From: TIME
These Are the Best Songs to Wake Up to in the Morning According to a Psychologist
August 18, 2016
TIME:
Music streaming service Spotify is here to help us make our lives easier. Step one: get out of bed, thanks to the right tunes.
Spotify partnered with psychology PhD candidate David M. Greenberg to put together the perfect playlist for waking up in the morning. The 20-song list kicks off with Coldplay’s uplifting “Viva La Vida,” and also includes timeless jams like Bill Withers’s “Lovely Day,” and the very literal “Wake Me Up” by Avicii. The secret to getting you out of bed, according to the service?
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Concluding that these songs are the best to listen to in the morning is like concluding that coco pops is the best thing to eat for breakfast, because it makes you happy for a while until you crash. We are not supposed to peak before 5 pm. So its better to listen to upbeat or aggressive music in the afternoon, perhaps while working out. In the morning i feel its best to listen to relatively relaxing music. It could be classical, new age, electronica, world music or slow pop.
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