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I can't stay focused on learning to play the guitar. Really pissing me off. You don't realize it until you realize you can't stay focused on one thing for more than a few minutes- if that- And no I'm too poor to afford real teaching lessons.

I can't stay focused on learning to play the guitar. Really pissing me off. You don't realize it until you realize you can't stay focused on one thing for more than a few minutes- if that- And no I'm too poor to afford real teaching lessons.

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Listen to audio books. Science fiction short stories before bed. Start with sub-half hour stories. Plenty of good ones.

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I read the books before going to sleep. Set a time. No tv no phone. Book… sleep. Helps calm the mind.

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The only issue with this is that it trains you to be tired when you read; not so good when you get tired in the middle of the day because you had to read something more than a few pages long

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True. Took me years to undo it and even now I’ll have to get up and go do something to kill that cycle.

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Depends on the content. Sometimes I stay up past my usual time because the content is very interesting.

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Do you think this will have any cognitive benefit or just a way of passing time?

Where do you recommend I search?

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there's studies showing. theres not much difference.

entertainment I'll listen to books, but anything I actually want to retain I read the physical book so I can still make notes.

audible has had to audio book market as a monopoly for many years. theres a few smaller ones just popping up like Chirp. your local library, full audio books on You Tube or torrenting somewhere.

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Reverting to mummy and daddy reading bed time stories is not the answer.

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It is a way to re-train your mind into wanting/being interested in longer-form content.

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Plus found time is available for lots of us.