[montag813]

Why is the constant focus these days on “reducing anxiety”? Upbeat music gets you motivated, which helps you get work done. It seems Milennials and GenZ’ers just want to be “chill” all the time.

[mass55th]

"Why is the constant focus these days on “reducing anxiety”?"

Because liberals suffer from continuous self-induced anxiety.

[SamAdams76]

There's a time for uptempo music but also times when you just want to chill out. During the 1980s, Sunday mornings were my time to just chill out. I would cover my living room floor with the Sunday papers, brew up some coffee and put songs like this on the stereo:

"Eye In The Sky" by Alan Parsons Project
"Africa" by Toto
"Waiting For A Girl Like You" by Foreigner
"One More Night" by Phil Collins
"Drive" by The Cars
"Little Lies" by Fleetwood Mac
"I.G.Y" by Donald Fagen
"Fast Car" by Tracy Chapman
"Romeo And Juliet" by Dire Straits
"Waiting On A Friend" by Rolling Stones

I miss those innocent days. When you could actually sit down and read a newspaper without the constant barrage we get today with the 24/7 news cycle. I shut that off a few years back and I'll probably added a good 10 years to my life!

The 1980s has scores of low-tempo "chill-out" tunes like the above but you could actually cull them from any decade.