writers when I am almost asleep in the night..