Are there any bad habits you want to break?

I have a bad habit of holding my breath while playing, particularly when a tune gets faster. I’ve been doing “fiddle yoga”, concentrating on breathing in and out while playing scales and different rhythms.

Clenching the strings when I try to learn something new…which of course, makes it harder!!! Focusing on playing more relaxed…

I’m constantly trying to correct my posture while playing. I “crunch” my neck and then find myself hurting. Then my fiddle “tips” in my hands and under my chin. Harder to remember to correct posture when I’m in the zone!

I am trying to work on not ‘overthinking’ while playing and relaxing (like others have posted about). I work in tech as a data analyst and it’s hard to turn that part of my brain off because I’m worrying too much about my posture, my bowing, intonation, etc. and trying to apply everything I’ve learned in pursuit of the ‘right/perfect’ sound. It all spirals into an unpleasant practice session so I have to work on trying to have fun (as mentioned in all the recordings). I need to apply more fun fiddlehed theory!