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I tinker a lot. Sometimes when I’m just not feeling it, I just tinker and have fun with different chord progressions, random chord progressions, and just spontaneously play. I sometime surprise myself with a cool lick or sound. I feel this helps with being creative and exploring different aspects of the fretboard.
The key is, I’m always having fun, no matter what I’m doing. This wasn’t always the case. The fun only arrived when I learned to accept where I was in my guitar journey, and stopped being upset at where I wasn’t. If you’re always disappointed in where you aren’t, you’ll never have fun. And IMHO, if you’re not having fun, you’re not progressing.
Brandon, I really hope you can find this nugget. I can tell you really want to learn and play, and I think you’re further along than you may give yourself credit for. So many words of wisdom here. Please don’t give up.