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Originally Posted by playertee
Which soundtrack? Please!
My anti tilt music is my Pandora "Enya" playlist.
Its a bunch of soft flowing Celtic, New Age, and even some African music. Very soothing, the type of music you usually get a massage to.
I also have several "anti tilt" recordings that i've made where I self diagnose myself and explain to myself why I hate those types of players so much (because I used to be them) and how my ego gets me in trouble vs these types of villains and discussing the exact mistakes I tend to make against these players and to not make those mistakes and how I need to relax, trust the math and trust my game and that if I do that everything will work out in the end and to just ignore them...
Then I pop in the music and relax. Here are a couple of songs from my "calm down" playlist
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ObGYFInWrU0
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xR7Cp4jQFZ8
Once i've calmed down and my 3rd eye is open then slowly ramp back up a little bit with some Hikaru Utada
(yes, this is Japanese and no I don't speak Japanese)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kWoJLdXJt0E
After this, I'm usually back in the right mindset.
While I'm on the subject, I've learned to use music to help put me in the proper mindset. Fighting tilt is just one aspect, the other aspect is when I get tiny testicles and become scared money.
When this happens, I throw on some music and ramp up to what I think of as fighting mode. My primary fight songs are
Requim for a Dream
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BTCrpCCiouc
Nas
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sQbCC8S-ErE
Evanesence
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3YxaaGgTQYM
The Heavy
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sVzvRsl4rEM
And if I get too amped and need to come down a bit then I listen to a little Pearl Jam, Mariah Carey, or Stevie Wonder...
Oh, I should also mention that I only listen to music with one ear bud in and low volume so I don't miss what's going on at the table.
Lastly, I probably only listen to music 10% - 25% of the time and I use it moreso to just manage my mood and mindset. If I listen to it too much I tend to auto-pilot.
I'm not sure if this will help you, all I know is that it works for me. Like Venice alluded to, copying tit-for-tat probably won't help you all that much. The main take away is just finding music that you like and using it to manage and adjust your mood and mindset.
good luck
Last edited by dgiharris; 07-30-2012 at 12:06 AM.