Daily practice is certainly beneficial in all possible ways, but I would say in order for that to happen it needs to be fun for you and not intimidating. And I think you’ve already identified the main reason why that’s not happening: too much gear to remember how to work with!
I suffer from GAS just like everyone else, but I honestly feel that it’s the biggest hindrance to being creative, at least for me. When I have lots of gear in front of me I get total option paralysis, and a lot of the times I spend more time trying to figure out how to use something than actually making music.
Personally, the times I’ve been more creative have always been when I’ve focused on 2 or 3 synths/grooveboxes at most, that’s why I did some serious downsizing in the last couple of years. For example, I bought a Deluge back in January and that has been the main hardware I’ve been using all year; although it’s super complex and relies on a lot of “hidden” shortcuts, I know them all by heart now because I’ve used it almost everyday for almost a year.
So that would be my main suggestion to you: choose 2 or 3 pieces of hardware (max) that you really like to work with and commit to using just those at least for a few months. Eventually you will reach a point when you are TOO comfortable with them and it might actually get boring, that’s when it’s time to switch it up and choose some different gear again.
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