I recently read a New York Times article about Jackson Browne and his song “These Days” that he wrote at the age of 16 and is often included in lists that rank the best songs ever written.
Browne is now 75 and in the article shared a helpful observation about this song and his overall songwriting approach, “If a song is worth anything, it’s about the life of the listener.”
Browne’s insight could be applied to most any endeavor. If we want our work, ideas, projects, to be worth “anything,” we need to make sure it’s about the “life of the listener” with whom we are hoping to connect.
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