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Ask HN: Does anything beat Slipknot's Unsainted for programming productivity?
- arkitaip 6y agoI can't really do any work in front of the computer without any audio. Pretty sure this is a bad sign but not sure of what.
- kkoncevicius 6y agoI seriously cannot believe music like this helps you with programming, but if it does for you then try "The Algorithm - Access Denied"[1]. For me no music is best. Followed by some white noise. Followed by classical, i.e. "Dvorak - Noon Witch"[2], "Ryuichi Sakamoto - Blu"[3]. [1]: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IaNgcLyNo4c https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IaNgcLyNo4c [2]: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A-MSxLuI4uo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A-MSxLuI4uo [3]: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pWI5aVKvkCg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pWI5aVKvkCg
- mathcs 6y agoAll kinds of music get me to concentrate. If I am particularly sluggish, I choose faster paced, more energetic music to get me going(genre is not a factor). With the music on and pluged in my ears, I grab my laptop and literally walk around the premises (to keep the momentum going) till the battery runs out. This puts me in trance-like state of mind where I am able to work through ridiculous amount of technical material that would be very dificult otherwise. I do not recommend this, though. Probability of tripping and falling is too high. Currently, I have Amazonia by Gojira[0] on repeat. My mind knows all the ins and outs of this track so it's a really tasty audio glucose for my brain while it's doing heavy lifting. [0] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B4CcX720DW4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B4CcX720DW4
- geoah 6y agoSlipknot, tool, and the latest doom (2016, eternal) soundtracks work wonderfully for me.
- asguy 6y agoYes. All of Ministry’s early 90s catalog (e.g. NWO, Just One Fix).