Bobby McFerrin’s “Don’t Worry, Be Happy”: A Neuroscience Reading. By Maria Popova Unpacking the lyrics of the iconic happiness anthem to find surprising science-tested insights on well-being.
In 1988, Bobby McFerrin wrote one of the most beloved anthems to happiness of all time. On September 24 that year, “Don’t Worry Be Happy” became the first a cappella song to reach #1 on the Billboard Top 100 Chart. A Sister’s Eulogy for Steve Jobs. Professor’s Response to a Stutterer - Don’t Speak. He kept his hand aloft for much of the 75-minute session, but the professor did not call on him.
She had already told him not to speak in class. Philip, a precocious and confident 16-year-old who is taking two college classes this semester, has a lot to say but also a profound stutter that makes talking difficult, and talking quickly impossible. After the first couple of class sessions, in which he participated actively, the professor, an adjunct named Elizabeth Snyder, sent him an e-mail asking that he pose questions before or after class, “so we do not infringe on other students’ time.” As for questions she asks in class, Ms.