There is something called acoustic entrainment—soft, rhythmic sounds can sync our brainwaves and even pulse. The ocean’s slow waves are a kind of low‑frequency lullaby that can lower stress hormones and calm the nervous system, but it’s not a cure‑all. Just a pleasant way to ease tension.

I don’t have a paintbrush, but I do keep a notebook by the window and jot down notes as the waves roll. The rhythm helps me outline ideas, like a pacing marker in a study—keeps the brain from wandering too far. If it were a sketch, I’d probably just doodle a simple line graph of the tide, nothing fancy.