Practice Makes Progress

“Practice makes perfect.”

I’ve practiced. I’m not perfect.

So why practice?

Well, practice makes progress, and making progress can be fun.

Practice is boring. It’s frustrating. It’s uncomfortable. It can feel like the opposite of fun.

Games are fun.

What if we turned practice into a game and brought the spirit of play instead of work?

After all, I play the guitar, I don’t work the guitar, right?

Most of us pile too much on our plate at the all-you-can-eat Things to Practice Buffet.

So, let’s pick a few things and turn them into little games.

Let’s see.

How fast can I play that finger twister exercise today? 100 bpm? Perfect, now I know.

The game begins.