Stop Listening to Music, It Will Change Your Life

I stopped listening to music.

A few months ago, I stopped listening to music. In this blog post, I will explain why, what happened, and if you should do it or not. When I say I stopped listening to music, I mean that I don’t play music for myself anymore. When I am somewhere and there is music playing, there’s not much you can do about that. I did have Spotify Premium, but now I don’t use it anymore. Only occasionally, I listen to a podcast on Spotify, but most podcasts I listen to are on YouTube. I also used an iPod Shuffle for a couple of weeks as a bit of a switching period, but after that, I just stopped using it. The iPod could, however, be a great alternative to not listening to music.

Those are the main reasons; there might have been some other small reasons, but they don’t matter as much.

Results

The results are pretty significant and expected. Improved mental health, better sleep quality, and more focus. The results came pretty fast; after a couple of days or one week, you could already see huge improvements. Most interesting might be what happened when I heard a lot of music on a day after stopping. It shocked me personally: I got into a bad/mad mood, I slept way worse, and still felt it the next day.

Should you do it?

Yes, I highly recommend it! But I want to warn you, it is easier than it looks, so don’t talk yourself out of it. Like with everything, consistency is key. Here are some tips to get you started:

Make music less accessible: if it’s hard, you are less likely to do it. Remove or close music apps and put away speakers or other devices to listen to music.

Stopping any music subscriptions: you might want to stop current music app subscriptions to help you. If you won’t use them anymore, why not save the money?

Only listen to music without text: this might be the best alternative, just listen to music without text. Listen to beats, epic music, or classical music.

Not improving means declining! Start today, and keep improving daily! Start implementing new good habits and removing old bad habits. You can change your life, but it has to come from you.