Hi Dennis. I also listen to music while I draw sometimes I feel that way too, and when I do I think about what I have been working on, and then I look at my sketchbook just from the last 2 or 3 days and I look at the progress I have made on whatever I am working on. When I see that, its usually all it takes for me to get centered again and focused on the task at hand. I feel like looking at my practice work from the last couple of days shows me how productive I have been. You mentioned wanting to be more productive. I hope you're finding what you are after. Keep creating art and please don't ever stop. 🙂

This is my own weird theory but basically I only listen to music when I make art. Just because I don’t do many other activities that I can listen to music while doing. And I love music, so if I want to listen to it I’m not going to just sit and do nothing… I’m going to draw! Some days I draw and put on music, and some days I put on music and draw. So, my theory is having something you really enjoy, that doesn’t require your full attention to do, while making art can help you stay motivated. It also helps with doing it for the process instead of the end result, which is more sustainable (: