I agree in the most part. But then maybe I'm just saying that to justify the fact that I don't practice a quarter as much as I should/need to. Unfortunately, my lifestyle (with work) doesn't allow me to realistically practice much during the week.
Something that did interest me was the phrase "we have a responsibility to practice as much as we can".
In what way do you mean? Who are we responsible to/for?
(Mods - I'm not picking an argument, just exploring an interesting view!)