Almost every morning, I listen to very mellow, meditative, almost sad music while I get started on work.
I’m a pretty upbeat, energetic guy, so this is kind of odd. I’m not sure when it started, but slowly over the last decade, when I want music to work to, I’m always drawn to playlists like, “Peaceful Meditation Music”.
I often switch it up later in the day to some hip hop or classic rock or New Wave or any number of other genres, but the proportion of my listening that fits the yoga vibe is startlingly high.
It’s not particularly great music, and it doesn’t put me in a particularly great mood, but I think the reason I’m drawn to it in the mornings is because it sort of slows everything down. This allows me to go step by step through my morning rituals and not get too hyped or ahead of myself.
I’m not really sure what the reason, but here I am bumping new age music.