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Music will rewire your brain in 20 milliseconds,
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either slumping you back into bed
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or motivating you to the gym.
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Crazy, I know.
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This happens because our body physically syncs with music:
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Brain waves
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Heart rate
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Breathing
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all syncing with that sad breakup song you’re listening to and slowing all bodily functions down.
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Music has the same effect on our brain as food or sex.
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Up to 22 parts of the brain are affected by it.
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Yet it gets thrown around with no intention.
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It can become the reason you start consistently cleaning your room
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or consistently going to the gym.
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Yet it’s used wrong. But I’ll get into that.
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A good song releases dopamine (our feel-good chemical),
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even increasing up to 9%.
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That’s roughly half of what is released when you get your first kiss.
That’s a lot.
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It will leave you with the after-effect of something similar to a high.
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When done right, a good song will build anticipation—dopamine is also released with anticipation—and when that climax hits, a lot of tension is released.
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Hence why listening to a good song can turn a bad day into a bad 15 minutes.
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And why listening to a sad song can let you deeply process a lot of hidden and buried emotions.
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We can process those hard emotions in safe and healthy ways with music.
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Your favorite sad song probably has:
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a hook
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relatability
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vulnerability
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Those are the "qualifications" of having a good sad song you can process emotions with.
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Scientists found that sad music isn’t so much about being sad—
it’s more about nostalgia.
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That’s why a sad song can break you down to tears while having no effect on a stranger.
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And why an old trendy song from years ago reminds you of the year it was so popular—
like the worst depressive episode you’ve ever had or the best vacation you ever went on.
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The memories you make relating to music are actually some of the last to fade with memory loss.
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Someone could forget their name or even their children’s names but not the tune from their childhood.
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So take your family, friends, and lovers on more trips to concerts.
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The best way to work through emotional constipation is with music—
but use it wrong, and you will cause it,
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leading to health concerns if left untreated.
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When you know how to effectively use music, you can emotionally process, improve focus, motivation, heart rate, happiness, etc.
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Here’s a broad detail on each:
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Slow instrumental music is the best way to improve focus for deep work and keep you focused. It gives your brain a steady beat to sync with while remaining fairly undistracting.
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For more physically motivated tasks like running, the gym, or lifting—high, upbeat music with a high tempo gets your heart beating faster before you even start.
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Sad and slow music for when you cut out time to have a good cry and deeply process the emotions you’re going through.
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The worst time for music is hard problem-solving times.
Turn it off—you are 99% more likely to get distracted with it.
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Never go over 8 hours of music a day.
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At that point, it starts to negatively impact your brain/cognitive health, hearing, and blunts the effect of music.
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Keep a corner of your day for silence and mindfulness to amplify music’s effects.
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With all this in mind, it can create a lot of decision fatigue trying to figure out what to listen to and when, so here are the main 5 playlists you should have on speed dial:
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Focus – For deep work: instrumental, ambient, classical, lo-fi. Engaging but not distracting.
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Energy – For physical motivation: high tempo, driving beats, empowering lyrics. Lets you tap into dopamine.
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Calm – For slow, soothing activities: gentle acoustics, nature sounds, classical, slow jazz. Brings you back to your body.
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Feelings – For sad moments: sad, slow, nostalgic. Long build-ups with lots of release. Lets you process your feelings.
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Everyday – Daily music you like: for daily activities like driving, suits your tastes but keep it positive; save the sad or angry stuff for specific times.
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Use music with intention, and it can regulate your body to the task you want to implement.
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Listen to the same playlist at the gym every day, and when you play that playlist you get motivated and your heart rate increases.
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Using it right will make good habits maintainable.
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That’s all that I got for this week, This is honestly more of a test newsletter
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(It wasn’t working before…)
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Have a good day!!!!!!!!
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