Muad’Dib Posted January 23, 2020 Share Posted January 23, 2020 I"m am getting frustrated every time I sit down at the piano, or my synthesizer. I try playing for a while, but i wind up walking away, and loosing myself in my iPad or iPhone! Talk about serious addiction. I just cant seem to get off of them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adan Posted January 23, 2020 Share Posted January 23, 2020 Can"t help you. Quote Gigging: Crumar Mojo 61, Hammond SKPro Home: Vintage Vibe 64 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Coda Posted January 23, 2020 Share Posted January 23, 2020 Ditch iPhone and iPad and it will change ! A.C. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tusker Posted January 23, 2020 Share Posted January 23, 2020 Talk about serious addiction. I just cant seem to get off of them. That's not surprising Paul. We all fight the addiction. As Tristan Harris says, Maximizing watch time is part of the business model... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coker Posted January 23, 2020 Share Posted January 23, 2020 Let"s keep this string going so we don"t have to go practice,ðð Quote CA93, MODX8, YC88, K8.2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cphollis Posted January 23, 2020 Share Posted January 23, 2020 Seriously, I consider internet engagement as something to be monitored closely. Don't fall down the rabbit hole! Quote Want to make your band better? Check out "A Guide To Starting (Or Improving!) Your Own Local Band" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KeyboardEric Posted January 23, 2020 Share Posted January 23, 2020 Maybe try to just set a goal for what or how long you want to practice/work on something. Setting little goals like this helps keep me less distracted. Plus it feels good to achieve these small goals which keeps me more motivated. Quote dreamcommander.bandcamp.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muad’Dib Posted January 23, 2020 Author Share Posted January 23, 2020 Thank You! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muad’Dib Posted January 23, 2020 Author Share Posted January 23, 2020 Can"t help you. Yea, only I can help myself! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mauriziodececco Posted January 23, 2020 Share Posted January 23, 2020 Do you use the Display Time feature ? That help a bit, at least to know where you are ... Maurizio Quote Nord Wave 2, Nord Electro 6D 61,, Rameau upright, Hammond Pro44H Melodica. Too many Arturia, NI and AAS plugins http://www.barbogio.org/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muad’Dib Posted January 23, 2020 Author Share Posted January 23, 2020 Yes! I just need to walk away, and figure some things out! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Synthoid Posted January 23, 2020 Share Posted January 23, 2020 Seriously, I consider internet engagement as something to be monitored closely. Don't fall down the rabbit hole! I just shut off my phone and do something else. Quote When an eel hits your eye like a big pizza pie, that's a Moray. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GRollins Posted January 23, 2020 Share Posted January 23, 2020 My kids (like everyone else's, I'm sure) want to spend waaaaay too much time online. It's a continual battle to keep them tied to the real world. I spend some time online--obviously, since I'm typing this note--but do not hear the siren call to the extent that others do. The closest I came was when I was the moderator at diyAudio. That was pretty much a 24-hour-a-day thing and like to drove me mad. I had a death in the family and realized that I could not maintain my sanity while attempting to balance the online bullshit (I had several trolls that were particularly problematic) and my real life. I quit. Granted, that wasn't the same sort of addiction that you're talking about; it was an (unpaid) job. Nevertheless it took over my life for a while. Grey Quote I'm not interested in someone's ability to program. I'm interested in their ability to compose and play. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SamuelBLupowitz Posted January 23, 2020 Share Posted January 23, 2020 It's a struggle, especially when I'm using my computer, phone, or iPad for sheet music/chord changes/songwriting notes. I've been trying to practice out of some actual books again for that reason. Quote Samuel B. Lupowitz Musician. Songwriter. Food Enthusiast. Bad Pun Aficionado. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adan Posted January 23, 2020 Share Posted January 23, 2020 Negative goals ("I will not do X, Y, or Z") have never worked for me. If you want something enough, you'll make it happen and the obstacles will fall like autumn leaves, like bowling pins, like frat boys after a kegger. Quote Gigging: Crumar Mojo 61, Hammond SKPro Home: Vintage Vibe 64 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EscapeRocks Posted January 23, 2020 Share Posted January 23, 2020 This is actually an age-old issue, but now with modern connectivity. I think the term is FOMO --Fear Of Missing Out I used to not be able to sleep, as I always thought I'd miss something.....a party, calls for gigs, news, etc.. long before smart devices. Fast forward to "modern" time: I actually had to ween myself off my iPhone at bedtime. I'd be dead tired, hit the bed, but then open up my iPhone and watch Youtube, read new, etc... Of course, that singalled my brain to stay awake....... Same thing with during the day after work: Have dinner, then plan on working on music stuff....and BOOM...it's 2 hours later and I've been reading my iPhone or iPad for music news, and other music related videos. I now leave my phone in livingroom at bed time, and also leave in the living room on "do not disturb" during practice time. Quote David Gig Rig:Depends on the day Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Synthoid Posted January 23, 2020 Share Posted January 23, 2020 I'd be dead tired, hit the bed, but then open up my iPhone and watch Youtube, read new, etc... Guilty. And then you realize an hour has passed. Quote When an eel hits your eye like a big pizza pie, that's a Moray. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lou Gehrig Charles Posted January 23, 2020 Share Posted January 23, 2020 I'd be dead tired, hit the bed, but then open up my iPhone and watch Youtube, read new, etc... Of course, that singalled my brain to stay awake....... My problem is: I sit on the nice comfy couch at 9PM with the laptop to watch "just a couple" videos. Then I doze off and wake up again at 10:30 or so.... Sometimes its interesting to check the Youtube history to see what I missed! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nathanael_I Posted January 23, 2020 Share Posted January 23, 2020 Everyone who comes to music as an adult has to wrestle with one thing - a misplaced expectation of excellence. We have spent a lifetime listening to professional musicians, watching YouTubes, etc. Our brain has unquestioningly taken it all in and declared that "this is what is means to play music". The problem is that you CANNOT meet that expectation. No one can play as well as all the inputs you have had. And more specifically, none of us can play at any level quickly or soon. Playing keyboard instruments is a complex task. It involves significant neuromuscular training. The odds that any of us are going to get great dabbling at it without a teacher are negligible. That's not how anyone learns. Think about learning golf. You have to take lessons and play 3x a week or more to really improve. If you want to improve you should: 1) cut yourself some slack. it is OK to suck. It is OK to suck for a long time. That's how it works. Its normal. 2) Get a teacher and do what they say. It will work. It will take longer than you want. But you WILL see progress. 3) Practice 5-6 hours a week the way the teacher says to. If you practice less than 3 hours, you may not see any progress at all. Music is a threshold activity. You have to get above the threshold for progress and stay there long enough for it to work. It is better to work some every day than to binge and practice 4 hours on one day and then skip 3 days. Expectation management is the hardest thing adults coming to music have to deal with. Many kids learned gradually enough that they never knew they were terrible. But they were. As adults we are going to know we are terrible. Embrace it. Getting good is on the other side of sucking. I made no progress until I made peace with that, decided I would suck until I improved, and then sought instruction to suck for as little time as possible. There is a way to learn keyboards. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muad’Dib Posted January 23, 2020 Author Share Posted January 23, 2020 Thank you Nathanael! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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