The playlist you play when you’re alone is a more honest bio than anything you post.

What you choose with nobody watching describes you better than anything written for an audience. A profile is assembled, edited and aimed at a particular reaction, while the music on a solo walk is simply what you wanted to hear, including the parts you would not readily admit to. Unwitnessed choices are the honest sample.

Look through your own recent listening or watching this week and read it as a description of somebody. Skip the embarrassment. Ask what it says you actually like, as distinct from what you tell people you like.