Marc Hofweber

All this comes together as a sort of recognition of trust—when you’re running, you have to trust your body; when you’re listening, you have to trust that the music is taking you somewhere. If trust in either of these things is punctured, then it gets existential really quick: If you can’t trust that the music you’re listening to will get where it’s... See more

When listening to music becomes peripheral—which is what we were unwittingly encouraging when we were leaning on the weather—then it exists only on the perimeter of life, subtly changing our moods and emotions without ever really getting in the way. Sometimes you have to let it get in the way.

This is a striking idea, that our limitations are self-imposed not out of a lack of confidence, but an honest assessment of what we’re capable of, followed by an understanding that there’s plenty to accomplish within those parameters. It feels almost zen—or as close to zen as one can be when they’re talking about their creative limitations.