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As a nineteenth-century pope notoriously commented, “Error has no rights.” Caught up by the momentum of his or her cause, the Optimist can easily forget the vital addendum to the papal statement made by Orestes Brownson: “Error has no rights, but the man who errs has equal rights with him who errs not.”
When music is so abundant and our attention is scarce, there’s power in adding more intention to your listening diet, more chaos, more risk. The thrill in finding music that is wired to your singular life is not that thousands of other people have found the same thing. It’s that the music becomes something confounding and unique, a true reflection of where you are and where you’ve been. The beauty of the algorithm of your mind is that it makes perfect sense to no one but yourself.
The Woes of Being Addicted to Streaming Services | Pitchfork
Jeremy D. Larson
However, the results will be even better if you practice dipping in and out of the stream. Inspired by the work of psychologist Adrian Wells, this exercise takes less than ten minutes. (And, like everything in this book, the more you do it, the better the results. Once a day is ideal, but even once a week is better than nothing.)
The Happiness Trap
Russ Harris
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