Morning Begins with the Piano: Olympia and My Musical Detox Experiment

I decided to run an experiment: to make sure the first thing I hear each morning isn’t my phone, email, or social media, but music. No headlines, no urgent pings, no “have you seen this?”—just an hour of clean, quiet morning before the world barges in.
The Olympia album became my first step. It turned out to be exactly the kind of music I imagined for waking up: bright without being loud, soft yet carrying a gentle energy. This isn’t just background sound—it’s the architecture of a morning built with intention.

We’ve grown so used to starting the day with a screen that we hardly notice the toll it takes—scattering our focus, draining our mood, dulling our taste for detail. A musical detox is my way of reclaiming that first hour and shaping it into something nourishing.
Instead of waking up to a cascade of notifications, I wake to the clear, transparent chords of Olympia. They don’t rush me, but they also don’t let me sink into sluggishness. The day feels like it’s being built with purpose—brick by brick, in my own design.

There’s a certain clarity in Olympia. Each phrase feels like a soft touch of sunlight across the room. Nothing is excessive, yet it feels as if someone carefully chose these notes for this exact time of day.
I find myself noticing small things again: the tea cooling in my cup, a tree outside swaying just slightly in the wind, the faint scent of paper from an open book. Simple details, but they bring back a sense of presence—and that, too, is part of the detox.

This experiment isn’t just about mornings. I want to design the entire day with less noise and more music. Olympia is the foundation, the first floor. Next will come midday pauses, evening rituals, and musical “windows” that replace endless scrolling.
In the next chapter, I’ll share how this works in the evening—before sleep, with no screens, only the quiet rain of the piano. Olympia is just the beginning.

Listen to Olympia on Apple Music