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# Daniel Levitin

(1957)   Psychologist   United States

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Daniel Levitin is a psychologist from the United States, best known for *Music As Medicine*.

## Quick Facts About Daniel Levitin

Born December 27, 1957

Nationality United States

Profession Psychologist

Notable works Music As Medicine

## About Daniel Levitin

Daniel Joseph Levitin, FRSC is an American-Canadian polymath, cognitive psychologist, neuroscientist, writer, musician, and record producer. He is the author of four New York Times best-selling books, including This Is Your Brain on Music: The Science of a Human Obsession, which has sold more than 1.5 million copies.

## Awards & Honors

Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada Mavis Gallant Prize for Non-fiction Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science

##  Quotes by Daniel Levitin · Page 3

> [If you aren't taking regular breaks every couple of hours, your brain won't benefit from that extra cup of coffee.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daniel-levitin/if-you-aren-t-taking-regular-breaks-every-couple-of-hours-your-brain/)

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[Brain](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/brain/)

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> [Unscrupulous writers often count on the fact that most people don't bother reading footnotes or tracking down citations.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daniel-levitin/unscrupulous-writers-often-count-on-the-fact-that-most-people-don-t/)

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[Down](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/down/)

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> [The constant nagging in your mind of undone things pulls you out of the present--tethers you to a mind-set of the future…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daniel-levitin/the-constant-nagging-in-your-mind-of-undone-things-pulls-you-out-of/)

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[Constant](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/constant/)

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> [There are a lot of books about how to get organized and a lot of books about how to be better and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daniel-levitin/there-are-a-lot-of-books-about-how-to-get-organized-and-a-lot-of/)

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[Better](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/better/)

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> [Neurons are living cells with a metabolism. And they need glucose in order to function. Glucose is the fuel of the brain,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daniel-levitin/neurons-are-living-cells-with-a-metabolism-and-they-need-glucose-in/)

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[Brain](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/brain/)

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> [That walk around the block, that fresh air, is going to help you work more quickly and effectively when you get back.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daniel-levitin/that-walk-around-the-block-that-fresh-air-is-going-to-help-you-work/)

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[Fresh air](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/fresh-air/)

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> [President Trump, when challenged on facts, says that many people feel the way he does. But feelings should not take the place…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daniel-levitin/president-trump-when-challenged-on-facts-says-that-many-people-feel/)

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[Facts](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/facts/)

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> [Multitasking creates a dopamine-addiction feedback loop, effectively rewarding the brain for losing focus and for constantly searching for external stimulation.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daniel-levitin/multitasking-creates-a-dopamine-addiction-feedback-loop-effectively/)

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[Addiction](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/addiction/)

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> [We've learned that musical ability is actually not one ability but a set of abilities, a dozen or more. Through brain damage,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daniel-levitin/we-ve-learned-that-musical-ability-is-actually-not-one-ability-but-a/)

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[Abilities](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/abilities/)

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> [What it turns out is that we think we're multitasking, but we're not. The brain is sequential tasking: we flit from one…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daniel-levitin/what-it-turns-out-is-that-we-think-we-re-multitasking-but-we-re-not/)

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[Brain](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/brain/)

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> [I'm a simple country neuroscientist, not an expert on democracy, but I do know something about how the brain works and how…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daniel-levitin/i-m-a-simple-country-neuroscientist-not-an-expert-on-democracy-but-i/)

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[Brain](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/brain/)

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> [If you're making a bunch of little decisions - like, do I read this email now or later? Do I file it?…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daniel-levitin/if-you-re-making-a-bunch-of-little-decisions-like-do-i-read-this/)

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[Brain](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/brain/)

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> [If you hear on the weather report that it's going to rain tomorrow, rather than reminding yourself to bring your umbrella, set…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daniel-levitin/if-you-hear-on-the-weather-report-that-it-s-going-to-rain-tomorrow/)

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[Door](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/door/)

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> [I think, though, that we need to be armed with the critical thinking skills that lawyers and scientists and journalists such as…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daniel-levitin/i-think-though-that-we-need-to-be-armed-with-the-critical-thinking/)

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[Critical](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/critical/)

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> [Because you've been exposed to Western tonal music, you know after a certain chord sequence what the next possibilities are. Your brain…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daniel-levitin/because-you-ve-been-exposed-to-western-tonal-music-you-know-after-a/)

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[Brain](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/brain/)

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> [Use the environment to remind you of what needs to be done. If you're afraid you'll forget to buy milk on the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daniel-levitin/use-the-environment-to-remind-you-of-what-needs-to-be-done-if-you-re/)

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[Car](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/car/)

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> [We're assaulted with facts, pseudo facts, jibber-jabber, and rumour, all posing as information. Trying to figure out what you need to know…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daniel-levitin/we-re-assaulted-with-facts-pseudo-facts-jibber-jabber-and-rumour-all/)

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[Exhausting](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/exhausting/)

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> [If everything in the environment is utterly predictable, you become bored. If it's utterly unpredictable, you become frustrated.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daniel-levitin/if-everything-in-the-environment-is-utterly-predictable-you-become/)

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[Environment](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/environment/)

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> [When we have learned something, there's this thing called belief perseverance. Having learned something, we tend to cling to that belief, even…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daniel-levitin/when-we-have-learned-something-there-s-this-thing-called-belief/)

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[Belief](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/belief/)

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> [You'd think people would realize they're bad at multitasking and would quit. But a cognitive illusion sets in, fueled in part by…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daniel-levitin/you-d-think-people-would-realize-they-re-bad-at-multitasking-and/)

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[Adrenaline](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/adrenaline/)

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> [I agree with the sentiment that it's probably more dangerous to believe some things that aren't so than to not believe something…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daniel-levitin/i-agree-with-the-sentiment-that-it-s-probably-more-dangerous-to/)

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[Agree](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/agree/)

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> [Activities that promote mind-wandering, such as reading literature, going for a walk, exercising, or listening to music, are hugely restorative.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daniel-levitin/activities-that-promote-mind-wandering-such-as-reading-literature/)

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[Books](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/books/)

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> [It's getting harder and harder to know, when you find things on the Internet, what you can believe and what you can't.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daniel-levitin/it-s-getting-harder-and-harder-to-know-when-you-find-things-on-the/)

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[Believe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/believe/)

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> [The power of art is that it can connect us to one another, and to larger truths about what it means to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daniel-levitin/the-power-of-art-is-that-it-can-connect-us-to-one-another-and-to/)

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[Alive](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/alive/)

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> [I don't think I'm always right, but I would like to empower people to come to sound conclusions using a systematic way…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daniel-levitin/i-don-t-think-i-m-always-right-but-i-would-like-to-empower-people-to/)

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[Conclusion](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/conclusion/)

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> [One big promise of the Internet was that it would be a great democratizing force, allowing us to become exposed to new…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daniel-levitin/one-big-promise-of-the-internet-was-that-it-would-be-a-great/)

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[Circle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/circle/)

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> [I have never seen a proton or electron spinning around it. I have never actually seen a chromosome. I trust that they…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daniel-levitin/i-have-never-seen-a-proton-or-electron-spinning-around-it-i-have/)

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[Exist](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/exist/)

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> [Our species uses music and dance to express various feelings: love, joy, comfort, ceremony, knowledge, and friendship. And each one is distinct…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daniel-levitin/our-species-uses-music-and-dance-to-express-various-feelings-love-joy/)

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[Dance](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/dance/)

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> [We get stressed out now by having somebody yell at us in the office or by making a mistake or by losing…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daniel-levitin/we-get-stressed-out-now-by-having-somebody-yell-at-us-in-the-office/)

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[Ancestors](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/ancestors/)

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> [Our ancient forebears who learned to synchronize the movements of dance were those with the capacity to predict what others around them…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daniel-levitin/our-ancient-forebears-who-learned-to-synchronize-the-movements-of/)

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[Communication](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/communication/)

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> [We're a social species, and we want to get along with the people we like and who are like us. That's just…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daniel-levitin/we-re-a-social-species-and-we-want-to-get-along-with-the-people-we/)

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[Behaviour](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/behaviour/)

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> [The human brain long ago evolved a mechanism for rewarding us when we encountered new information: a little shot of dopamine in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daniel-levitin/the-human-brain-long-ago-evolved-a-mechanism-for-rewarding-us-when-we/)

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[Brain](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/brain/)

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> [The history of science and culture is filled with stories of how many of the greatest scientific and artistic discoveries occurred while…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daniel-levitin/the-history-of-science-and-culture-is-filled-with-stories-of-how-many/)

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[Culture](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/culture/)

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> [Our brains are very, very good at self-delusion. What happens is, it releases the stress hormone cortisol in the brain, which leads…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daniel-levitin/our-brains-are-very-very-good-at-self-delusion-what-happens-is-it/)

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[Brain](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/brain/)

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> [The left brain is responsible for making order out of chaos, for making sense of things in the world that don't always…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daniel-levitin/the-left-brain-is-responsible-for-making-order-out-of-chaos-for/)

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[Always](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/always/)

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> [Music can be thought of as a type of perceptual illusion in which our brain imposes structure and order on a sequence…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daniel-levitin/music-can-be-thought-of-as-a-type-of-perceptual-illusion-in-which-our/)

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[Brain](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/brain/)

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> [The Roman philosopher Seneca the Younger (tutor to Nero) complained that his peers were wasting time and money accumulating too many books,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daniel-levitin/the-roman-philosopher-seneca-the-younger-tutor-to-nero-complained/)

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[Abundance](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/abundance/)

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> [We really are living in an age of information overload. Google estimates that there are 300 exabytes (300 followed by 18 zeros)…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daniel-levitin/we-really-are-living-in-an-age-of-information-overload-google/)

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[Age](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/age/)

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> [In order to be a world-class expert in anything, be it audiology, drama, music, art, gymnastics, whatever, one needs to have a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daniel-levitin/in-order-to-be-a-world-class-expert-in-anything-be-it-audiology-drama/)

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[Activity](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/activity/)

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> [I think of the brain as a computational device: It has a bunch of little components that perform calculations on some small…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daniel-levitin/i-think-of-the-brain-as-a-computational-device-it-has-a-bunch-of/)

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[Brain](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/brain/)

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## Daniel Levitin by topic

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