Brendan is just bumming
practice :)
I gotta say the more you play this thing, the better you get (or at least you think you are improving). Even just some random strumming a few minutes every now and again during the day seems to help. It’s all about coordination and getting your fingers used to bending and the different pressures on the strings.
Make sure you try to relax too, don’t grip the neck as it makes it hard for you to move up and down it, and ease the tension in your picking arm, relax, don’t force it!