Help! YouTube's recommendation algorithm stopped working for me. 😞 Here are the terms of the bounty:
FIFTY mana per suggestion of a specific song/podcast/other audio I've never heard of before that I enjoy listening to while working. (Absolutely no audiobooks, please. New episodes of highly popular podcasts I've probably heard of before are okay.)
All submissions need to be direct links to the audio, as hosted on YouTube or Spotify (only). There is no limit on the number of submissions; bounties will be awarded as soon as I add them to my permanent rotation of work music tracks/listen to the podcast and enjoy it.
Some general tips for success:
1) I have ADHD. Nothing grating or "sharp" or poorly produced. This type of stuff can be good: https://www.youtube.com/live/CmMrm4BpQHU?si=Hhgi8noHlJrQmjYC
2) I enjoy lofi but I've probably heard everything with a play/view count over 10,000. Also, the lofi needs to include some spoken word content in it to be good. This playlist is one of my favorites: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOzDu-MXXLljl1tV6em0XnZS6LWs-gky3&si=qEHFJbEAldfow6Sz
3) Taylor Swift is cool. Non-cringe pop is nice, but needs to be remixed/covered to not distract me while working. No supermarket-tier pop instrumentals, please. This kind of stuff can be nice: https://youtu.be/0fJJUBZiXh4?si=_iw3tT9bty_TBTOf
4) The podcasts need to not have insufferably dense or boring people talking to each other to be compelling. I prefer the non-scripted conversational shows as background noise instead of the ones with high production values like "The Ezra Klein Show" or other NYT shows. I used to enjoy this show but it's gotten quite stale recently: https://youtu.be/s8Ykp_lFK5E?si=q-Bnj4laasQtuVMZ
5) Currently on a dream/hope/weird/corecore kick. These can be good background if done right: https://youtu.be/MfkD16san8w?si=puiBUbWJBLvBrPIP
6) I end up listening to this quite often: https://youtu.be/WPv7ip-SgQU?si=qIFq-me-MphA4o8D
7) Pomodoro/background stuff is cool if unique/recorded on location like this: https://youtu.be/C1GghWN5UkU?si=t5L_nPIQud707Xlh
8) The most likely tracks to win are niche/new lofi tracks that have Japanese language spoken word content in it. The music doesn't have to come from anime but it can. This track is one of my all-time favorites: https://youtu.be/sNuJ14bCp60?si=AhKGNR2trPNAQXft
Let's see what you've got 🎶
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decupled your bounty for you :)
my standard rec (won me 200 mana back in the early days when that was a lot; this album has worked wonders for me): https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLcdkT0k7NzKNxMHHnorkmJ5MjGXHO5jdj&feature=shared
and here’s a playlist of mine with 100 pop song instrumentals: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLTiI0TJ45T5mYH40kZ2wF7tF0JbCrKauL&feature=shared
