After reading an overview of the project on the NASA, I made a mental note that although I did not yet have criteria for selection, my goal was to be as\u00a0 unbiased as possible.\u00a0 I skipped the podcast because I find that authors rarely pull off being neutral and I did not want to be swayed by anyone’s opinion. Instead, to get more facts,\u00a0 I watched a short documentary that explained how it was made and how to decode it.<\/p>\n
Prior to listening I did some breathing exercise to clear my mind and be present, trying to avoid reading the titles and closing my eyes when listening. I played them in order hoping they would “speak to me” and lead me to a selection metric as I still did not have a plan. I got nothing from the first two, then the third (still with eyes closed) evoked a feeling.<\/p>\n
So I decided to chose 10 songs that: 1- Conveyed an unequivocal feeling\u00a0 (whether the emotion or the song itself be pleasant to the listener). 2- The emerging feeling was pure and unbiased by lyrics or context. The idea is that this feeling would transcend humanity.<\/p>\n
Of course, I could be extremely naive in thinking that I am unbiased and the feelings that I perceived are universal. I am however, surprise at my final 10, (let’s just say they are not songs I’d put in my spotify list), but they did indeed “touch me”. I am also surprised by the ones that I did not pick, like the Mexican one; I am half mexican and this is a folkloric dance song that my mother performed in International expos when I was younger. I actively listened, detaching from all positive associations, and got nothing from it.<\/p>\n
So here are the songs and separately below, are the feelings that I perceived. I am curious to know if others got the same.<\/p>\n
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After reading an overview of the project on the NASA, I made a mental note that although I did not yet have criteria for selection, my goal was to be as\u00a0 unbiased as possible.\u00a0 I skipped the podcast because I find that authors rarely pull off being neutral and I did not want to be … <\/p>\n