What do you guys do when your discouraged?

[Tantalus]

I'm feeling rather discouraged about the whole producing thing myself right now.

So. What do you guys do to get past that discouraged feeling?

[Fimbulin]

Take a break from music and electronics. Read a book, chat with friends, something away from computers.

[MixolydianPony]

Different things work for different people. Fimbulin's suggestion of taking a mental break from it might help you to come back fresh.

What helped for me was realizing that it takes time. You need to allow yourself to suck before you can master it. I've been making music for 8 years or more and I'm just now getting to the point where I'm satisfied with what I write. Just this week, I went through an old folder on my computer of stuff I'd written over the past four years, and most of it was downright awful. Even when I had been at it for 6 or 7 years, I still sucked massively.

Just keep at it, and be patient. It's not the kind of problem you can expect to fix instantly.

[CommandSpry]

Watch a Jim Jeffries stand up. It can make you feel better anytime. Watch

[Habanc]

Overused image is overused.

But seriously, I just do other stuff. Get my mind off it for awhile. Sweat it out. Have some fun.

That, or I watch MLP. To remember why I'm making music about this show in the first place. Because it's fucking awesome.

[Freewave]

I talk with some friends, i take a break, i listen to my music to realize that it's not bad, you can stay away from your idols tracks if they feel they make you feel inferior. I avoid drama and time wasters and focus on what you can control. I watch MLP to feel happy and inspired again. Then i get back to making music if it still feels fun as being creative "in the studio" is often a lot more fun than dealing with post-track promotion or getting bummed when you aren't working on anything new. Most importantly recognize a low is just a temporary problem and that with positivity and action you can get back up, get working again, and feeling better about life.

"Dream up the kind of world you want to live in. Dream out loud"

[Legion]

Look at this gif. which won't work aaaaaaa

Oh, and take a walk. I never cease to be amazed by how much you can clear your mind with a good playlist and a scenic route.

[Deathsongx3]

Listen to this.

[StevenAD]

Whenever I'm feeling discouraged or depressed, I actually find that reading some sadfics make me feel better. After I feel much, much worse, of course.

It's like a rubber band thing, i guess.

[MorteMcAdaver]

Immerse myself in solitude and lots of beautifully depressing music.

If I'm feeling discouraged about a certain task, such as producing music as you've mentioned (I'm still taking baby steps to learn, myself), I just reach out to a friend who knows what they're doing and get help from them. I learn very well by doing, especially when I've got a helping hand.

[Watashig]

...

Can we like, make this the new Ira Glass?

[TheSunAndTheRainfall]

I dunno, go outside, or something.


No seriously, a day outside is usually what I need to get knocked off the depression cloud. Maybe it's the rawness of such a big, grey city, maybe it's the people, but something about hanging out outside is enough to make me remember that what's causing these feelings is not such a big deal. Afterwards I stop taking them so seriously, and go back to enjoying doing for the sake of doing, in spite of still being aware if its suckage.

[Matthew N.]

I was bored, watched Ponies The Anthology II yet again and voila - inspiration.

Just do the most random stuff you can think of. Works for me.

[XXDarkShadow79XX]

I just... keep making music. I just start up FL and screw around for a while. Usually, I just keep going and eventually my discouraged-ness goes away, but if I'm lucky, I'll get inspired and actually make a track. Discouragement: OVER! (I didn't even know discouragement was a word)

[ChromaticChaosPony]

I take a short break from music (usually a day at maximum) and listen to other music instead.

Example: I got stuck on part of my remix war song. So I turned on a drum and bass mix for an hour and then went back to work. Then huzzah! I had more luck making jump up DnB drums.

If that doesn't work, I start looking up random tutorials on music production and sound design.

And if not even that works, I scrap the song entirely and immediately begin work on a new one. I figure that if I have to give up on one song, I better make up for it.

[Arkane]

sleep. lol. that's about it. I love me some sleep :I

[Captain Ironhelm]

bang my head on the nearest surface, then wait till the next day.