Every morning I wake up to music floating through my head. One song will play endlessly in a loop serving as a background score to my plans for the day that unfold slowly (and oftentimes incoherently).
Research shows that it's sort of like a cognitive itch. And to get rid of the itch, the brain rehearses the piece over and over again. The repetition aggravates the itch and the brain gets trapped in the loop.
And so this morning I woke up trapped in Ponchielli's Dance of the Hours. I suppose if one must be trapped, being caught between notes of a 19th century ballet favorite can't be all that bad. And although it's recommended to do everything to force your brain out of this repetitious tangle, I chose to succumb to it.
I headed to my CD player. Turned it on. Skipped through to Song # 9 of The Classic Experience, CD II. Hit the "repeat" option.
And put my mind at ease.
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