How To Practice Smart Options

[Cosmin Lupu]

Thinking of practicing - I have encountered the same question under a lot of forms for a lot of times - 'Am I practicing well, am I not? How should I be practicing?' But basically, it all comes down to the fear and uncertainty of not doing things right.

Some time ago, I have read about a very interesting principle called 'SMART Goals' - what does it mean?

SMART is an abreviation, giving criteria to guide in the setting of objectives, for example in project management, employee performance management and personal development (which is what interests us). The letters broadly conform to the words specific, measurable, attainable, relevant and time-bound.

Out of what I am figuring out so far - attainable, time-bound and relevant are the most troublesome. What do I mean by that? People beginning to learn something have a hard time breaking things apart into small tasks - which are of course MUCH more easily attainable and relevant than a task like 'I want to shred!'

Time-bound can also become a problem due to the fact that most people tend to lose their focus and not finish a certain goal in a proper amount of time...

Now all of the above can lead to a whole debate and I am very interested in hearing your opinion on how you treat your objectives in what regards guitar playing - have you ever thought about practicing based on these aspects?

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