0.5.0 - Gotta get through January, gotta get through (Week 5 Wrapup)
Dashboard! Hey, we made it a whole month without losing momentum, good for me. I will say genuinely that doing this has been an extremely positive move for the sake of my mental health. I half-remembered reading about some medical study on the positive effects of music while I was thinking about my January wrap up, and lo and behold, a quick trip to a search engine told me I was right; not only does listening to music release dopamine , it also improves neuroplasticity and creates new neural pathways. At my current rate of music consumption, I will be Lawnmower Man-ing my way through cyberspace in the not too distant future. Talking about rates of consumption, everyone loves stats, so here's January's. Over the course of the month I listened to 153 unique albums and 1925 songs, across 28 very-loosely-defined genres, for a total of 5 days, 3 hours and 12 minutes of continuous music listening. I've discovered new music I've recommended suc...