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Having a playlist for each daily task can make the day more enjoyable<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.14.1″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n Jude Bokovoy | <\/strong>Lifestyle Editor<\/span><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/wou.edu\/westernhowl\/files\/2022\/04\/IMG_5939.jpg” title_text=”IMG_5939″ _builder_version=”4.14.1″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_divider color=”#8c8c8c” divider_position=”center” divider_weight=”8px” _builder_version=”4.14.1″ _module_preset=”default” width=”90%” module_alignment=”center” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.14.1″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n Contact the author at howllifestyle@wou.edu<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”3_5″ _builder_version=”4.14.1″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.14.1″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n As an employed student-athlete, it is important that I am able to stay on task, which resultsing in what many would consider to be a borderline obsession with routine. Recently, I have found that listening to music has helped me tremendously in maintaining focus. When I am doing online school work, I make sure to put on blue light glasses and play a lo-fi playlist catered to the exact homework or study activity I am doing. By doing this continually I am able to stay on task. When I study without my glasses or lo-fi music, I tend to feel off kilter and face more distractions. Spotify has an abundance of lo-fi playlists catered to studying, reading, writing and more.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n I also listen to music to encourage myself to cook by putting on a playlist I made specifically for cooking. Music makes mundane chores \u2014 like doing dishes, wiping down counters or laundry \u2014 go by much faster.<\/span><\/p>\n Specificity is key. I work as a delivery driver and am able to stay concentrated by listening to a very specific artist for the duration of my shift. When I listen to a wide variety of artists and genres while delivering, I tend to get side tracked and forget the addresses and items.<\/span><\/p>\n The newest music involvement I have implemented into my routine has impacted my overall mood every day. Every morning when I make coffee, I put on a mellow worship playlist and do simple yoga stretches. This puts me in a positive and relaxed mood. Starting the day off with a routine that allows me to worship and gets my blood flowing has made a huge positive difference in my day-to-day life.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Finding a good playlist for working out can be tricky. Most people want something that keeps them going while doing various exercises, but I tend to stick with the Spotify featured playlists in the workout genre. When I go on runs, my guilty pleasure is to listen to a 2000\u2019s workout playlist. The nostalgia takes me back to elementary school P.E. classes \u2014 except now I am faster and actually have a boyfriend to sing about.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Figuring out one\u2019s music preferences can be a step in the right direction when it comes to creating a consistent daily routine and is incredibly mentally stimulating.<\/span><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Having a playlist for each daily task can make the day more enjoyable<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1094,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"","_seopress_titles_title":"","_seopress_titles_desc":"","_seopress_robots_index":"","_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[43],"tags":[472,875,546,1330,1329,1328,154,54,1011,1348,1349,168,553],"class_list":["post-18730","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-lifestyle","tag-cleaning","tag-concentration","tag-cooking","tag-jude","tag-jude-bokovoy","tag-judebokovoy","tag-lifestyle","tag-music","tag-playlists","tag-routine","tag-schoolwork","tag-spotify","tag-workout"],"modified_by":null,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wou.edu\/westernhowl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18730","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wou.edu\/westernhowl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wou.edu\/westernhowl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wou.edu\/westernhowl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1094"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wou.edu\/westernhowl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=18730"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/wou.edu\/westernhowl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18730\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wou.edu\/westernhowl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=18730"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wou.edu\/westernhowl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=18730"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wou.edu\/westernhowl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=18730"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}