I've noticed from my guitar teaching experience that many guitarists often feel immense frustration when it comes to their electric guitar playing. And while there are many potential reasons for this frustration, a very common one is having a short-term mindset. What I mean by this is that they are putting too much pressure on themselves to progress quickly. They want to get good, and they want to get good yesterday!
On the surface wanting to progress faster and faster may seem like a positive thing. (And there is certainly nothing wrong with being ambitious!). But unfortunately for many guitarists this all-consuming focus on their speed of progress can cause quite a few problems such as...
--A shallow level of learning. In their rush to get good they don't take the time to learn things properly. And this means they will often learn something only to forget it soon afterwards. --Unrealistic expectations. Often guitarists underestimate how long something will take to...
