What’s the Best Approach for Improving Your Guitar Technique?

I got a question recently from a subscriber that read…
I was wondering what your opinion was on practicing technique, learning scales, chord progressions, and theory in the context of a song versus on their own.

This is really a good – and complex question. Here goes…

Many guitar players are often turned off by the idea of practicing technique and learning theory in an abstract non-musical way. I don’t blame them – it feels like doo doo.
Why?

It often brings up VERY un musical feelings when we detach and try something new and unfamiliar on guitar. We “run for cover” back to our