• southsamurai@sh.itjust.works
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    2 days 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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      2 days 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

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        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!

        • PrimeMinisterKeyes@leminal.space
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          The right hand of V-3’s Jim Shepard was pulled into a wood planer machine, resulting in significant damage to two fingers and minor injuries to others. After being rushed to the hospital, a plastic surgeon performed multiple surgeries, including two flesh grafts and a bone graft. The recovery process was challenging, involving his hand being temporarily attached to his groin to facilitate healing. Once they cut it loose again, he resumed playing guitar with the hand still completely bandaged and released one of V-3’s finest records, “Negotiate Nothing”, later that same year.

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          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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            like no other

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

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        1 day 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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        2 days ago

        I used to paint and draw daily every day for 5 years. Then i tried 3d. Used to do it every day for 8 years. Then i tried programming.

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      2 days 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.