The Power of Music

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I think it's one of the things that temporarily makes us feel like we're in a state beyond just the corporal body and we're in this transcendent state. Absolutely, I think music is more transcendent than the other arts. But I do think that people's lines have been changed by one work of art. Sometimes when people get much older, they might not remember where the bathroom is, but they remember a song. So I think there's a deep engraving of that maybe the joy and beauty of music is very powerful.

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What is positive psychology? What is the PERMA model? From a creativity standpoint, is there a connection between music and writing? In various artistic fields, how hard is it to be creative without first achieving some level of technical mastery? How can one hone the skill of creativity? How useful is optimism for achieving happiness? What are the different sources from which humans derive pleasure? To what extent is western culture conscious of ageism? What does positive psychology have to say about interpersonal relationships? What is the value and purpose of extended education generally and degrees specifically? What is wisdom?

Georgia Shreve is a composer, fiction writer, playwright, and poet. She holds degrees from Stanford, Brown, Columbia, and PENN. Her poetry and fiction have been published in magazines such as the New Yorker, New Republic, and New Criterion, and her short story, "The Countess of M-", won the Stanford Magazine Fiction award.

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