@jerseychicadee I've had ADD all my life, too. With something new like this that requires a lot of attention and focus I shoot for 10-15 minutes, because after that my focus is gone. LOL Now playing the guitar I can concentrate a lot longer for some reason, probably because it's not "new" to me.
@shysue I never had a diagnosis but lately I’ve pretty OCD. Checking locks, lights, burners. I blame senility. The GAS I blame on pretty guitars.
Sometimes I lose track of time practicing, but I guess that's a good thing. I'm probably not as organized as I should be though.
My ‘practice’ has gotten lackadaisical. I just play. I need to discipline myself and go back to some drills and skill building.
@jerseychicadee I've never had a formal diagnosis either, but I've had all the symptoms of ADD my whole life. A lot of my family does, too.
I started with plastic and then quickly went to the silver/nickel Dunlops and they work pretty good.
I try to hybrid pick with just a thumb pick and my raw finger tips, doesn’t work well for me.
Do you have to use heavier gauge strings with all silver/nickel finger picks?