This is not for absolute beginners. You should already know basic chord shapes, major scales, and have some playing experience.
Here is a feature breakdown of why this text remains the gold standard for serious musicians. Mick Goodrick - The Advancing Guitarist.pdf
This pedagogical stance shifts the responsibility entirely to the student. If a student finds an exercise boring or useless, Goodrick suggests it is because the student has not engaged with it deeply enough. This empowers the guitarist to become their own best teacher, a skill that outlasts any specific lick or pattern learned from a more conventional method book. This is not for absolute beginners