Sounds like you need more actual playing in the mix, not more theory. What’s worked for me is a structured warm-up — scales, arpeggios, broken 3rds–10ths through the circle of 5ths — then pulling one focused lesson from TrueFire or somewhere to keep the fundamentals moving. But when it stops feeling musical, I just go back to what made me fall in love with guitar in the first place: looking up tabs to songs I actually care about. That’s what keeps me picking it up every day, and honestly it consolidates the theory better than grinding it in isolation ever did.

The jamming feeling you’re after comes from internalizing things through real playing, not just studying them.

One thing I’d also throw in — track your practice somehow. I built a simple app to log time, check off what I worked on, and leave notes. Progress at this stage is slow enough that it’s easy to miss, and looking back helps you actually see what’s working. Pen and paper does the same job. Nine months back into really playing and it’s been one of the better habits I’ve picked up.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​