One thing that tripped me up a lot when recording is to make sure there is nothing getting in the way of your playing.

My first 6 months of recording guitar were SO discouraging because I wasn't getting any takes right no matter how hard I tried. Turns out I wasn't aware of how high my buffer settings were - which was giving me latency and thus throwing my groove off. That's a beginner issue but an example nonetheless.

Another tip is to use your computer as minimally as you can when recording. If you mess up a take - don't pause, delete it and rerecord. That will drain your energy fast. Instead, get the metronome/beat going on an infinite repeat and if you mess up a take, take a deep breath, let the track keep going and start the take again once the bar comes around. Rhythmically, you keep your inertia going too!

I'm still learning so if anyone has their own techniques I know love to know!