This year, I started composing music on digital audio workplaces for myself, and this helps with creative thinking and critical thinking. I compose music that I want to convey a certain emotion as the listener hears it. Therefore, I always start by creatively thinking about what the tones and sounds I want for every type of feeling will be. I need to reflect and have many different ideas about these sounds and atmospheres I want to create. My mind is always running around trying to think of new ideas, and I always think of how I can continue these ambiances I create. I think of different melodies and rhythms I could use; I need to make something original and at the same time grounded enough that it will attract the average listener’s ear. Not only this, writing music also affects and improves my critical thinking. The reason for this is that I am never satisfied with my work, and I never should be. My music should always increase in experience, and many of the tracks I have already written have gone through very many transitions of changes, to the point that the original compared to the final product are vastly different. I am always reflecting on how I can change the song and improve on it, critically thinking about all the sounds I make. I feel like this has vastly increased both my creative and critical thinking, and I don’t intend to stop.