Above the clouds you can see forever. Your vista is another world. You find yourself looking long into the distance, unencumbered by the clutter of street level existence of the everyday.
I am talking here about a headspace, a de-cluttered mind able to process as if it is in an above the clouds situation.
Because I can’t float above the clouds at will, yet, I use music to get me to a de-cluttered headspace. I have a short playlist on Spotify, six songs, that I play on repeat through my noise-cancelling headphones to get me above the clouds.
I can do this anywhere. It is important to being able to be productive on the road, at the office, on a plane – anywhere.
By the time the second song kicks distractions are gone and I am in the zone with the project I am working on.
Over the years I have found the choice of songs as important as the number of songs. Since I could lock myself away for an hour or more they need to be songs I am happy to hear three or four times without frustration.
It is an OCD playlist after all.
It doesn’t feel like work when I am in this place. Productivity is high as is clarity. It’s like a vacation from the day to day. I love this place.
I mention it to suggest to newsagents this could be a way to find opportunities outside what you usually consider in planning for the future of your business.
Put on Ray Charles singing “what`d I say” in the car on the way to work, turn up the volume all the way and get pumped up for the morning ahead.
Back in high school I was struggling with an essay at home so I put on Hot August Night and the inspiration came. I finished the essay without hearing any more of the music until the last song finished. It certainly put me in the zone.