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I'm a big fan of having noise cancelling earphones in with no music or audio when going for a walk. It's amazing how it forces you to think as you say and brings a kind of clarity.

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I am a big fan of walking around in nature (even parks) enjoying nature sounds. It positively affects my mood. Bird sounds are my favorite, but while in bed I love the rain outside.

Same! To the point that when I'm home I'm usually playing outdoor ambient noise mimicking that.

https://moodist.mvze.net/

ooooo thank you for this link!!! its weirdly hard for me to find ones i like on youtube. this huge for me haha

mynoise.net is the GOAT I think :}

No doubt this website has a better range of sounds, but this is also built into iOS/MacOS as an accessibility feature which means you can use it even when offline.

https://support.apple.com/en-gb/guide/mac-help/mchl3061cdc6/...

Absolutely, yeah. I use that when data is limited, but haven't come back to it in a while. Thanks for reminding me!

Everything has its moments :) Most of the times I like complete silence, so often I sit up until 3-4 so I can sit on the balcony for 10/15 minutes in complete silence. Other times walking in nature hearing the environment and animals brings a lot of mindfulness and introspection. I've been nostalgic for the sounds of a running train in the past too, or just the rumble of living next to a busy plaza, but too much of that would be annoying too.

I guess ultimately variety is what I like :)

Sounds like the opposite of what the OP and GP were advocating for.

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