I sometimes drift off to this place where I feel very detached. To borrow a phrase from a friend who once witnessed me in it…it’s kind of like “existential despair”.

I think a lot of people out there can occasionally relate with this feeling. It’s like you’re suddenly outside of everything. You WANT to focus on pushing forward with your goals, caring about the train being late, picking which sandwich you’ll eat for lunch…but there’s this one problem: everything just seems too irrelevant to care.

Sometimes, it’s comforting to listen to music that soundtracks this experience. Sometimes it is nice to know that you’re not the only one out there questioning EVERYTHING.

The next time you’re feeling disconnected, spend some quality time with these songs. And then get off the couch and go run…or something.

“Mad World” by: Michael Andrews
“Grey” by: Ani Difranco
“Meets His Maker” by: DJ Shadow
“Each to Each” by: The Gutter Twins
“Dizzy” by: Ours
“Requiem” by: Cave In
“When I Was A Young Girl” by: Feist
“A New Family” by: Colour Revolt
“A Viscious Circle” by: Day One Symphony
“Sweetness” by: Jimmy Eat World

Enjoy your detachment, boys and girls.