BYOH: Build Your Own Happiness or How to hack your own happiness buttons.
Today: The kind of mood music I use to set my motivation for the day
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Classical. When I need my mood to be calm and measured, for instance, if I have to deal with someone with whom I need to keep my cool. I am much better at controlling my breathing and staying focused when classical music is streaming through my earbuds.
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Disco. Blame it on the boogie, but when I need to lift my mood to something playful and energized, very few things lift my spirits the way a good old-fashioned disco tune can.
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Easy Pop. Sometimes I’m in no particular mood, good nor bad, and it’s just a day that I can let my guard and my hair down, easy pop is perfect for a day with no cares.
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Hip-Hop/R&B. Sometimes I just need to unleash my bad-ass side. Maybe I feel justified in my anger about something or I’m just feeling so sassy that there isn’t anything that could stop me. I channel myself into some hip-hop and I’m ready to take on the world. This music is particularly helpful on my sluggish mornings when I really don’t feel like doing much, but need to and in the afternoons when I really don’t feel like working out, but need to get off my butt.
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Jazz. Jazz music, be it cool, smooth, swing or standards, generally, ticks all of my mood boxes. I use it in place of classical music if I need a measured mood, but I’m still feeling playful. I play a lot of jazz when I am writing, because it helps me focus.
Feel free, to visit my Facebook page and tell me what kind of things that you do to push your own happiness buttons or drop a line in the comments section. I would really love to hear from you.
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