Originally written by singer-songwriter Leonard Cohen (lyrics) and Sharon Robinson (music), Everybody Knows is a moving, poetic song that touches on prevalent world problems at the time it was written in 1988, but is just as relevant today.

Our brain is awesome but has its limits. If we’re constantly distracted, entertained, busy, or otherwise engaged in constant noise (digital or analog), we aren’t giving ourselves the best shot at finding that next great idea.

Stromae’s amazing beats, deep messages, and talent for wordplay are on full display in this song. That combined with the visually arresting video pair nicely with this week’s artwork by Arcmonoro Niles

Brel’s voice is incredible in this song that he wrote in 1959. You can hear the pain in his heart, and it gives me the feels every time. The video is also amazing… he’s just completely in it.

This song is just as relevant today as it was when it was written in 1966. A lot has changed since then, but unfortunately, so much hasn’t and we still have a long way to go until all people are heard, seen, valued, and feel safe.

While you may only think of artists or musicians as being creative, we all have the ability to improve our creative skills. Creativity will help you solve problems, no matter what those problems are, and has been proven to be highly beneficial to your brain, mood, and body.

Every decision we make is based more on our perception, biases, assumption, and judgments than on actual “reality.” While we can’t ever completely overcome this, we can work to be more aware of our perceptions and consider others’ as well.

To improve communication and relationship-building, it’s important to sharpen your dialogue skills. VTS is one way to do that.

This week, we listened to this song on repeat while researching art and creating content. Love the message and the intimacy and emotion of Homeboy Sandman's voice.

Many people feel relaxed and recharged after VTS discussions like they just did group meditation… here’s why that may be.