Friday, September 20, 2013

I just cleaned my apartment while listening to one of my favorite classic hip hop albums, Peaceful Journey by Heavy D & The Boyz. I used the actual CD and played it on an actual CD player. There was no computer involved; no Internet; no apps, playlists, or recommendations of similar artists I might enjoy. Just the music I know and love and was listening to intentionally in the moment. The experience was joyfully minimal and I felt unusually focused. I was free to do what I wanted with no unnecessary complications or distractions. Sometimes it can be ironically liberating to not have the world at your fingertips.

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