definitely feel you on the recording progress being so helpful to the progress itself - it didn't really hit me when I was younger but now it helps to have that mental scaffolding almost as a launchpad in itself. or at least be more active/intentional with improvement and creativity now that the basics are more or less set, you know?

i'm glad the post spoke to you :) absolutely, drawing energy from within is so rewarding especially when it's for quiet private creative work like this.