7 Deadly Mindsets that Hold You Back from Learning Effectively

Lifehack has a great article on 7 Deadly Mindsets that hold you back from learning effectively. These can easily be reworked into 7 mental roadblocks to improving your guitar playing.

1) I'm too old to learn
This is pretty straightforward, though it should also include too young to learn.

2) I know everything
While it isn't normal for us to think as guitarists that we're the absolute best, it is fairly common for us to say that we don't need to study any more theory, learn how to read, learn more scales, learn more chord voicings.

3) I'm not smart enough
This ties into the above statement about knowing enough theory, but it can also be extended to the physical aspect of playing-- "I'm not fast enough, and can't move my fingers that fast". This isn't true at all, all that is needed is more applied practice to improve hand strength (in most cases).

4) There are many people who are better than me
Well, duh.

5) This is not for me
Keeping motivated is tough, and I don't have a solution yet. I keep myself motivated by sheer force.

6) Not focus
Whoo boy. Gear craze goes here, as does skipping between different methods without reason.

7) I can learn it another day
You need to practice every day to keep on track. Don't put your guitar in a case, or it will stay in there much longer than you ever imagined.