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# Daily Dispatch #19 - Guitar Practice and Learning
- URL: https://lucas-schiavini.com/daily-dispatch-19-guitar-practice-and-learning/
- Published: 2022-04-13T12:02:01.000Z
- Updated: 2022-08-16T14:42:37.000Z
- Author: Lucas Schiavini
- Tags: guitar, learning, practice, dailydispatch, #Import 2026-08-11 14:49

It takes about 5 minutes a day, over 2 months to have those calluses on the fingertips to be able to play a classic guitar without feeling sharp pain.

So I decided to pick up guitar as a daily practice, just to have some hobby outside of looking at a screen. I already do that for about 10 hours a day even when I’m not at my job. I still use it to write, to code personal projects and where I watch my tv series.

So while I can’t have an Analog and a Digital workbench like [Austin Kleon](https://austinkleon.com/?ref=lucas-schiavini.com), my job will continue to be mostly on the computer.

So anyways, here’s the [first video](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HNSaXAe8tyg&list=PLR9M6ZvFAyEzCwjTj9HTtmDvD78ls%5FyjH&index=7&ref=lucas-schiavini.com) I watched on guitar practice. And I intend to keep doing it at least 5 minutes a day until my fingers don’t hurt anymore.

I used something I recall from [Atomic Habits](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PZ7lDrwYdZc&ref=lucas-schiavini.com), to make guitar practice part of my daily nighttime routine.

Everyday before going to bed I do about the same 5 steps.

- Brush teeth
- Set air conditioner to 22 degrees celsius
- Guitar practice for 5 minutes
- Take pills + water
- Meditate for 10 minutes
- Sleep

Because it is a small enough habit, I can’t refuse to do it. It actually works to keep the consistency.