Originally Posted by
jgziegler
Journalling works for some (it's a great method if it's for you), I don't bother because I know I'd do it for 3-4 days and stop, which is a motivation killer.
However, tracking progress is very important to learning. So if journalling isn't your thing, what you can do is everyday increase the speed of something you are practicing. It can be just at 1bpm, it doesn't matter. So this one thing I do on toms, every time I practice it (for about 10min), I increase the speed by 1. Since I started it at 110bpm, I know how far I've come.
Another thing, commit yourself to practicing a certain amount per week. Feel bad about not meeting that goal, because you've broken that commitment to yourself. Also, that number you set should give you an idea of how much improvement you can expect from yourself. If you set 5 hours per week, then you can expect to make steady but slower progress.
Final piece of advice, forget video games and tv, if I had spent the amount of time playing drums as I had with either of those, I'd be playing music professionally right now...
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