Very interesting point.

I remember posting something similar a while back along the lines of "does producing diminish your listening pleasure"

I noticed that when I listen back to alot of old tracks up to say 1998, when I started producing, I can't help but break down the track and critic the production quality...also when I am out on a club I find myself making mental notes for producing my own music and also thinking along the lines of that’s a great bassline, or that bass and kick compress well as opposed to listening to music as a whole....

I guess that naivety means you have a more open mind to music?? Who knows but I am sure it is something you can never get back for better or for worse?