your brain is a tiny cute little rat that you can train to do anything with enough persistence.
mik what are u yapping about?
i trained my brain to lock in when listening to lo-fi girl on yt. you can do this with anything, just pick one thing and stick to it. i also have a degree in psychology so hear me out.
irl examples:
• listening to brown noise while you sleep = makes you sleepy on airplanes
• wearing a certain perfume when you feel 10/10 = boosts your confidence when you wear it
• putting on a specific pair of sneakers when you work out = tells your brain it's time to get motivated
today's example is how to train yourself to lock in
here's how you do it:
1. pick a playlist
>> I chose lo-fi girl bc it's always the same kind of music (more or less), has no lyrics (less distraction), updates regularly (slight variety)
2. only and i mean ONLY listen to it when you're trying to lock in
>> the first couple weeks are crucial. you're training your brain to associate locking in with the playlist.
>> bonus points if you can add other sensory elements, like lighting a certain candle (smell), or drinking a brand of tea (taste), etc.
3. the more you do it, the more you reinforce the association between your brain and music!
>> it's been 4+ years and now i'm unstoppable!!!
you can replace the above with anything, just pick something to associate with the behavior you want, do it enough, and voila!
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becuase it just "makes sense"
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From the very start, I'd like to mention that one should not be listening to music all the time, like a background to everything you do. Because the effects might be just the opposite to what one hopes to achieve. Because if you are always surrounded by the music, it has a zombifying effect. It takes over your mind and consciousness, or, rather, SUB-conscious, and you, without realizing it, simply become suggestive and passive, like a robot, driven by some program. In a way, it works just like any drug.
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Listening to really fast jazz and instrumental rock jams somehow matches the speed my brains going and everything clicks - it gives me an extra kick of dopamine to help me get through whatever task I’m doing and and entertains/distracts me from getting distracted by everythjng else going on outside my brain and lets me just focus on the task at hand. I get less sidetracked bc I’m already entertained by the music and therefore am not looking for other external sources of dopamine while doing something I don’t like doing like homework. I love phish and yussef dayes for this. and adderall
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music junkie? into niche sounds? compelled to scream your insufferable sonic opinions into the void? love to quantify your loosely held beliefs with obscure meaningless metrics?
AOTY is a great way to discover, ponder, and ruminate on music of all kinds.
this is another “CORNERS OF THE INTERNET THAT DONT FILL YOU WITH ANGUISH AND DESPAIR”
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i could be in a k-hole and this song would reboot the matrix and shock me straight to 90hp
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