Daniel J. Levitin

And the relief can last for a long time. It can pull them out of themselves if they were catatonic or withdrawn and make them social again. Or if they were aggressive, it can calm them.

A lot of people like making love with music on. There are a lot of different kinds of sexual activity. There's quickies, there's longies, there's different tempos to sex, both in the act itself, the movements, but also in the arc of it.

A lot of people like making love with music on. There are a lot of different kinds of sexual activity. There's quickies, there's longies, there's different tempos to sex, both in the act itself, the movements, but also in the arc of it.

A lot of people like making love with music on. There are a lot of different kinds of sexual activity. There's quickies, there's longies, there's different tempos to sex, both in the act itself, the movements, but also in the arc of it.

Is this something that we only have 10 minutes before the kids get home, or we've got a nice evening, let's take our time and explore each other for an hour or so, or two. Music can fill the silence completely. in the background in a way that allows you to feel like you can relax and slow down if that's what you want to do. It can also guide the movement so that the sex becomes like a dance.

Is this something that we only have 10 minutes before the kids get home, or we've got a nice evening, let's take our time and explore each other for an hour or so, or two. Music can fill the silence completely. in the background in a way that allows you to feel like you can relax and slow down if that's what you want to do. It can also guide the movement so that the sex becomes like a dance.

Is this something that we only have 10 minutes before the kids get home, or we've got a nice evening, let's take our time and explore each other for an hour or so, or two. Music can fill the silence completely. in the background in a way that allows you to feel like you can relax and slow down if that's what you want to do. It can also guide the movement so that the sex becomes like a dance.

The tempo, you can synchronize to it. It can also help invoke that default mode network. I think there's goal-oriented sex and non-goal-oriented sex. And by that, I mean most things we do have goals. There can be orgasm-motivated sex and just sex that's motivated by a desire for closeness and a connection with another person. It may end up in an orgasm or it may not.

The tempo, you can synchronize to it. It can also help invoke that default mode network. I think there's goal-oriented sex and non-goal-oriented sex. And by that, I mean most things we do have goals. There can be orgasm-motivated sex and just sex that's motivated by a desire for closeness and a connection with another person. It may end up in an orgasm or it may not.

The tempo, you can synchronize to it. It can also help invoke that default mode network. I think there's goal-oriented sex and non-goal-oriented sex. And by that, I mean most things we do have goals. There can be orgasm-motivated sex and just sex that's motivated by a desire for closeness and a connection with another person. It may end up in an orgasm or it may not.

And the goal of it is not necessarily to have an orgasm. And it can still be very pleasurable and fulfilling and as rewarding as non-orgasmic sex, believe it or not. And so the music gives you permission to have that more leisurely kind. And if you're having trouble getting into that zone, the music can create a separate space in the way we might light incense or change the lighting.

And the goal of it is not necessarily to have an orgasm. And it can still be very pleasurable and fulfilling and as rewarding as non-orgasmic sex, believe it or not. And so the music gives you permission to have that more leisurely kind. And if you're having trouble getting into that zone, the music can create a separate space in the way we might light incense or change the lighting.

And the goal of it is not necessarily to have an orgasm. And it can still be very pleasurable and fulfilling and as rewarding as non-orgasmic sex, believe it or not. And so the music gives you permission to have that more leisurely kind. And if you're having trouble getting into that zone, the music can create a separate space in the way we might light incense or change the lighting.

Or if you're not somebody who has a glass of wine all the time, the wine sets this apart as a separate event and a separate thing we're going to do together. So it's all about setting a space and a consciousness and an intention that People would use different kinds of music that's meaningful to them for these different experiences.

Or if you're not somebody who has a glass of wine all the time, the wine sets this apart as a separate event and a separate thing we're going to do together. So it's all about setting a space and a consciousness and an intention that People would use different kinds of music that's meaningful to them for these different experiences.

Or if you're not somebody who has a glass of wine all the time, the wine sets this apart as a separate event and a separate thing we're going to do together. So it's all about setting a space and a consciousness and an intention that People would use different kinds of music that's meaningful to them for these different experiences.

It is, and it needs to match the state you're in. Okay. If you're depressed, you need to play depressing music. What? Really? You think it'd be the opposite? If you're depressed, you're typically in that situation because you're feeling to some degree misunderstood. Okay. Happy music is just a bunch of other people who don't understand you. I see. Yeah.

It is, and it needs to match the state you're in. Okay. If you're depressed, you need to play depressing music. What? Really? You think it'd be the opposite? If you're depressed, you're typically in that situation because you're feeling to some degree misunderstood. Okay. Happy music is just a bunch of other people who don't understand you. I see. Yeah.

It is, and it needs to match the state you're in. Okay. If you're depressed, you need to play depressing music. What? Really? You think it'd be the opposite? If you're depressed, you're typically in that situation because you're feeling to some degree misunderstood. Okay. Happy music is just a bunch of other people who don't understand you. I see. Yeah.

Depressing music allows you to feel that you are understood. It allows you to live with that experience and thus overcome it.