I have spent 10+ years playing guitar. And I've always wanted to learn to improvise. I've tried the numerous resources/videos/courses available out there, but all of them are just different takes on learning the 5 scale shapes, or the 7 modes. I know some people are happy using them, but they never worked for me, and seemed as too much information to keep in mind during playing. So I had to build a simpler mental model for myself that finally worked for me. And I thought it could also work for other people, and decided to share it here.