i make a playlist every month. at the end of the year i combine those playlists into one playlist, and add them into a āyearsā folder (2022, 2023, 2024 and so on)
i also have playlists for vibes/events, e.g. getting ready, nostalgia, sunday morning lastly i make playlists for people with songs that remind me of them or that i think they will like
iāve been doing this since 2018 and itās so cool to see my music taste develop and improve since then, documented month by month! i add songs that iāve been listening to a lot or songs that were recently released, just whatever iām in the mood for that month! and i can also kind of revisit times in my life by listening to an old month playlist. also, at the end of the year i compile that yearās monthly playlists into a year playlist, and itās like a longer and more comprehensive wrapped playlist!
i started in 2018, but every year i make a playlist a month and any new song i like (or rediscover after forgetting) i add to the monthās playlist as someone who loses track of time and canāt keep track of what happened in what year because it all blends for me, itās a little funny looking back at what music i was listening to during certain events of my life, like breakups and how people i met influenced my music taste. i.e. march of 2018 when i got into lofi and i met a community of small artists who have grown since then or july of 2021 when i got into hyperpop after meeting an ex-roommate. i wish i started this earlier like in june 2015 when i got into kpop everyone i know puts every song they like into one playlist, or their āliked songsā but i love having my songs organized into playlists and folders and one of my favorite things to do is find a theme for the playlist covers :p
sometimes i get into a āplaylist-paralysisā where i fixate on making an immaculate playlist where all the songs perfectly fit the exact vibe im thinking of, and because of that i end up not making a playlist at all. which was not awesome.
so instead of freaking out like this, iāve been making monthly playlists where i put any song iāve been liking that month. itās great and if i find future vibe inspiration, i can pull from my own musical shelf.
plus as a bonus, you start to associate the songs from each month to the memories of that month and the people youāve met and the things youāve done. pretty cool.