Found this on a government health social media posting and thought it might give some here encouragement. When it all seems a bit hard, whether at the beginning or just on a new song / technique, keep in mind the growth mindset
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Itās a good framework for thinking. My kidās school is pretty big with this kind of stuff, they seem to talk about it every year.
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As do we, JK 
At risk of poor form, I can reference my own reflections on this topic in my Learning Log: DavidP's Learning Log - #25 by DavidP
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I like thisā¤ļø and saved it for a good reminder. Thanks.
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Thereās nothing āFixedā about that mindset, it is clearly broken.
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This reminds me of my teacher in Wing Chun (self defense martial art): Whenever I said āI canāt do thisā he replied with āyetā and looked at me until I said āI canāt do this yetā - and then heād remind me to simply keep practicing.
Now, could somebody please remind me of this when I get frustrated that I canāt get that C chord right ā¦ I mean, I canāt get it right yet? 
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With pleasure, Sarah. Iām a big fan of that āyetā ā¦ make frequent use of it. I try make the sentence positive ā¦ Iāve not yet got the C chord right.
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Inspiring, thanks for sharing
Still negative 
Try āIām on the way to getting it rightā 
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This is worth thinking about, Brian.
My understanding is that the brain doesnāt process ānotā very well. For example, how often if you say to yourself āDo not forget to buy bread and milk on the way homeā and find yourself walking in the front door having forgotten, rather than remembered. Or telling a child not to touch the fragile ornament and shortly afterā¦crash. Whereas telling the child to keep the hands off is more effective.
So applying that, the use of ānot yetā works OK for me in terms of being processed as something will still get right.
But hey oh, I am not a neuroscientist so may be way off track in this being an effective use of āyetā
Of course your suggestion is a good pattern.
Haha, I was about to send you a pm, so as not to clog the post with ridiculous semantics, when I realised semantics is precisely what this post is about 
Sounds plausible to me
Yup. Youāve avoided the negative ānotā. Thatās what I was suggesting with my post above. Get rid of the word not in your sentence.
Is a negative statement
Aw, man! Now Iāve lost count of how many angels were dancing on the head of that pin and have to start over 
Maybe Iāll just go back to trying to get that C chord sorted 
Your Mierenneuker, etc.
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How about this:
One day Iāll get the C chord right.
(Iāve kept several expletives out of that sentence that I grumbled very loudly yesterday - but I kept remembering this conversation soā¦ One day! One day Iāll get it just right!)
thinking of the only fools and horses lineā¦ āthis time next year weāll be millionairesā
How aboutā¦ tomorrow I will get the C chord rightā¦ and just keep saying that until the sentence becomesā¦ today I got the C chord right.
Ah, Iām someone who doesnāt do well with too much pressure (and as Iām a perfectionist the pressure comes from myself, which is really not the best thing). How about: Someday soon, Iāll get the C chord right, it might even be today.
Without the expletives of course
How much practice time do you waste talking about it instead of playing? ā¦come on ā¦play 
Greetings,
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