I found thinking about anything in terms of production can be counter productive for me at least in the sense that once I have an idea I'll usually stick to it and vari a little, but initially I was full of questions worry and fear. Questions running around my head like, "is this good or is that good? "do I sound like x or y, how do I do this or that, really really hindered me. What I find now is that the only thing I keep doing now but not nearly as much, as its already been pointed out "learnin to leave stuff alone" and or learning to ditch sounds/ideas/techniques that are not working.
I spent hrs forcing issuses like this, was it pride, arrogance or inexperience? I'd say a little of all really. But I dont do that now as much, maybe a few mins and then its like "ok drop that its not working"
It's taken me about 10 years on and off to learn my DAW fully, 10 years is a looooong time. But I never quit and never updated it past a certain version. When I started out first I said to myself, This is a journey that will take some time and has it, but the rewards are unreal. Something people often say Practice practice practice and well they are right. You'll find that the more you do....the more you learn, the more confidence you get, then your able to do the things or the ideas you have about your tracks because you have that confidence to go forward and know pricesily what it is your outcome is to be. Look at my Signature under this post, Take the advice and you soar!
Good luck man.