I have found that guitar is very much like running, cycling, swimming or weight lifting. Once you are "hooked," it becomes compulsive and you feel uneasy and guilty if you miss a day. However, if you are working hard in your practice, you actually improve when you take a break. Maximum adaptation requires both practice AND rest.
The problem is that "rest" can easily get out of hand, and become abandonment.
Anyway, those are my observations after about a month of learning guitar. I've only taken 2 days off from practice--hated both of them--but played better the next day.
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