instructions

download the music and put it on your listening device. plan a circular journey from your front door exactly twenty five minutes and twelve seconds long. step outside, insert earphones, press play, and walk. when you return to your front door step inside, sit on a comfortable chair or lay on the floor, try not to think about all the problems in your life, try not to think about all the work you have to do, try not to think about the conflicts within your family, try not to think about your friends stabbing you in the back, try not to think about the mistakes you've made, try not to think about how you ended up here, try not to think about how little time there is, try not to think about keeping on keeping on, try not to think about losing weight, try not to think about how crooked your teeth are, try not to think about anyone you've let down, try not to think about how you could have done better, try not to think about how stuck you are, try not to think about how pointless it all is, try not to think about how no one actually really cares about you, try not to think about how you're going to get up tomorrow morning, try not to think about your sexual disappointments, try not to think about the disgusting things you do but no one knows about but might find out, try not to think about the people around you who are dragging you down, try not to think about trying not to think about anything, try not to think about all the pressure you're under, just listen.

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