Ambient guitar looping: "Tillåtande"

[@pantalaemonn]

Love this. "Limit yourself to avoid perfectionism and spark creativity" I really need to implement this in my own musical projects. My issue is taking an idea to completion, not sure if you have any words of wisdom in that regard but I'm all ears. Thank you and best of luck with this project! :)

[@JesaiaLowejko]

Thank you for your comment. I have the exact same problem so I can totally relate. For me it’s more fun to start new things than finish what I started. Also I need different creative outlets to live a happy life. I wouldn’t be happy with only one or two things that took all my creative time and energy. I know for example that I will never be able to sustain a KZbin channel with weekly content for years. That would make me unhappy. We’ll see for how long this works for me… I’ve more or less accepted how my creativity works and what I have done that may be useful for you might be. - Make every project smaller. If I were to make an album it would never be finished so I make one song at a time. - If you are like me and are good at starting but not finishing, maybe you can do your projects with someone who enjoys taking on your ideas and develop them. When I’ve played in bands I’ve tried to surround myself with people who have a different kind of creativity. Doesn’t work for solo stuff though.. - I’ve started to accept that everything won’t be finished. It’s okay to see the process of creating as the goal itself. “Today I’m gonna hang out with my looper” not “Today I’m gonna make a song”. - Perfectionism is such a tough one. Sooo tired of it. Creative projects will NEVER be perfected and finished. Rather at some point abandoned and maybe that’s when you actually are finished. If you feel stuck, maybe that’s as good as it gets AT THAT POINT. Maybe you can come back to it later, maybe it actually are finished? - Try showing rough drafts or badly finished projects for friends. Often they are better than oneself thinks. Maybe even good enough. It also makes it easier to share what you do. And you’ll receive feedback. - Too many options is not a good thing. - Try to settle quickly. I hope this helps and good luck! Please ask again if I can help.

[@pantalaemonn]

@@JesaiaLowejko It definitely helps, thanks! Particularly your point about making projects smaller. As a programmer I initially started making music for a video game I was coding. The video game kept getting bigger and bigger in scope until it dwarfed me mentally, and I found myself enjoying the process of making music infinitely more because I didn't have that pressure weighing me down. It's a life lesson, I think. And I am very much like you in regards to starting and not finishing. I have 30 track files on my PC waiting for me to flesh out, but each time I pick up a guitar I'm on a hunt for a better sound or melody. That said, at this moment I don't feel a need to share my stuff so there isn't much impetus for me to finish them. The tracks are quite personal to me so I don't see myself collaborating (at least not right now) though I do see the logic in it, definitely. Perfectionism in music at least is something luckily I'm not too fussed with, even if I have it in other aspects of my life. If it sounds good to me, I'll go with it. Your point about something being finished at the point when you abandon it I really like. Thanks again, you've given me food for thought.

[@JesaiaLowejko]

@@pantalaemonn Happy to help!