> works well because I think my mind is conditioned in an almost Pavlovian way to go into programming mode when I hear it I agree with this a ton, there are ce

> works well because I think my mind is conditioned in an almost Pavlovian way to go into programming mode when I hear it I agree with this a ton, there are certain songs and albums where I've listened to them hundreds of times and familiarity plays a huge role in helping me focus. > A certain kind of loud, wall-of-sound rock music which is very heavy on distortion with subdued vocals works well but only at night. Couldn't agree more! See my other comment: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=12849064 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=12849064 We should trade music!