Blue mind

Sometimes I find that music whether with words or simple instrumental songs doesn't really cut it when I am concentrating either on work or on writing.

So I find myself listening to simple ocean waves.

Call it hippy of you want but I find it works.

Plus the ocean holds a special place in my heart, it is one noise I will never tire of.

I guess it is easy to say that when, if I am lucky, I visit the beach once a year (this year was a miss -_-) but for me it is one of those places that is just beautiful and the sound of crashing waves is always soothing.

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This basic idea of the ocean is explored quite well in The Blue Mind by marine biologist Wallace J. Nichols:

http://www.amazon.com/Blue-Mind-Surprising-Healthier-Connected/dp/0316252115 

It basically connects the dots between the mind and water and the science between the two as well as the art. 

So try it, you don't have anything to really lose.