Journey through broken fingers - Week 4

Friday - 48 min

Saturday - 1 hr 37 min

Total - 2 hr 25 min

Time left - 9994 hrs 5 min left.

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I've given up on trying to practice during the work week. It's simply impossible given my job involves lugging heavy shit around and listening to what is basically a smug drill sergeant for the whole day.

There has been noticeable progress. Today I've covered some power chords and a scale.

It's been quite productive. My plan is to compensate for the unused week by eventually expanding my weekend to contain a total of seven hours of training over the span of thirty six hours. So far it's been.... going...

There is some improvement in terms of productivity compared to last week, certainly, and my fingers hurt less. Nine of them, at least.

Taking inspiration from Estas Tonne (again), I'm trying to learn everything only to be played with fingers. That is definitely not a small task and requires some workarounds. Difficult, certainly, but not impossible.

As per suggestion from some random guy at the guitar's server on Discord, I'm holding my fingers as if I have an invisible pick. With this formation I'm able to perform power chords by scratching the two strings in question with a quick downwards motion. It produces a stable sound when done correctly, but the technique still needs refining.

Speaking of refining the technique, it appears that I'm developing this technique organically, meaning I, this body's pilot, am not consciously making adjustments, I'm just getting pissed off and it is my body that is making tiny, nigh invisible adjustments to refine the technique.

My fingers still need working - it's like learning to type on a keyboard without looking at it. I'm aware where I want my fingers to go, but they don't always follow suit. Specifically, my pinkie twitches in all sorts of weird movements, but I'm getting more and more control over it as time goes by. I also need to stop myself from biting nails. It has some sort of a relaxing (I suppose) effect on me, but it needs to stop.

At this point I also see I will need to make modifications to my body - grow my nails on the right hand while keeping the left short. It'll look weird, asymmetrical, but a crucial change without doubt. I would also need to go through some form of fungus removal regardless. My left thumb is all sorts of fucked up. More than several girls suggest pedicure and manicure.

Lastly, I've discovered an element in Yousician I paid no attention to, but should have - "the path of knowledge", which is a series of lessons discussing theory and ideas that are crucial for improvisation. I will need to do some theory, obviously, and this seems to be the go to place along with just learning chords and technique.

The quest of the guitar is certainly long and not easy. It is currently unplanned, which makes things a little difficult but, again, not impossible.

I don't know whether it's masochism, but as of last week, I find myself craving to train more. The pain of the strings is "delicious", for lack of a better word. I don't know what elements are at play here. While my brain is aggressively avoiding too much training in one day, physically, the pain is pleasant. Mentally, just listening to the voice of the teacher is exhausting. I'd prefer it to be text alone.

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