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Interesting discussion! After thinking about both sides of this one, I have to agree with those who essentially say to go where your heart wants you to go. Though I do try to tackle each day’s challenge, I don’t spend much time on the ones that frustrate me or hold little interest for me right now. There will be time later to work on those – but the primary goal here is to have fun and play every day, right? I want to learn fingerstyle eventually, but for now flat picking and strumming seem to come easier for me (not easy, just easier than fingerpicking). I realize that Tony’s system is designed to build our knowledge of music theory and help us put together the various “building blocks” of guitar playing. But sometimes I just want to learn songs, and how to insert little embellishments to make them sound more interesting. I understand that learning scales and acquiring fretboard knowledge are essential to becoming an accomplished player one day (in the far future, it feels like, alas!) But sometimes I feel like I’m running madly off in all directions. Guess we all have to decide what works for us. I’m just glad to have found this TAC community, and the motivation to keep on strumming every day!