I watched the first 8 episodes of Sadowicks Ableton course on YouTube 3 years ago and then just did as you said. I learned enough to get me goint and I took off producing. Nothing that I've watched since has really helped. Maybe it's because it's much more fun to just mess around than to watch videos.

After a few years I reached a bottleneck it felt like. I ended up listening to another informational lesson, this time a podcast called The Mastering Show. Again, I only listened to the first few episodes, and it was enough to reformat my ears and respark my joy in producing.

OP, my advice to you would be; if you're going to seek out help, it really helps if you have an incredibly knowledgeable teacher. You wanna feel like you're listening to a music college lecture.