lack of motivation to play guitar even if it was my biggest dream

innv20

Has anyone ever had a situation where after getting a guitar you had absolutely no desire to learn to play it? Playing the guitar has been my dream since I was a child, and now that I got it 3 months ago I have absolutely no desire to learn, I have the impression that everything I do does not bring results and simply sounds bad. Will something like this pass away? I once heard an opinion that in that case it is simply not for me and I convince myself that it is not true. Maybe I burned out before I even started and I will never feel like starting something new if I take the example of the guitar. I'm still a young person, a teenager and this feeling affected all my hobbies. Now all I do is watch concerts of rockstars from the 80s with the dream of being like them and knowing full well that I have such opportunities, it's just killing my laziness and lack of desire. It's not like I don't have time, because i have a lot. Instead of exercising I just think about it but do nothing

V8

3 months is no time at all. I struggeled (and thought I sucked) for years.

Guitar is a technical instrument, you have to get your body (fingers, wrist, etc...) to learn movements and develop strength that are particular to stringed instruments. This takes time (and lots of patience)

A study plan/goal will help immensely - little goals and steps initially and build on the small wins. If you can't do this for yourself, a decent teacher will help you with this.

If you can't find/afford a teacher, then find a friend or family member who has some musical background and talk to them about their expeirience and about giving you some feedback as you learn.

JustinGuitar or Marty Music on YouTube are also great resources - but I always lean towards a physical human interaction over sitting in the house watching video's.

innv20 this feeling affected all my hobbies

This is important to address - consistent sleep patterns, helathy eating and regular physical exercise will help you feel better in general and motivate you in your perception to the challenges in your life. If those basic things (sleep, diet, exercise) are issues in your life, then you will find everything in your life challenging/a struggle.

Good luck bud!

IceCreamMan

Reality is that the guitar ( any instrument for that matter) is not easy to learn and this saps motivation as you perceive yourself not making any progress.

I suggest a short session once a day, every second day or whatever, just noodle with it for a few minutes. Hopefully motivation will grow.

Your future self will thank you.

good luck

Bill-Rosenberg

What IceCream Man says is so true - it isn't easy learning any instrument. I went through the same desires and frustrations. I think that a defining moment for me was realising that what I wanted to do on the guitar was to sit down and play a recognisable tune. Once I had decided on that goal, it was possible to find stuff on the internet to get me going. Start with learning chord shapes, and become familiar with them. Melodies are all based in, on and around these shapes. Next step is to learn some chord melody arrangements - there are tons of these on YouTube, but it will take a little while to develop the skills to tackle these. Keep your guitar on a stand so that it is always immediately playable. Try using both a plectrum, and playing fingerstyle. I bought a clip-on tuner for 120 bucks, and it was a really good investment - I can check that my guitar is in tune and practice for a few minutes while the kettle is boiling. Just grab a few moments to practice whenever you can, and you WILL improve. You will also hit lots of plateaus - we all do - but keep going and you'll reap the rewards down the track, I promise.