Enthusiasm!

Enthusiasm

Beware it!
I've seen it fool many a person, including myself.

One instance is when we get a new worker, and we give them some unappealing task. They always say, "sure, anything." That lasts about a month, then they're bitching and whining just like the rest of us.

Another is when I hear some music for the first time, thinking, "this is the best music I've ever heard." This also doesn't last long--only until the next listen.

My suggestion--while turning this into a positive--is to take initial enthusiasm with a grain of salt. I realize that we can't really control when emotions surface, but we can learn to detach and deal with them in rational ways.

Random Notes

Sometime try this:

Set a metronome for any tempo above 80.
For each 16th note(there are four per click), play a different random note.

Sounds dumb, but many of us have been conditioned to play within 'boxes'--perhaps
this may break us out. Or possibly it will stretch our brain to make new connections.

We may hit upon a combination of notes that we like, or we may have never played constant 16th notes for any period of time.

Give it a try.