No. 14
Play your favorite song. One more time.
On days you can't summon the energy to find new music, replay an old favorite.
Discovering new music takes effort. Open the app, scroll the recommendations, sample, skip. That whole process is its own form of low-grade tiredness on a tired day.
On days like this, just play the song you already know you love. The track you replayed for a whole summer in school. The one a friend introduced you to. The one that always pulls your mood up by half a notch. Discovery can wait until tomorrow.
Favorite songs carry past versions of you in them. Pressing play summons a little of how you used to feel. Today, let yourself stay in that warmth. When the song starts, set everything else down for a moment. Actually listen.
Try this today
- Play one favorite song all the way through
- Pull up something you used to love ten years ago
- Sing or hum along while you do something simple