Making music allows us to express ourselves and process our emotions. This is because writing music without feeling and emotion is nearly impossible––at least if you want to write songs that other people want to hear. The difficult emotional labor that goes into songwriting pays off handsomely for musicians. It enables us to be more attentive in our relationships and more empathetic in our worldview. Consider it an emotional awareness training benefit that you would not be able to obtain work at a traditional job- Jack Hanson.