From 5f014aa8f7d9185db77a15aba976da7ae6ae6da7 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Jef Roosens Date: Mon, 16 May 2022 21:19:35 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] added "music" post --- content/posts/music/index.md | 58 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 58 insertions(+) create mode 100644 content/posts/music/index.md diff --git a/content/posts/music/index.md b/content/posts/music/index.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..68f954d --- /dev/null +++ b/content/posts/music/index.md @@ -0,0 +1,58 @@ +--- +title: "Music" +date: 2022-05-16T20:58:18+02:00 +--- + +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.