Arroe Unplugged Page Two Thousand Four Hundred Thirty The Daily Mess

Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:00):
Creativity is an addiction, unplugged because we will always say
yes to creativity totally uncut because we all make mistakes.
So let's turn it into a tool. This is Arrow unplugged.
I've always liked asking questions. The reason why is because
the fun begins when you start researching for answers such
as why do we hear music while we're sleeping? Plus

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when a song you've written goes viral? Is that a
good thing or something bad? My name is Arrow. I'm
a daily writer, a silent wolf. That means I stand
on the sidelines and do nothing but watch, listen, study,
then activate. I call it the daily mess, a chronological
walk through an everyday world. Yep, it's my morning writing
as a receiver of thoughts and ideas. We as people

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tend to throw things to the side because we think
we're going to deal with it later on. When a
subject arrives inside of me, I know it's time to
dig in. It's still keeping that daily journal, but by
doing the research, the picture becomes clearer. This is the
daily mess. Why do we hear music while sleep? I
mean I feel guilty when a song plays in my

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head all night long because I feel like I should
be paying some sort of royalty for it. Hearing music
in your dreams actually has a name earworming or involuntary imagery.
The brain is physically processing musical melodies. It's the brain's
auditory cortex. Even while sleeping, it remains very active. How
is this even possible? Right, high regions of the brain

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are less active, which leads to a heightened awareness of music.
Sleep experts believe involuntary replay of a musical melody takes
place after we've heard a piece of music because of
sleep dependent memory consolidation. It's your brain processing and reinforcing memories.
And yes, the music we hear in our head while
sleeping does have an effect on what we're dreaming about. Now,

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if it's about the memory. Do people with dementia hear
music while they sleep? The answer is yes. It's called
auditory hallucination, the act of hearing music when it truly
doesn't exist. Believe it or not, it's linked to hearing loss.
Coming up next, speaking of music, When you have written
something that has gone viral, is that a good thing

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or something bad? Hey? Thanks for coming back to the
daily mess. When a song you've written goes viral and
it's appearing in other people's hums and late night dreams.
How do the musicians react to what they've received and
sent out, Believe it or not, it's a mix of
excitement and frustration. Going viral seems incredibly huge because it

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means more visibility and it can lead to more revenue.
But but but but but but It also poses challenges
for songwriters. What will happen to their next songs? Will
they be looked upon as being viral flops. Just because
you've conquered TikTok doesn't guarantee that you're a big hit
on Spotify, YouTube or even iHeartRadio. There's a huge creative

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cost when it comes to trying to write a song
that you think can go viral. It's a goal or
ambition to reach a catchy hook, but will it fit
into the current trends. Research shows most songwriters are very
cautious about the viral world because there's always going to
be an impact on their inner world. They appreciate the opportunity,
but stay very close to the ground of reality. I'm

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Ryl and that's the daily mess