Comments on: Invest in yourself by learning things of value http://www.mightybargainhunter.com/2007/11/29/invest-in-yourself-by-learning-things-of-value/ Personal finance, commentary, and spending less the easy way Fri, 19 Mar 2010 14:24:44 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: TruckMaster http://www.mightybargainhunter.com/2007/11/29/invest-in-yourself-by-learning-things-of-value/comment-page-1/#comment-175047 TruckMaster Wed, 08 Apr 2009 15:21:54 +0000 http://www.mightybargainhunter.com/2007/11/29/invest-in-yourself-by-learning-things-of-value/#comment-175047 I agree with the Van Man - spend the time ding something useful like learning a real instrument! I agree with the Van Man – spend the time ding something useful like learning a real instrument!

]]> By: VAN MAN http://www.mightybargainhunter.com/2007/11/29/invest-in-yourself-by-learning-things-of-value/comment-page-1/#comment-172383 VAN MAN Tue, 03 Mar 2009 16:15:17 +0000 http://www.mightybargainhunter.com/2007/11/29/invest-in-yourself-by-learning-things-of-value/#comment-172383 If people spent the same amount of time learning how to play a guitar as they did playing this the world would be a better place! If people spent the same amount of time learning how to play a guitar as they did playing this the world would be a better place!

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]]> By: Eat the Crumbs » Blog Archive » skills http://www.mightybargainhunter.com/2007/11/29/invest-in-yourself-by-learning-things-of-value/comment-page-1/#comment-108943 Eat the Crumbs » Blog Archive » skills Tue, 18 Dec 2007 14:39:54 +0000 http://www.mightybargainhunter.com/2007/11/29/invest-in-yourself-by-learning-things-of-value/#comment-108943 [...] Invest in yourself by learning things of value [...] [...] Invest in yourself by learning things of value [...]

]]> By: Schmucky http://www.mightybargainhunter.com/2007/11/29/invest-in-yourself-by-learning-things-of-value/comment-page-1/#comment-108257 Schmucky Sat, 15 Dec 2007 23:43:30 +0000 http://www.mightybargainhunter.com/2007/11/29/invest-in-yourself-by-learning-things-of-value/#comment-108257 You are very right. I used to play the guitar all day all the time when I was a kid. Now that I am older (thirtysomething) I don't feel like I 'have' to play at all. I couldn't rattle off COD after not playing at all for a year, but then again I can still play a lot of hard stuff that I already knew. So neither my knowledge level nor my skill level changed really. I was, in fact, an investment that I never acknowledged as such! You are very right. I used to play the guitar all day all the time when I was a kid. Now that I am older (thirtysomething) I don’t feel like I ‘have’ to play at all. I couldn’t rattle off COD after not playing at all for a year, but then again I can still play a lot of hard stuff that I already knew. So neither my knowledge level nor my skill level changed really. I was, in fact, an investment that I never acknowledged as such!

]]> By: plonkee http://www.mightybargainhunter.com/2007/11/29/invest-in-yourself-by-learning-things-of-value/comment-page-1/#comment-107763 plonkee Wed, 12 Dec 2007 12:38:03 +0000 http://www.mightybargainhunter.com/2007/11/29/invest-in-yourself-by-learning-things-of-value/#comment-107763 One of the things about learning to play the guitar (or any other musical instrument) is that you put a lot of time in, because you want to. I think that 5,000 hours, is probably about right - that's like 2 hours a day for nearly 7 years. At that point, you probably are awesome. One of the things about learning to play the guitar (or any other musical instrument) is that you put a lot of time in, because you want to. I think that 5,000 hours, is probably about right – that’s like 2 hours a day for nearly 7 years. At that point, you probably are awesome.

]]> By: mbhunter http://www.mightybargainhunter.com/2007/11/29/invest-in-yourself-by-learning-things-of-value/comment-page-1/#comment-106733 mbhunter Thu, 06 Dec 2007 05:14:46 +0000 http://www.mightybargainhunter.com/2007/11/29/invest-in-yourself-by-learning-things-of-value/#comment-106733 Guitarheroine, clever name. ;) The social aspect is a good reason to play the game, I suppose. Guitarheroine, clever name. ;)

The social aspect is a good reason to play the game, I suppose.

]]> By: guitarheroine http://www.mightybargainhunter.com/2007/11/29/invest-in-yourself-by-learning-things-of-value/comment-page-1/#comment-106669 guitarheroine Wed, 05 Dec 2007 17:53:04 +0000 http://www.mightybargainhunter.com/2007/11/29/invest-in-yourself-by-learning-things-of-value/#comment-106669 50 hours of practicing guitar will NOT get to to playing "Cliffs of Dover". Unless you are a prodigy. The point of the game is to have fun and play with friends, and it's something everyone can do. To sit around and "jam" with real musicians takes years of practice (or at least months). And, learning to play someone else's songs, isn't the same as writing your own and being a good musician. I guess what I'm saying is that while the controller is shaped like a guitar, you can't really compare the two activities. And I beg to differ with those that say real musicians "probably don't play guitar hero". That was obviously just an assumption. I play in a band, and I play guitar hero. And all of my musician friends love the game. They may not spend 50 hours mastering a song (and neither would I), but I can thoroughly enjoy shredding on my plastic guitar. One more note: the buttons are not "where the tuning pegs would be". I believe there are actually little fake plastic tuning pegs. The buttons are about where the first 5 frets would be. 50 hours of practicing guitar will NOT get to to playing “Cliffs of Dover”. Unless you are a prodigy.

The point of the game is to have fun and play with friends, and it’s something everyone can do.

To sit around and “jam” with real musicians takes years of practice (or at least months). And, learning to play someone else’s songs, isn’t the same as writing your own and being a good musician.

I guess what I’m saying is that while the controller is shaped like a guitar, you can’t really compare the two activities.

And I beg to differ with those that say real musicians “probably don’t play guitar hero”. That was obviously just an assumption. I play in a band, and I play guitar hero. And all of my musician friends love the game. They may not spend 50 hours mastering a song (and neither would I), but I can thoroughly enjoy shredding on my plastic guitar.

One more note: the buttons are not “where the tuning pegs would be”. I believe there are actually little fake plastic tuning pegs. The buttons are about where the first 5 frets would be.

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