• southsamurai@sh.itjust.works
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    1 year ago

    The problem is that it takes someone else to remind you to do the thing often enough and with enough impetus to make it a habit

    Which will only last until the first time you’re sick and can’t, and then that habit is gone

    • ComradeSharkfucker@lemmy.ml
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      1 year ago

      I played guitar for 3 years until I cut the tip of my finger off with a mandolin. Literally haven’t touched it since

      • prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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        1 year ago

        If you haven’t heard of Tony Iommi, he was (is?) the guitarist for Black Sabbath who cut two of his fingertips off, on his fretting hand, in some kind of shop accident at work.

        Despite this, he popped on a couple of thimbles and proceeded to basically invent the power chord and was a pioneer of guitar riffage.

        You only lost one, so you’ve already got one-up on him!

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          1 year ago

          Django Reinhardt had pretty bad damage to his fretting hand too from a fire, and that dude shredded like no other.

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            1 year ago

            like no other

            Literally lol… Forced constraints and limitations are often a huge impetus for creating great art.

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        1 year ago

        Does mandolin have more than one meaning? I know it as type of lute instrument, but I can’t imagine someone cutting theirself on one.

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          1 year ago

          In the US atleast mandolins are also a cooking utensil that creates thin slices of vegetables by sliding them across a flat surface with a blade attached.

    • Lka1988@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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      1 year ago

      My phone does that for me. I use a habit tracker with undismissable notifications that take only a “Yes” or “No” answer (it’s a bit more customizable, but this is how I use it), which helps keep me accountable for my habits.

      Unfortunately, it’s been almost 3 months for a habit that I’m trying to nail down and I still forget sometimes.