When people feel emotionally drained, they naturally tend to look for calm ballads or emotional music.
I used to have the same habit.
I would listen to quiet songs, sink into the atmosphere, and sometimes feel comforted by it.
But at some point, I intentionally started doing the opposite.
The more down I felt, the more I chose to play hip-hop instead.
I wanted strong beats, confident energy, and music that carried intensity.
Here is a part of my own “AURA FARMING” playlist.
At first, for a very brief moment, there is a sense of distance between my mood and the music.
However, once that short moment passes, the direction of my thoughts begins to change.
After repeating this experience many times, I became convinced of one thing:
Negative emotions often lead to even more negative emotions.
When people only consume depressing content while feeling down,
and continue staying inside that emotional atmosphere,
they may slowly begin to accept that state as something familiar.
In psychology, emotions, behaviors, and thought patterns are often described as a cycle that continuously affects itself.
Negative thoughts create negative actions.
Negative actions reinforce negative emotions.
And reinforced emotions influence thoughts once again.
That is why I started believing that
“actions that guide you toward the person you want to become”
matter more than “actions that simply match your current emotions.”
Of course, this does not mean ballads are bad.
For some people, they can provide real comfort, and moments of emotional reflection are important as well.
However, there is one thing I try to be careful about.
Becoming too comfortable inside a downcast atmosphere.
People naturally tend to revisit emotions they are familiar with.
Even sadness, when repeated long enough, can become something the mind unconsciously searches for again.
So I often remind myself:
This emotional state is not the real me.
It is only a temporary condition.
It does not define who I truly am.
If you intentionally play brighter music,
intentionally try to shift the atmosphere,
and intentionally direct your focus upward,
you may realize that people can move into a different emotional state faster than expected.
At first, it felt awkward for me too.
But over time, I realized something very clearly:
It is not always that good feelings create action.
Very often, action comes first, and emotions follow afterward.
So even today, I simply press play and let the hip-hop start.