Mental health

How an Instrument That Costs as Much as Coffee Can Boost Your Mental Health

It’s unique, a lot of fun and easy to play!

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Me playing the Kalimba like a lil gremlin.

Nietzsche said a man’s maturity is “regaining the seriousness that he had as a child at play”.

I thought that was pretty interesting.

So I bought a Kalimba (as you do).

It’s an inexpensive, easy-to-play instrument that sounds somewhere between a wind-chime and a xylophone.

I’ve been fiddling around with it for a few months and it's become one of the best purchases I’ve made.

Here’s why:

Unique creative outlet

Who do you know that plays the kalimba?

I’d guess nobody.

Besides being a great narcissistic conversation starter that will interest everybody, it also serves as a great outlet for creativity — something you likely lack.

Countless studies have shown the positive effect creatively expressing yourself has on your mental health.

It teaches you a skill, forces you to stop concentrating on work and the inevitable collapse of…