Dr. Ethan Cross

So essentially, you're thrust into this narrator role, and you become a character in the story that you're writing about. And in a set of studies, we find that that has a distancing function, which predicts some of the benefits linked with this tool.

So essentially, you're thrust into this narrator role, and you become a character in the story that you're writing about. And in a set of studies, we find that that has a distancing function, which predicts some of the benefits linked with this tool.

So essentially, you're thrust into this narrator role, and you become a character in the story that you're writing about. And in a set of studies, we find that that has a distancing function, which predicts some of the benefits linked with this tool.

So this was my youngest daughter, Dani, and I was one of the coaches on her soccer team. And the time we got to spend together on that soccer field was just And so I would wake up ready to go. And then one morning, Dani comes down the stairs and she's just not, she's not into it. She's moping along. And I try all my dad tricks to break her out of her funk. None are effective. We pile into the car.

So this was my youngest daughter, Dani, and I was one of the coaches on her soccer team. And the time we got to spend together on that soccer field was just And so I would wake up ready to go. And then one morning, Dani comes down the stairs and she's just not, she's not into it. She's moping along. And I try all my dad tricks to break her out of her funk. None are effective. We pile into the car.

So this was my youngest daughter, Dani, and I was one of the coaches on her soccer team. And the time we got to spend together on that soccer field was just And so I would wake up ready to go. And then one morning, Dani comes down the stairs and she's just not, she's not into it. She's moping along. And I try all my dad tricks to break her out of her funk. None are effective. We pile into the car.

I glance in the back seat and I could see her head drooping down. And I will admit it was beginning to bring me down. And then a few minutes into the ride to the soccer field, a song starts playing over the speakers in the car. One of my favorites, Journeys Don't Stop Believin'. And without really thinking about it, I just start bopping my head and singing the song.

I glance in the back seat and I could see her head drooping down. And I will admit it was beginning to bring me down. And then a few minutes into the ride to the soccer field, a song starts playing over the speakers in the car. One of my favorites, Journeys Don't Stop Believin'. And without really thinking about it, I just start bopping my head and singing the song.

I glance in the back seat and I could see her head drooping down. And I will admit it was beginning to bring me down. And then a few minutes into the ride to the soccer field, a song starts playing over the speakers in the car. One of my favorites, Journeys Don't Stop Believin'. And without really thinking about it, I just start bopping my head and singing the song.

I turn the volume up a bit and I'm feeling good again. And then I look in the rear view window and I see that Dani's bopping her head too. and mouthing the words along. And before you know it, I'm really leaning into this song in true dad fashion, singing it very loud, banging on the wheel as I'm doing it.

I turn the volume up a bit and I'm feeling good again. And then I look in the rear view window and I see that Dani's bopping her head too. and mouthing the words along. And before you know it, I'm really leaning into this song in true dad fashion, singing it very loud, banging on the wheel as I'm doing it.

I turn the volume up a bit and I'm feeling good again. And then I look in the rear view window and I see that Dani's bopping her head too. and mouthing the words along. And before you know it, I'm really leaning into this song in true dad fashion, singing it very loud, banging on the wheel as I'm doing it.

And usually she would cringe at the sight of me doing it, but for whatever reason, she was just playing along this time. And we both were just energized by the music. And Fast forward a couple of minutes, we pull up to the soccer field. Dani bolts out of the car. She runs around the field. She has a great game.

And usually she would cringe at the sight of me doing it, but for whatever reason, she was just playing along this time. And we both were just energized by the music. And Fast forward a couple of minutes, we pull up to the soccer field. Dani bolts out of the car. She runs around the field. She has a great game.

And usually she would cringe at the sight of me doing it, but for whatever reason, she was just playing along this time. And we both were just energized by the music. And Fast forward a couple of minutes, we pull up to the soccer field. Dani bolts out of the car. She runs around the field. She has a great game.

And what really stood out to me about that experience after it happened was just how powerful music was for rerouting both of our emotional experiences on that morning. And now I have, of course, listened to music my entire life, and I've enjoyed it. But up until that moment, I never really thought about using music strategically as a tool to modulate how I feel.

And what really stood out to me about that experience after it happened was just how powerful music was for rerouting both of our emotional experiences on that morning. And now I have, of course, listened to music my entire life, and I've enjoyed it. But up until that moment, I never really thought about using music strategically as a tool to modulate how I feel.

And what really stood out to me about that experience after it happened was just how powerful music was for rerouting both of our emotional experiences on that morning. And now I have, of course, listened to music my entire life, and I've enjoyed it. But up until that moment, I never really thought about using music strategically as a tool to modulate how I feel.

So after this experience, my colleagues and I dug into the literature on music and emotion and asked people, why do you listen to music? And almost 100% of the participants in the sample, I think the number was 96% of them, reported that they listen to music because they like the way it makes them feel. In other words, it's having a regulatory effect.

So after this experience, my colleagues and I dug into the literature on music and emotion and asked people, why do you listen to music? And almost 100% of the participants in the sample, I think the number was 96% of them, reported that they listen to music because they like the way it makes them feel. In other words, it's having a regulatory effect.