In the winter of 2013, I was on a farm with a few friends when my friend Callum introduced me to progressive house music. He played a variety of mixes over the time we were there, which were around 1-2 hours, and I found them incredibly calming.

Since then I play progressive house in the background when I have some time to myself. But more often than not I’ll listen to mixes when I work.

My favourite of these is Minded Music Sessions (mixed by Roald Velden). They come out every second Tuesday of the month and are usually around an house long. I’ve listened to every one of the 69 mixes that he has out so far multiple times.

Minded Work

Today I got the perfect headspace for work. Lots of things contributed to it, including Jared helping me get an early start and Charly working alongside me.  And on top of that, I had the Minded Music Sessions that got me in the zone and on track.

Progressive house takes some time to getting used to, and it’s not for everyone. But I find the consistent rhythm, pretty melodies and light vocals are the perfect combination to help me relax and keep me focused 🙂

Image was taken in 2013 on the trip where I first listened to progressive house

Song of the day: Roald Velden & South Pole - Billion Stars

Thesis update: most productive day to date. Lots of data and literature work

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