Anti-Choice Paralysis, Quasi-Album Shuffle
Ok, so this is totally off the wall, but I figured I'd post it in case anyone else is interested.
I'm often in the position where I know I want to listen to something but I can't choose what. I'm sure we've all been there. Years ago I read some literature on choice paralysis that concluded that the optimal number of options for an intelligent choice is about 5. So here's what I do in these situations:
I have some Python code that scans the music collection on my computer, randomly samp
A soul mate!
I have asked a couple of times to have a "Shuffle" added as a sort order for Albums Category. This would give you a "Shuffled" list of albums and then you could pick one of the albums on the first screen. I see two benefits from this:
Helps you to find something to listen to when you don't know what to listen to. (As you mentioned)
and it helps you to re-find albums in your library that you have forgotten about.
I did at some point consider to code a Album