This is your brain on lo-fi
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Happy new year!
Like many, I'm suffering from a bad case of “I don't give a f*ck about anything but watching [insert tv show here] and eating [insert snack here] in/on [insert seat preference here].”
My biggest wins so far this week (i.e. yesterday and today) have been waking up with my alarm clock and not going to bed at 2 o'clock in the morning after binging an entire season of Superstore in one sitting.
Unfortunately, or perhaps fortunately, I'm not here to motivate you. I'm not here to sell you something or share my resolutions with you. I'm giving you one single thing that might hopefully help you survive this first week back from holiday purgatory…
Lo-fi music.
After reading (okay, browsing) the first article to pop up on my Google search, lo-fi, short for low fidelity—music can increase brain activity, improve cognitive ability, raise your mood, and reduce anxiety. To be fully transparent, I think I have Zoloft to thank for those things but I do enjoy listening to lo-fi while I work.
If I had to describe it as someone who is not a music professional and is too tired to try to understand the technical definition, I'd say lo-fi is like cool, lyric-less elevator music that makes you want to move your head back and forth, wear a black fedora and sunglasses, and maybe get something done for once.
I've been listening to the Lo-Fi Station on Apple Music and there are tons of playlists on Spotify and Youtube too.
Best of luck to us all. Slow and steady this week, pals.
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My name is Andrea (On-Dray-Uh) Reeves (she/her), I’m the founder and systems strategist behind Type C Creative.
I’m a biracial, Black, aroace woman with ADHD and OCD. I’m an unapologetically atypical human who runs my own business on vibes, values, and good systems that meet me where I am.
I work with fellow neurodivergent, queer, and creative solopreneurs who are ready to find simpler, more compassionate and intuitive ways of running their businesses.