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257: How to Turn Sadness Into a Superpower and Build Emotional Resilience | Susan Cain

The Genius Life

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Is There a Certain Type of Person Who Has Bittersweetness?

The songs that really get under my skin give me goosebumps. I wanted to understand what that was all about. There's actually research out there that shows that the music that reliably gives people goosebumps and chills is usually the sadder music, the slower sadder music. People who score high and bittersweetness also tend to score high on this trait that psychologists call high sensitivity.

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