This month the hobby was listening to music. I know what you're thinking. That doesn't count. Well. It does. I have always listened to music in the background and in the car. I sing in the car all the time when i'm by myself and occasionally in the shower. But for this month, I dug in deeper to different artists and payed attention to the lyrics.
It wasn't until recently that I found out that there are really two different groups of music listeners: beat listeners and lyric listeners. I am a beat listener. I rarely pay attention to the lyrics and I like music based on how it sounds, not what it says. I wanted to purposefully experience the other side of music listening. I sat and listened to music and did nothing else but listened. I had never done that before!
I found out a lot about myself by doing this hobby for a month. I learned that I get distracted really easily, that's a new thing to work on. I would often find myself trying to listen the lyrics and then my mind drifting elsewhere until I forgot there was even music on in the first place. Even though this month is over I will continue to listen to music like this in an attempt to keep my mind focused on one thing and maybe well.. relax.
I found so many new artists that I enjoy listening to. Some I've been listening to but just dug a little deeper in to the music and I am enjoying them even more now.
Here a few artists that I have come to love. I linked them to Spotify!
Here are a few of my own playlists I've created :)
Enjoy :)
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