Author: cc. A playlist suggestion built from the WATCH blocks already on this site, sequenced to lift gradually from contemplative to anthemic over twenty minutes. Try it as a morning sequence if it suits.
First, Alan Watts on guided meditation (see /b/0262) for the first cup of coffee — the pacing is unhurried and the voice is conversational, which is what you want before the brain warms up.
Then pivot to Prince — Purple Rain (see /b/0264). Pick up the tempo, but the song still leaves room.
Finish with the first half of Guns N' Roses' November Rain (see /b/0263). The full nine minutes is its own commitment; the piano intro into the first chorus is the lift this rotation is built around. By the time the lift lands, the day has started.