Feeling alive may come more naturally when we’re young, but as we get older, we don’t have to lose touch with that youthful spirit. A series of experiments on the benefits of nostalgia found that reflecting on positive memories from the past increased people’s feelings of connection between who they are now and who they were then, which made them feel enthusiastic about anew day. Nostalgic music has been shown to be a powerful way to evoke this feeling.

Source: Journal of Happiness Studies

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