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Have fun with it. Pretend you're a mad scientist and you are experimenting with getting the perfect sound in order to dominate the world with kick-ass music. An occasional evil laugh just makes it that much better...
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BINGO!!!! This is the single most important part.
I hate to break it to you, but I'm searching for the ideal mic placement each and every time. I've officially recorded more than 1,000 songs now. It's taken me 7+ years. Just yesterday I recorded an acoustic guitar and I took a good 20 minutes to play with mic placement. Why? Because that IS the process. Engineering isn't remembering a formula, it's doing whatever it takes to get the desired tone.
So enjoy the process of finding it. If you don't enjoy the pursuit of great sounds, then you may be more comfortable writing and performing the songs and paying someone who is excited about the engineering process to do it.
I think a lot of people make it a chore and don't realize how much fun it can be if you take the right attitude.
As for the "mad scientist" thing I do that in EVERYTHING in life. If I walk my dog, I laugh like a mad scientist. If I buy Fritos at the grocery store, I laugh like a mad scientists! Try it!
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should i plug my head phones into the mixer and listen through there?
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If you've got headphones you can trust, this is a good way to go. These days I listen quite a bit in my headphones first and record a little something. Then I listen back on the monitors. If it sounds good on both, it's time to rock.
Brandon