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Tonight I had a really good conversation with Erin about music and about motivation and about being too hard on yourself and about perfectionism and laziness and a lot of other things. It really helped me to get my head where I need it to be regarding writing/recording my album. I guess I am kind of overwhelmed by the prospect of recording a full length. I want to put so much effort into it. I want it to be absolutely perfect. Every aspect of it. While that may seem impossible, I really think I can do it if I just set my mind to doing one thing at a time, no matter how small the task or how tedious the process may be. My problem is that I get so wrapped up in thinking about all the things that need to get done, and how slow the process seems to be going, that I just end up not doing anything. So I've decided to start diligently doing one small thing at a time. I will be a perfectionist, but I will accept that things get to a certain point where you just can't do any better. I think I got there with Short Scene From a Failed One Act. That song came out sounding exactly how it sounds in my head, which makes me really happy. So that one is done. Tiny House needs to be redone. It will just bother me for eternity that it doesn't sound how I want it to sound in my head. And then there are numerous other songs that I haven't even started yet. I guess I better get started.