{"id":11297,"date":"2026-08-20T14:45:54","date_gmt":"2026-08-20T13:45:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/delord.it\/turning-off-the-noise-using-sound-to-enter-a-state-of-flow\/"},"modified":"2026-08-20T14:45:55","modified_gmt":"2026-08-20T13:45:55","slug":"turning-off-the-noise-using-sound-to-enter-a-state-of-flow","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/delord.it\/en\/turning-off-the-noise-using-sound-to-enter-a-state-of-flow\/","title":{"rendered":"Turning Off the Noise: Using Sound to Enter a State of Flow"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

How often do you stop during the day to reflect on your thoughts? How often do you find yourself looking at the clock and wondering, \u201cWhat have I actually done today?\u201d If you find yourself in one of these situations, it happens much more often than you think. We\u2019re tied to routine more than we realize, and that prevents us from living our daily lives mindfully\u2014truly keeping our focus sharp and connecting it to happiness. <\/p>\n\n

All the external stimuli we\u2019ve become accustomed to over the past few decades are taking us further and further away from what matters most: our feelings and following our inner guidance. And that\u2019s why there are more and more distractions and more and more virtual \u201cstages\u201d where we struggle to achieve that much-coveted visibility. <\/p>\n\n

After all, it\u2019s all just background noise designed to keep us increasingly distracted and less aware.<\/p>\n\n

That background noise that never stops<\/h2>\n\n
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How often do you feel trapped by your own mind, unable to stop one thought that immediately triggers another? Maybe you\u2019re in bed, your body is tired, but inside, a meeting continues that you never gave permission to begin. <\/p>\n\n

This is how overthinking works. It analyzes a sentence spoken hours earlier, imagines responses that won\u2019t be needed, and turns a small decision into a hallway full of doors. <\/p>\n\n

It happens to me every now and then when I’m writing a new song. I start wondering if a melody is original enough, if that passage will resonate with people, if that silence will last too long; in the meantime, I lose touch with what I’m feeling. And you know what\u2019s the most surprising thing? Every song where I didn\u2019t let those countless questions get in the way made me realize\u2014through the words of the people who listened to it\u2014that all that criticism and those questions were just in my head, and the song was already there, ready to be heard. <\/p>\n\n

Rationality is a valuable tool, but it becomes a hindrance when it tries to control every action. It\u2019s like leaving the metronome running even after you\u2019ve stopped playing: the beat continues and leaves no room for inner calm. <\/p>\n\n

For some time now, I\u2019ve been recording a few notes without correcting them, then listening to them again with my eyes closed, letting my body respond before I pass judgment.<\/p>\n\n

My shoulders begin to relax. My breathing slows down. The breath hasn\u2019t disappeared\u2014it was just waiting for me to stop questioning it. I needed a new space where I could let everything flow at my own pace\u2014a pace that is unique to me, and to you as well. And it is precisely in this space that you can silence that background noise to let your true self emerge. <\/p>\n\n

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