Some things I had problems with the first year or two of playing:
-Was using too much pressure with my fret hand, causing unwanted finger noise.
-Noodled too much, better to practice scales and parts with a metronome. Although noodling can help develop your 'lick bank', it doesn't improve your skills much.
-Didn't listen enough. I was hitting an extra string or bending notes off key and didn't really notice. You have to really listen to what you're playing.
-My rhythm was spotty at times because I didn't practice with a metronome.
Offhand but I've been trying to learn a second language for the past four months and I find it a million times harder than learning an instrument. I don't know how the Europeans do it. An hour or two a day almost every day for four months and I just barely passed a B1 test.
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