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The Thursday Thesis
Thoughts and Lessons from Life & Guitar Teaching

Episode 138 - The F Word

14/2/2019

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The Thursday Thesis – 14/2/2019
 
I’m talking about “FUN”, of course – not the F-word that has become worn smooth in our mouths through overuse.

I’ve nothing against a good, well-placed “fuck!” to add contrast and dramatic tension to a story, and few words are quite as cathartic when one sustains a shovel-blow to the temple from one’s nearest and dearest.


But whilst I’m partial to the odd fuck, I’m absolutely passionate about the other F-word: fun.


My first wish for every day is to “have fun and help people”, and mostly I live that wish. I know that to teach guitar (or anything else) effectively I have to make it as much fun for my students as it is for me.


My reasoning goes like this: student sees teacher having fun – student realises that there is no threat from teacher – student relaxes, makes mistakes and gathers the data they need to improve – student notices progress and becomes happy – teacher notices student’s changed state and is encouraged to have more fun... At this point everything loops around and starts again.


Hardly rocket science, but there you go.


In all things, Fun is good: so how do you get it?


You look for it, sausage-brain!


Every situation has some fun hidden inside it: your job is to disclose that Fun and to enjoy it.


And it turns out to be really simple to do.
(Cue the drum-roll).

Ask yourself this question: “what’s funny about this?”


No matter how crap life is, how tired you are, however things are – ask that question of yourself.

Immediately you ask the question, your brain will start to look for the Fun, bringing back scraps of happiness, silliness, levity and creativity to lay at your feet in a feast of fun.

Whilst most people around you are grumpy / intolerant / impatient / angry / all of the above, we can become the opposite by repeatedly asking ourselves the question that seeks the F-word question: “Where’s the Fun?”


WTF!


I don’t know what fun is for you, but I know you’ll find it when you unleash your bloodhound brain and set it upon the scent of the Almighty F-word.


You might like to try it, or you might choose to stay a miserable git.


You could, but where’s the Fun in that??

 
 
 
 
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