Originally Posted by: schmangeAs far as a regulated practice schedule, I've never had one. I just leave the guitar out, ready to go, and treat it like another form of entertainment like video games or watching tv. I figure as long as I enjoy doing it, I'll just naturally learn stuff.

That's exactly the way I do it too. The only practice exercises I ever do are sweep picking arpeggios - if I'm about to play a lot of them and alternate picking 1,2,3 & 1,2,3,4. I always found having a "regime" took the fun out of playing the guitar, which is what it's all about for me.