The UK study titled Can Music Make You Sick? Music and Depression reported that 7 out of 10 musicians have experienced mental health issues. And that "musicians could be up to three times more likely to suffer from depression compared to the general public."...
My summer vacation included two visits to the late paintings of J.M.W. Turner on exhibition at San Francisco's De Young Museum. If you have a chance, GO. The most celebrated British painter, J.M.W. was the subject of the recent film you may have seen or read...
MONDAY BYTES — August 11, 2014 Jullien Gordon's TED talk on "side hustling" millennials and why it's dangerous to have just one source of income is especially applicable to musicians. Granted most musicians have multiple income streams and project-driven careers: so...
MONDAY BYTES – May 19, 2014 When and why does happiness occur in your work life? In his terrifically fun and thought-provoking TED talk Happiness by Design Stefan Sagmeister makes a list of clear moments of happiness in his life and finds that over half are...
MONDAY BYTES - May 7, 2012 Many of us believe that if we work really hard, then we'll become successful, and once we're successful, THEN we'll be happy. Well, there's some revelatory data that shows that the reverse is true: that it is actually the being happy—the...
MONDAY BYTES - February 13, 2012 My friend Florrie's taking a class in which everyone has to write his or her own obituary. It's a great exercise—and it can be played two ways. Version one: write as though you had just died and review the life you've led. Do you feel...
