After recording a bunch of sketches I'd go back and listen to all of them, give them names and highlight the ones I liked in orange. In order to produce anything creative, I need to set up a system and then let it be the boss of things. lol.
I like to chart out pop-songs I love and then use them as templates for arranging my own songs later on! Here's a chart I made for the structure of Girls Just Want to Have Fun.
I had decided to start doing open mic nights in the neighborhood and wanted to pick a set list of songs that I wanted to try out in front of an audience.