I found Graham's site awhile ago and he has changed the way I look at this hobby. I have spent way too much money on my studio. It's like fishing, I have thousands of dollars wrapped up in rods, gear, lures etc. and most of the time when I go fishing I use a small fraction of what I have. The kicker is I tend to use the same gear and lures consistently and have no problems consistently catching fish.

My studio is the same way. I have gotten way better at recording and mixing (at least in my mind) by using less gear and plug ins and learning the craft as opposed to finding the next greatest thing that will magically make all my songs sound better. That being said I'm a sucker for good marketing and find it hard to resist picking up the latest and greatest gadget in the hopes that one click does it all.