<oembed><type>rich</type><version>1.0</version><title> wrote</title><author_name>npub1am50jqjytzdtepftqfzf8grh2gs4wpt7d4t90zxc6z288wqazj5skdks29</author_name><author_url>https://nostr.now/npub1am50jqjytzdtepftqfzf8grh2gs4wpt7d4t90zxc6z288wqazj5skdks29</author_url><provider_name>njump</provider_name><provider_url>https://nostr.now</provider_url><html>Hmm yeah Ive thought about this one quite a bit and gone through phases of both. Currently in a music phase, but totally see the merit of going with silence - being more in tune with your thoughts and breathing etc.&#xA;&#xA;During training I definitely love music, I respond very strongly to it and feel like overall it increases my performance and output. &#xA;&#xA;That said, I heard a horror story recently where a guy I know trained for a marathon with music, planned a playlist specifically to take him from start to finish, with different stages in music style etc.&#xA;&#xA;But the earbuds shit the bed half way through, and he said it completely screwed his mindset at a hard point of the race.</html></oembed>