Being lazy and stubborn

[outin]

That's me... I have always been doing my best to avoid what I find unpleasant and boring...with piano it's learning about chords.

I have been struggling with the easy left hand chords of the Chopin waltz and unable to memorise them despite having this assignment for several weeks. I just love to blame my bad memory for everything...

But yesterday I finally decided that I either have to learn these or drop the piece. So I did what I had done my best to avoid. Instead of just trying to teach my hands to go to the right places by themselves (it almost worked sometimes I actually read the chords and made some sense into why they are what they are. And suddenly I know exactly what I need to play and can TELL my hands if they get lost.

Maybe this piano thing will teach me some self discipline 

[hfmadopter]

You will teach yourself self dicipline , the piano will be a tool that can help you accomplish that.
Also, it's a rather unforgiving tool as you may have just discovered.

[m1469]

That's me... I have always been doing my best to avoid what I find unpleasant and boring...

I can relate!  Not necessarily to piano in the same ways, but I'm currently resisting practicing singing with almost *all* of my might ... but, it's often the idea of practicing that I dislike more than the actual act, since I actually enjoy the act of singing.

[j_menz]

I regard being lazy and stubborn as two of my good points.

[outin]

I regard being lazy and stubborn as two of my good points.

To be honest, so do I really. I never understood people who burn themselves out. If I have too much at work I'll do it, but then I leave something less important undone to balance and just relax. Things like housework can always wait 

But when one needs to go back to basics it would be easier if one didn't resist the less enjoyable work so much...

[outin]

it's often the idea of practicing that I dislike more than the actual act, since I actually enjoy the act of singing.

I think that's exactly the problem. I do anything to avoid actually starting to do something. After I force myself to get to work, it's fine. 

[hfmadopter]

I think that's exactly the problem. I do anything to avoid actually starting to do something. After I force myself to get to work, it's fine. 

I think this is perfectly normal enough. When we are super interested in something it's an automatic easy starter but knowing it's going to be difficult to sort through puts a damper on the matter.

[m1469]

I think that's exactly the problem. I do anything to avoid actually starting to do something. After I force myself to get to work, it's fine.  

Yeah, meh, do I really have to?  I mean, really?

*wildly avoids singing practice* ... you know, it's getting serious, yes, I *really* have to ... first rehearsal on Wednesday and hoards to accomplish between now and then.  Alas, I'd like to play the piano, write poetry, draw, and listen to music instead  .  But, I am getting to where the forcefulness with which I use to start needs to be even more forceful than feeling overwhelmed and resistant, and earlier today I had time between teaching/classes and did a little, and it wasn't actually *that* bad  .  But, it's more fun being a bandit with company ... are you currently a practice bandit, outin, or have you got it all sorted out?  

*goes to practice*

[outin]

 But, it's more fun being a bandit with company ... are you currently a practice bandit, outin, or have you got it all sorted out?  

Well, the theory stuff has to wait a little. Had my lesson last night and now I have a few technically difficult measures to sort out until next week...

But avoiding something is actually a skill itself and may require some effort, right? When I was in the university and was supposed to study, I used to do a lot of housework instead...and I don't like housework