Originally posted by Diki:
Hate to disillusion you, but I make them all the time.
Everybody does. I just don't make making them an excuse to NOT play at full speed. If I find myself making the same mistake twice, THAT'S when I try to work on that skill or passage.
Pushing yourself is how you grow. 
No argument here on that....
Pushing yourself is how you grow..and I have a;ways viewed criticism as fertilizer...It may stink but it keeps plants growing.
No argument on that one. I don't play some music at full speed because I would spend more time correcting my mistakes or rerecording part over and over which does help when it comes to growing chops, no dount. But it's a time issue with me. It takes far less time to record it and "fix it in the mix" at the risk and reality of losing one