DJ Chimney Sparrow

Before I share this, I just want to say that I do not have a Philosophy major, nor do I think I am reinventing the wheel. Nevertheless, here’s some thoughts I have. Make of them what you will.

March 4, 2021

Just finished reading about René Descartes, from a book <REDACTED> lent me. I was excited to learn more about Mr. ‘I think, therefore I am’, largely because another book – placing more emphasis on the emotional side of learning – suggested that Descartes had actually just given voice to our most fundamental misunderstanding; believing we are our thoughts, rather than our feelings. But now I’m wondering, what if we are both?

Let’s talk about ‘translatability’.

Translatability is a measure of how well music sounds, or ‘translates’, across multiple devices. Different speakers, headphones, PA systems, etc. bring out different frequencies of sound in your mix, so it’s important to make sure it sounds good on as many of them as possible.

It’s also a decent metaphor (I think) for how well what the artist hears translates to the general public.

It’s another high anxiety day again.

These things happen. Some days I wake up and my heart is pulsing harder than usual, making me too wired and too tired at the same time. Sometimes it’s like a stone is lodged deep in my windpipe, making breathing a struggle.

It’s often tempting to take the day off, stay in bed, and focus on self-comfort. But reality doesn’t always allow that luxury, and it rarely helps anyway.

I’m not sure how other people who feel anxiety, feel it – is it different for each person? Does it change every time? For me, it often acts as a compass, pointing at the scariest thing in my life right now.

And addressing that thing, of course, is the only way to truly let the anxiety go.

Just watched a movie called XOXO, which managed to encompass both my worst fears AND biggest hopes as a DJ.