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I’ve been compiling a list of focus inducing songs on Deezer. My method is to vet a random playlist by listening to it during an intense coding session. If I c

I’ve been compiling a list of focus inducing songs on Deezer. My method is to vet a random playlist by listening to it during an intense coding session. If I can make it through without getting distracted I add it to my focus playlist. I have a subsequent vetting process where - if at any point when listening to a song on my focus playlist - a song grabs my attention I’ll remove it. It’s grown to over 75 hours of music at this point. I can listen to it for days on shuffle without hearing anything familiar which helps keep it in the background. https://deezer.page.link/JChycwJz7ArqGDtRA https://deezer.page.link/JChycwJz7ArqGDtRA

aunetx 4y ago
That's great, thanks for sharing! However you will soon hit the 2000 songs limit on the playlist, if Deezer did not remove it already.
- r3trohack3r 4y ago
  Ha! I already hit it. That’s why the playlist isn’t any longer. You’re the first person I’ve met who knows this limit. Every time I complain about the 2k limit in my social circles, I get these weird looks like they’re saying “who’d ever need more than 2k songs?”
- GekkePrutser 4y ago
  Why do they delete it?? Why not just stop the addition of more tracks. I'm not a customer but I'd really be pissed if a service would delete my data this way.
  - selcuka 4y ago
    I guess what OP meant was that Deezer might have removed the limit, not the playlist.
tra3 4y ago
Is it possible to convert this to Spotify or YouTube music?
- r3trohack3r 4y ago
  No idea. Deezer is DRM free, has a deep catalogue, has a solid API, and provides high fidelity files. I have no use for other services. Personally I’d recommend them. As an example of a personal project I’ve built on their API: https://audile.app https://audile.app (a random album on every page load) Unless you have an online service you won’t be able to keep this playlist in sync on another platform as I continue cultivating it. I do keep a backup of the playlist in the event Deezer disappears.
  - tra3 4y ago
    Fair enough. I'm pretty coupled to Spotify's ecosystem so for anyone on Spotify here's the first 200 songs: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0IcZx8V66DzI2apfnutcvq https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0IcZx8V66DzI2apfnutcvq I used a service (soundiiz) that only allows 200 songs to be converted for free.
    - zimpenfish 4y ago
      I've currently got Soundiiz Premium - converted it to an Apple Music playlist (1810 tracks, https://music.apple.com/gb/playlist/focus/pl.u-PJD9BskgpYKR https://music.apple.com/gb/playlist/focus/pl.u-PJD9BskgpYKR ) and a Spotify playlist (1827 tracks, https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0OFXAFqVC5A5yJMp7gxDTs https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0OFXAFqVC5A5yJMp7gxDTs )
      - r3trohack3r 4y ago
        This is awesome, thank you for doing this. Have never seen soundiiz before - looks cool. Does it automatically keep these playlists in sync with Deezer as I change the original?
        4y ago
vidyesh 4y ago
> My method is to vet a random playlist by listening to it during an intense coding session. If I can make it through without getting distracted I add it to my focus playlist. Very interesting. Up until now I been thinking that I need some kind of noise or non-vocals music just to silence the other distractions to get started, once I get in a "flow state" I think music becomes white noise to me and I barely notice the music playing. Never noticed particularly that anything from any of those playlists on YouTube got distracting in between. I too have noticed that I end up having to look for some other playlist every few days once that combination of tones starts getting familiar. Unfortunately, Deezer isn't available globally so can't access that playlist. Thanks for sharing.
webmaven 4y ago
> It’s grown to over 75 hours of music at this point. I can listen to it for days on shuffle without hearing anything familiar which helps keep it in the background. > https://deezer.page.link/JChycwJz7ArqGDtRA https://deezer.page.link/JChycwJz7ArqGDtRA Is there any way to export the list (csv, Google Sheets, etc.)?
- r3trohack3r 4y ago
  Here it is in JSON: https://api.deezer.com/playlist/9054155762?index=0&limit=2000 https://api.deezer.com/playlist/9054155762?index=0&limit=200... The tracks are under .tracks.data[]

aunetx 4y ago

That's great, thanks for sharing! However you will soon hit the 2000 songs limit on the playlist, if Deezer did not remove it already.

r3trohack3r 4y ago
Ha! I already hit it. That’s why the playlist isn’t any longer. You’re the first person I’ve met who knows this limit. Every time I complain about the 2k limit in my social circles, I get these weird looks like they’re saying “who’d ever need more than 2k songs?”
GekkePrutser 4y ago
Why do they delete it?? Why not just stop the addition of more tracks. I'm not a customer but I'd really be pissed if a service would delete my data this way.
- selcuka 4y ago
  I guess what OP meant was that Deezer might have removed the limit, not the playlist.

tra3 4y ago

Is it possible to convert this to Spotify or YouTube music?

r3trohack3r 4y ago
No idea. Deezer is DRM free, has a deep catalogue, has a solid API, and provides high fidelity files. I have no use for other services. Personally I’d recommend them. As an example of a personal project I’ve built on their API: https://audile.app https://audile.app (a random album on every page load) Unless you have an online service you won’t be able to keep this playlist in sync on another platform as I continue cultivating it. I do keep a backup of the playlist in the event Deezer disappears.
- tra3 4y ago
  Fair enough. I'm pretty coupled to Spotify's ecosystem so for anyone on Spotify here's the first 200 songs: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0IcZx8V66DzI2apfnutcvq https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0IcZx8V66DzI2apfnutcvq I used a service (soundiiz) that only allows 200 songs to be converted for free.
  - zimpenfish 4y ago
    I've currently got Soundiiz Premium - converted it to an Apple Music playlist (1810 tracks, https://music.apple.com/gb/playlist/focus/pl.u-PJD9BskgpYKR https://music.apple.com/gb/playlist/focus/pl.u-PJD9BskgpYKR ) and a Spotify playlist (1827 tracks, https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0OFXAFqVC5A5yJMp7gxDTs https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0OFXAFqVC5A5yJMp7gxDTs )
    - r3trohack3r 4y ago
      This is awesome, thank you for doing this. Have never seen soundiiz before - looks cool. Does it automatically keep these playlists in sync with Deezer as I change the original?
      - 4y ago

vidyesh 4y ago

> My method is to vet a random playlist by listening to it during an intense coding session. If I can make it through without getting distracted I add it to my focus playlist. Very interesting. Up until now I been thinking that I need some kind of noise or non-vocals music just to silence the other distractions to get started, once I get in a "flow state" I think music becomes white noise to me and I barely notice the music playing. Never noticed particularly that anything from any of those playlists on YouTube got distracting in between. I too have noticed that I end up having to look for some other playlist every few days once that combination of tones starts getting familiar. Unfortunately, Deezer isn't available globally so can't access that playlist. Thanks for sharing.

webmaven 4y ago

> It’s grown to over 75 hours of music at this point. I can listen to it for days on shuffle without hearing anything familiar which helps keep it in the background. > https://deezer.page.link/JChycwJz7ArqGDtRA https://deezer.page.link/JChycwJz7ArqGDtRA Is there any way to export the list (csv, Google Sheets, etc.)?

r3trohack3r 4y ago
Here it is in JSON: https://api.deezer.com/playlist/9054155762?index=0&limit=2000 https://api.deezer.com/playlist/9054155762?index=0&limit=200... The tracks are under .tracks.data[]