Sweet, and here I am about to fire up Valheim & wondering what to listen to...

This came up in my music feed at work today, and it might fit the bill. Somewhere between dark ambient and deep house, with just enough worldbeat accents to be a bit too positive for me... Sorry for the ymusic link, it's just a youtube link in disguise. https://ymusicapp.com/watch?v=0ElS7t0SGE8

I have no idea why, but this just made my morning. It's like I found what I was scrolling for, and am now able to get up & go about doing a day.

This is my new morning motivational mantra.

I like these a lot. I wish they were longer. I lean toward the darker vibe, so the second one is my favourite, but the bubbling LFO in the first one was tasty.

You are absolutely not alone. As various factors rise & fall, sometimes they stack up and I just lose hard for a day. Do what you can to be nice to yourself on those days. Beating yourself up for not functioning "normally" is like mocking a quadroplegic for not walking with proper posture. Days like that I try to make time to do something slightly creative with no end goal, like record some bass lines then delete them. The required solitude is an amazing treat (if you can get it), the creative outlet feels like finally letting go of a fart you've been holding in public all day, and the final deletion keeps anything from having any pressure to be good enough.

oooh, I should have time today to check those out. Looking forward to it.

My #1 app is myNoise.com. Without 30 minutes of noise-assisted chill after a work day, I'd be an overwhelmed wreck at home.