Habits of Happy People
Music
Relaxing with Music
Listening to music can have a tremendously relaxing effect on our minds and bodies, especially slow, quiet classical music. This type of music can have a beneficial effect on our physiological functions, slowing the pulse and heart rate, lowering blood pressure, and decreasing the levels of stress hormones.
As music can absorb our attention, it acts as a distraction at the same time it helps to explore emotions. This means it can be a great aid to meditation, helping to prevent the mind wandering.
Your music = your mood!
Music affects people's moods depending on what type of music is being played. For example Smooth Jazz, Reggae, Classical Music and Instrumental can and most probably will have a significantly good effect on people’s moods because of the calming and sometimes quiet nature of the Genres that promote a calming and chill out vibe.
Some popular playlists available on Spotify, there's something for everyone!
What do I choose?
Genres of music that help with relieving stress are Smooth Jazz, Reggae, Classical music, Instrumental and possibly slow rock, these genres can help people dealing with stress to relieve themselves from it, this is because the music calms them down allowing them to focus on something positive and just relax.
So...When do I do that?
Peaking the number of people listening to music is around 5 pm, the time when you're most likely just chilling out around at home and possibly doing work, listening is known to help with staying focused on your work and achieving more.
The 2 most popular places to listen to music is at home and in the car. This is because you can chill out and relax while listening to the in turnmusic creating a relaxing time.