Ive been thinking how to utilize my phones audio recorder.  Thinking I may have to do something like set a goal to record playing a 2 octave G folding scale at 60bpm (example) have that goal written down on top of that days practice.  set an alarm for 10 or 15 minutes and go at it.   Then later when not with instrument listen back on headphones and write down thoughts .  Then come up with plan for next practice and write that goal on next page.  repeat...so forth so on.   I dont want to spend too much time on that.  I also have the larger goals of getting whole tunes commited to memory at X speed so that could be a weekly target.  for me i would have to skip 6 pages ahead and write that down at top of page as an additional goal so to have it there as a reminder.  whatever i decide will have to use audio which would be listened to afterwards and at least a few hours later to keep me honest.  i know i need to organize better but dont want to stray too far from what I enjoy.  i just need to be more focused and thoughtful about it.  Just the little thing of getting i strument ready and stopping for minute and thinking..."you know last time you fumbled measure 6 everytime...start there and get it right 5 times straight then play.

Ive been reading a book titled Practice with purpose that is basically many different ideas written down back to back.   One idea is to print off music and actually cut it up into 2 measure flash card sorta things and randomly flip those over and play till its right.  an idea id never considered.  I think it may help with the problem of starying off plan but seems to add more labor to whole thing so not sure about putting that into motion.  but its another idea to remember.   playing a tune backwards in 2 measure sections is another.  sounds funny but something different.  some things i already do that was suggested is to listen to people i want to sound like.  t not as a listen for enjoyment but listen more technically.  like wow at 2:30 in such and such song he did this ornament..  and try and put that in to own playing...or wow he played that whole thing in tune...and try and incorporate that in my playing. lol