therwol wrote:
At that point, you may have to put it down and come back to it. Overthinking and self-doubt can be your enemy, but sometimes it works the other way. Take Mozart. No overthinking. The results he wanted just flowed out of him. Take Beethoven or Brahms or any of the other overthinkers. They struggled in pain with their music to get it the way it sounded right to them. Fortunately, it sounds right to us, but different people go through different things to get to that end. I suppose that there is nothing wrong with asking the opinions of others.
At that point, you may have to put it down and com... (
show quote)
For me the overthinking is part of a learning process. I'm more of the Beethoven style worker. I feel like something is there and that becomes a fantom itch that will bug me until I find it.