There are two jazz albums left on my list of albums¹. I am trying to get through this year. This means I need to make a decision in two days because my thing is to play a jazz album first thing in the morning while free writing and drinking coffee.

Scenario one is to find new albums and add them to the list. Pluses are I keep finding new music and the morning ritual keeps going as usual. Minus is the number of albums on the list increases, slowing down getting to the end of it.

Scenario two is to loop back on the albums I have listened to and give them another spin. Since I have a massive list of albums I can go back to, I could re-listen to some. Pluses are I am not adding to the list, which would keep me on track to get to the end of it. I could also do things like flagging (or liking or starring) the great albums so I can find them in the future. Minuses are I don't discover new music.

Scenario three is to start the day with other genres for a while. Pluses are I start the day with a different vibe and I keep on ploughing through the list. It pushes me to get through classical and soundtrack albums. Minus is lyrics. I chose jazz albums first thing in the morning because there are no words, so they don't enter my free writing.

If I had to choose between these three scenarios, I am leaning towards number two. Number three is in close second right now. What would you do?

1: There are 263 albums left on the list as of 2026-05-19 7:27 a.m.