Possibly it's difficult for me to express it. Hmmm... Maybe this will be a better approach. Even your modest goal is not modest if you can not accomplish it.

Possibly it's difficult for me to express it. Hmmm... Maybe this will be a better approach. Even your modest goal is not modest if you can not accomplish it. You may be thinking that you should be able to get yourself to know a "real" song. You may be thinking that you have failed if you don't accomplish that goal. Personally, I really don't think so. It is too early to have such a goal because you are not playing your guitar. Walking the entire length of the Champs Elysees is not a difficult task, but it is impossible if I am not in Paris. It is not an unreasonable goal for a Parisian, but it is completely unattainable if I refuse to go to Paris. What I'm trying to tell you is that it's OK not to have that goal. If you keep focusing on it, no matter how small or insignificant you think it might be, you avoid the more important question. Why are you not playing your guitar? Similarly, discussing my inability to walk the entire length of the Champs Elysees is useless until I work out why I can't go to Paris. Maybe I can go to Paris, but I don't want to. If that's the case, then it is fine to give up my dream without feeling bad about it. It's a choice. I have other things I want to do. It would be a bit strange to ask, "How can I force myself to want to go to Paris? It's the only thing holding me back from walking the entire length of the Champs Elysees". On the other hand, there may be many, many reasons why I can't go to Paris even though I want to. Maybe I need money. Maybe I need time. Maybe I'm just afraid that I'll fail. But without exploring those issues I will never know. Why aren't you playing your guitar? In fact, why don't you stop reading this post right now and play your guitar? Playing a guitar does not take willpower, unless you would rather not play the guitar. So my point is: If you don't want to play the guitar, your goal is impossible (and really meaningless). If you do want to play the guitar, then something is getting in your way of having fun. In this scenario, your goal is taking your attention away from finding out what that is and fixing it. So forget the goal and play your guitar. Start setting goals after you figure out the other stuff. Again, I hope that helps. It's tricky stuff ;-) Edit: Just to be consistent with my initial post -- there are things like dieting that may seem to be unpleasant but still required. So, exploring why you don't like something can help you find aspects that you do like. Then you can do those things. With dieting, for example, I have found that being a little bit hungry keeps my mind clear and makes me a better programmer. With practice, I can really enjoy that feeling. So being hungry begins to be something that I enjoy and want to do. However, I don't see the point of going to that extent for playing the guitar. Normal people don't require guitar playing in their lives.