Bittersweet: An Audio E-Course by Susan Cain
The Next Big Idea
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Longing Music Is Like Laughing
The Greek philosopher Aristotle suggested that the human body contains four humors or liquid substances, each corresponding to a different temperament. People whose favorite songs are happy listen to them about 175 times on average. Those who favor bittersweet songs listen almost 800 times according to a study by University of Michigan professors Fred Conrad and Jason Corey. Music is an expression of that which we long for. Longing propels our search for the mysterious that.
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