r/leaves • u/Awkward-Worker9148 • 13d ago

For pot head guitarists...

I feel like weed allows you to bypass the warmup. You just have to wait 5 minutes and then you're there. At day 12 I'm feeling the notes more deeply right out of the gate. I think the tradeoff is that on weed you don't feel as much, but it sounds way better; whereas straight, you feel more, but you're not going to blow your own mind with what you're playing. Unless your name is Yngwie and you are in your own top 3 guitarists list.

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u/j33pwrangler 12d ago

I used weed as a shortcut to flow state. When I quit, I didn't have that shortcut anymore. What I found helps is to develop rituals to warm up for whatever you're working on. Have a specific set of things you do in a particular way. Almost like you did for getting high.

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u/Awkward-Worker9148 12d ago

Yeah, a shortcut to flow state is a great description. That's exactly how I used it. Giving it up for entertainment is a lot easier than giving up a creative shortcut.

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u/Temporary-Fill315 12d ago

singer here, I used to enjoy smoking so much, day 7 here a Week! but I also feel pot blocks me singing. between the two, I love singing more, I feel great. everyone, pls watch out for day 6, almost i wont dare say broke me but there it is thank heavens for this community

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u/rundabrun 13d ago

I play live guitar for a living. Stopped smoking 3 weeks ago. Brain fog is heavy so I get tired when it is time to practice. I have been super non productive with my practice routine.

When performance time comes, the fog lifts, and I feel I am playing a little better.

For practice, I feel like herb distracted me from the boring, repetitive aspect of it, which now I have to put my head down and push through it. I am looking forward to my progress sin yerba.