- It plays instantly. You don't need to click through a GUI and see names, labels etc. Just press a play shortcut. - There's an element of surprise, and you ca

- It plays instantly. You don't need to click through a GUI and see names, labels etc. Just press a play shortcut. - There's an element of surprise, and you can hear your whole collection. Sure, you can do that with a GUI, but it's a few extra clicks. You will always get used to music. I wrote a player that will play a piece of music less frequently if I skip it faster, so what I skip less I will hear again sooner. Also, I add extra meta keys to the shortcut if I'm far too used to something and don't want to hear it in a while. Also, I flag music that has lyrics / speaking / vocal sounds so I can skip it when I'm trying to focus.