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This playlist captures the introspective and nuanced emotional landscape of "The Highly Sensitive Person," blending warm acoustic tones with thoughtful, spacious instrumentals and gentle vocals that reflect self-awareness, empathy, and personal growth. The balanced mix of vocal and instrumental tracks from diverse genres and eras supports medium-focus reading, while the varied yet intimate soundscapes echo the book’s themes of sensitivity, emotional depth, and mindful living.
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47 songs
1
Open
Rhye · Forårshygge - Hyggelig musik til afslapning - Hyggelige sange til gode tider
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2
Night Air
Jamie Woon · Winter Holiday
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Weightless - 253 Edit
Marconi Union · The Ambient Zone: Collection 003
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4
Every Time the Sun Comes Up
Sharon Van Etten · Are We There
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Silver Lining
Mt. Joy · Mt. Joy
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Home Again
Michael Kiwanuka · Herbst Hits
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You and I
Midnite String Quartet · MSQ Performs Wilco
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Nocturne in C-Sharp Minor Op. Posth.
Frédéric Chopin · Clair De Lune
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Slow Dancing - Overcoats Remix
Aly & AJ · Slow Dancing (The Remixes)
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10
French Touch: Dangerous / Sunset Lover / Da Funk / Castle in the Snow (Medley)
Evigan Jason Gregory · Entre 2 (Version Collector)
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The Rip
Portishead · Non-Stop Pop Vol 3
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12
Mango Tree
Angus & Julia Stone · Heart Full of Wine
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13
Aerials
Lights & Motion · Reanimation
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14
Rivers and Roads
The Head And The Heart · The Head And The Heart
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15
Porcelain - Futureshock Instrumental
Moby · Porcelain
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16
To Build A Home
The Cinematic Orchestra · Ma Fleur
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Come Away With Me
Norah Jones · 2000s Love Songs
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18
Paper Kites Blooming 96 F#Maj
UgglyBoyBeats · Paper Kites Blooming 96 F#Maj
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Atlas Hands
Benjamin Francis Leftwich · Last Smoke Before The Snowstorm (10th Anniversary Edition)
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20
Re: Stacks
Bon Iver · For Emma, Forever Ago
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21
Wolf
First Aid Kit · The Lion's Roar
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22
Holocene
Bon Iver · Bon Iver, Bon Iver
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Silver Moon Serenity
Crystal Stones · 50 Winter Sleep Melodies - Wonderland New Age Sounds for Sleeping at Last
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Embers
Udipta · Embers
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The Story
Brandi Carlile · All About - Reclam Musik Edition 5 - Americana
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26
Outro
147 Bone · Murda 4 Meek
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Elegy
Lisa Gerrard · Immortal Memory
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The Last Bird
Zoë Keating · Into The Trees
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Medicine
Daughter · The Wild Youth EP
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Fourth of July
Sufjan Stevens · Carrie & Lowell
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Into Dust
Mazzy Star · Fairytale Vibes
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Open Eye Signal - George Fitzgerald Remix
Jon Hopkins · Faze #40: Stephan Bodzin
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By Your Side
Beachwood Sparks · Cozy Winter Love Songs
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Slow Show
The National · Boxer
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Love More
Sharon Van Etten · Epic
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Morning Mr Magpie
Radiohead · The King Of Limbs
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Sea of Love
Cat Power · The Covers Record
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Landslide - 2018 Remaster
Fleetwood Mac · Classic Acoustic
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39
The Stable Song
Gregory Alan Isakov · That Sea, The Gambler
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40
Flightless Bird, American Mouth (Iron & Wine String Tribute)
String Tribute Players · String Tribute to Twilight (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
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Black Flies
Ben Howard · Every Kingdom
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Warm Foothills (Track Commentary)
alt-J · This Is All Yours (Track by Track Commentary)
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The Night We Met (made popular by Lord Huron) [backing version]
Party Tyme · Rock Male Hits 31 - Party Tyme (Backing Versions)
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Elegy - Bexar Bexar Remix
Balmorhea · All Is Wild, All Is Silent Remixes
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We Will Become Silhouettes
The Postal Service · Give Up
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شوط الظهيرة ( لـ سمو الشيخ ناصر بن حمد آل خليفه )
الرموز · شوط الظهيرة ( لـ سمو الشيخ ناصر بن حمد آل خليفه )
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