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+title: "Music"
+date: 2022-05-16T20:58:18+02:00
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+Music has a profound effect on me. It dictates my mood, helps me process
+emotions or keeps me focused. It motivates me when I'm running & helps me when
+I'm down. And of course, I'm listening to some great music while writing this
+post.
+
+I felt like writing, mostly because I was feeling a bit like shit. It calms me
+down, helps me put things in order. The idea to write about music just popped
+into my head, but I've had it in the back of mind for a while now.
+
+Music really is something special. It can evoke such a wide range of emotions,
+from blissful joy to a depressed pitfall & everything in between. Whenever I'm
+feeling down I just crack up some tunes. Not necessarily happy tunes mind you,
+sometimes it's better to soak in the sadness for a bit, there's no point in
+keeping it inside.
+
+According to most people's standards, I listen to music *a lot*. I put in my
+earbuds when I leave for classes at 8AM, or put on my headphones when I'm
+working behind my desk. Every time I ride my bike, walk or run, I'm listening
+to music. Whenever I'm studying or programming, I'm listening to music. In
+total, I probably listen to music for at least 6 hours a day. Luckily that is
+more than enough to justify buying a Tidal subscription for 10 euros a month ;p
+
+That does bring me to my next point; I'm an audiophile. I love high resolution
+audio & my audio setup reflects that. My Sennheiser HD 660S are very dear to
+me, and they've provided me with hundreds of hours of listening pleasure at
+this point.
+
+I'm not really picky with what genres of music I listen to either. The music
+just has to provide a certain feeling that fits my current mood. I do prefer
+listening to entire albums, which is why I've amassed a great list of albums
+that I love to listen to. Despite my horrible memory I tend to navigate this
+list just fine, with each song just coming up as a feeling in the moment & my
+mind magically navigating to the right album.
+
+My love for music has been around for as long as I can remember. Back in high
+school I was constantly listening to music; I've even played the piano for
+years before stopping due to a lack of interest. Sadly that spirals back to my
+lack of motivation for most things, but I digress.
+
+The truth is, I wanted to write, just write, to process the exam stress that
+I'm going through right now. I've got exams in two weeks & as usual, the stress
+has been killing me. My horrible sleep hygiene doesn't help either. I rarely go
+to bed before midnight & when I do, I just lie awake in bed, thinking. Thinking
+of how I'll have to study more tomorrow, because otherwise I won't make it. A
+constant fear of failure looms above me, ready to eat me up inside.
+
+Well, this post got depressing quite fast, I'm sorry about that. Thing is, I
+want to use this site to express myself, so when I'm feeling stressed, I want
+to express that as well. It's liberating in a way, sharing this information
+with "the world", in my own controlled way.
+
+If you've gotten this far, thank for you reading through my ramblings &
+insecurities, I do truly appreciate it. Au revoir.