how to practice more

The number one way to increase the amount of practice time on your instrument that you can do right now!

I’ll bet you cannot guess what it is. It is so simple as to be ridiculous. Keep your instrument out of the case and available at all times. I keep my guitars on stands and I find that every time I have a stray thought or musical question I can easily reach over and pick up my instrument and use it, if only for a few minutes. If the guitar is in the case, in the closet and I have to go and get it,  I will be less inclined to do so.

How Keeping Your Guitar in the Case
can actually Help your Practice

Conversely, if I want to concentrate on only electric guitar or only classical; I will put all guitars away except for the one I want to focus on. Last week I put away my classical and electric and I have focused on only the acoustic steel string by default.

So do whatever you can, place your instrument on a stand, hanging on a wall or any way you can keep it close at hand. You will play more I guarantee it!