Practice Deliberately...That's what I been sayin'.

Interesting article. I always believed that learning when you're a kid and all that, is generally bunk. The reason kids learn something faster is they are provided with instruction, errors are identified by that instruction, and they are forced to address those errors immediately. Sure there's probably some truth to not having predispositions and all that, but in general I think that's mostly just excuses.

Adults don't have the sort of forced guidance we impose on children, and it requires a great deal of self discipline to force yourself to work on things that are frustrating or currently beyond your ability. It's hard enough being an adult, so when we do things like play golf, go to the gym, or play guitar, we want to enjoy it, so we generally avoid anything that can compromise that. Most people simply won't do something they don't want to do unless they're forced by somebody else to do it.

Fortunately for me, the process of improving at anything is something I enjoy. But after reading this article I'm recommitting to my weaknesses as a guitar player; work has been picking up a lot lately and the quality of my practice has slipped, because I'm usually a little more tired and/or have a little less time.

http://ideas.time.com/2012/01/25/the-myth-of-practice-makes-perfect/