Hi Michele
Thanks for this topic and all the others for contributing. When i first saw the heading I was immediately confronted with how I view some of my own bad learning behaviours. I almost did not want to read on but glad I did. What irritates me most in my case is I know very well there are certain things which I should do if I want to see improvement but I always have an excuse to put it off and just noodle around or look for new things to play etc.
What has helped me a lot recently has been having my one to one lessons with Vanessa. She has a fantastic ability to spot every short cut or lazy weakness in my playing and calls it out to the spot.
In addition to your list of 'dodging" behaviours , here are some more of mine
Not playing with a metronome
Not counting while playing
Not critically listening to my playing
Not playing entire songs with intros & endings
all seem logical steps to address to being a better player but things I was/am very good at avoiding.
The metronome and counting in particular I would do everything to avoid. However recently i have been making an effort and I am actually starting to see some benefits so I shall persist. If I don't Vanessa will just give me a hard time anyway
Last word of my own philosophy , maybe we should not be too hard on ourselves at least we are trying learn and improve
Good list Eric. Personally I find it much more fun to play against a slowed down version of the songs I’m learning. With Ness on your side I’m sure you’ll be making great strides in no time.
M