Good Advice

[Dr. Cheese]

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I agree. I will never forget when I was in a band and we were making demo and kept messing up one part. Finally, at 3:00AM, me and few others guys simply went home despite the leader and a few others being determined to stay until we got it right. We came back the next night and nailed it on the first take. Sometimes you hit the point of diminishing returns and you need to let it go.

 

[Lobster11]

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Sometimes you hit the point of diminishing returns and you need to let it go.

This is true of pretty much anything, no?

 

[Dr. Cheese]

This is true of pretty much anything, no?

Certainly!

 

[MonetBass]

This is true of pretty much anything, no?

Absolutely.

 

[byacey]

It's hard to focus after repeatedly playing the same piece over and over. The mind gets subconsciously bored and you start think about other things, and places you would rather be.

 

[kmon]

agreed...a good rule of thumb with anything that requires concentration. I swear that when I step away from that point of semi-hopeless frustration and aggravation, my brain keeps processing things in the background. When I come back at the problem new connections and insights seem to just be there. I suppose that's a learning process occurring, but the strategy is a good one. It's served me well in both music and software development.

 

[JRA]

there's a reason why our parents/grandparents advised: "maybe you should sleep on it."

 

[mambo4]

"when you start to feel frustrated by a song , it is time to take a break"

Honestly I think it depends on the source and nature of the frustration.
and the obligations of the upcoming gig.
Approaching things with professionalism often requires some detachment
And There is value in learning to work through our difficulties in spite of our emotions.

If your frustration makes you want to smash your bass , yeah maybe take a break, clear your head
But realize the root of the problem is not the music but your own reaction