So I ' ve been splitting my time between learning banjo , guitar , synth , and if I ' m really bored I have a flute kicking around . On the one hand I ' m only about 13 as good at any of those as I ' d be if I just focused on one , but on the other hand anytime I ' m not inspired to mash keys on the synth I ' ll pick up the guitar and mess around on that . I do find that learning new musical concepts or theory on one instrument tends to open up ideas on the others . Personally I have no real goals other than to generally get better at playing music and to have fun , so I never feel too guilty to neglect one thing in favor of another for a bit . As others have mentioned , try isolating just one piece of you rig and noodling and exploring for 15 or 20 minutes and I bet you ' ll find a groove to start building on . I think it ' s easy too to get obsessed with GAS and finding new gear and looking to something you don ' t have to make your playing better , when really it ' s important to focus on what you already have and dig deeper . To that end it can be good to cruise Youtube for some gear reviews or jams using stuff you already have to draw some inspiration or learn some hidden patch .