I'll never forget this moment in my life. It stuck to me because I learned something from it. As I was removing the shitty radio in my 20 year old Defender, one of my mechanics asked, "Alex, what do you listen to when you drive?" When I told him I don't listen to anything, he was a bit shocked to hear this. "How can you stand listening to your own thoughts?" I shrugged it off and didn't think much about it. I realised later on that some people who constantly listen to music isn't always only because they love music but it is to drown out their thoughts. I do believe music has healing powers but muffling thoughts isn't healing. I learned that my thoughts, they work for me and not against me.

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I will often listen to something to get to sleep otherwise my brain goes off on all the work I didn’t get done today and all the things I have to do tomorrow which I find very stressful.
I have a variation on this, but instead of thoughts I mask questionable sounds coming from the car (unhealthy engine noises, suspension cracking etc). Just max out the stereo -> problem solved!
Oh my default is definitely music πŸ˜‚πŸ€·β€β™€οΈ. But I am able to sit in silence with my thoughts and I think that sometimes it is definitely needed for processing things...usually while I'm working on yarn things I'll let my mind wander in the quiet.
Music has healing properties indeed. It is rare though nowdays to find such music. It was quite common in very ancient, almost prehistoric societies they say
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Satoji 1 year ago
Wonderful perspective: how can i be my thoughts if i am able to observe them? Its impossible to be both at the same time (observer and observed).
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Satoji 1 year ago
To boggle the mind… that’s the way πŸ˜„
I rarely listen to the radio while driving as well. It's actually quite peaceful. Sometimes I'll listen to podcasts, audiobooks, or pray.
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