How much effort do you go into in deciding whether you like an album
Do you listen "critically" or do you just go with your gut?
I find if you do the former, it takes the joy out of it, and if you do the latter, you just get drawn into whatever is catchy and fail to appreciate depth
I just have one rule:
If you have to put ''effort'' into it, than your doing it wrong. It should come naturaly, and not be forced.
But of course, without spacing out and just ''going with your gut''
if you think you can affect whether or not you process something consciously or unconsciously then you're delusional