Listen "10,000 Hours of Guitar — Bob Murray"
Episode Synopsis
Episode #1210,000 hours is what it’s said it takes to master any skill. My dad did it. After documenting a six year commitment at the age of 55, he executed and reached his life cumulative total goal of practicing guitar 10,000 hours. In this episode we explore the story, the challenges, and the results of setting out to achieve this goal, and I could not be more humbled by the example my dad has set of discipline and perseverance.minnesotaguitar.com - Please feel free to reach out to him for guitar repair or refurbishing, as well as guitar lessons!CHAPTERS0:00 - Intro0:41 - My mom's take on the goal2:29 - Connections between my dad and I4:01 - My dad and his story6:19 - Documentation of the goal9:46 - Document details15:58 - The reason / motivation17:00 - Overcoming off days18:07 - Creating his practice studio20:25 - Support from family23:27 - Challenges since covid26:13 - Stories/value behind playing guitar/piano33:22 - Chat GPT on guitar35:33 - Fresh start37:11 - French polish guitar journey/business41:40 - For anyone starting or continuing an instrument43:58 - Outro / episode goal
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