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Great observations, Steve. A couple thoughts:
1. In terms of identifying goals, have you tried recording and listening back with the aim to identify a bunch of problems you’d like to find solutions to, but only being able to select a limited number (say 3) to work on? That way you’re forced to prioritize and be more choosy? I think the recording might also help with establishing a shopping list of problems, without having to keep adding to it as you go through the store, as it were. Start out with a recording a couple/few times a week, and use that to determine which problems are most worth your time to address. Especially if they happen consistently. The other random things that pop up while you’re practicing may or may not be “real” problems that you have to worry about but just flukes. But then if they do happen in run-throughs, and are things that you do worry about/feel uncomfortable about, then it might be worth adding them to the list.
2. Another thing to experiment with is limiting the number of repetitions you’re allowed to do to solve a problem vs. limiting time. So instead of 5-min chunks, you might allow yourself to spend however much time you’d like, but only allow yourself a maximum of 10-12 repetitions to try to solve a problem. There is some research which suggests that you might actually make better progress when each repetition is more precious.
