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Music and Mood
PsyBlog reports on a small study on the use of music to affect mood. The seven areas of influence noted are:
Entertainment - Revival - Strong sensation - Diversion - Discharge - Mental work - Solace
This reminds me of one of the most insightful comments I’ve ever heard about mobile usage, a remark by Lucia Predolin of Buongiorno in a pre-session conversation:
“People listen to their iPods to escape where they are.”
I’ve thought about it often, and the more I think about it, the more it rings true.
September 2nd, 2008 at 11:35 am
[…] (eg., living room, public bus) are now personal (iPod as a “sphere of isolation”, killing time with mobile broadband). Spaces that were once personal (eg., Walkman music player, internet browser) are now shared […]