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What works for me is a playlist on Spotify. Putting the earphones in and listening to music gets me in flow. I don’t tend to listen to music at other times.
by neilwilson 4y ago
What works for me is a playlist on Spotify.
Putting the earphones in and listening to music gets me in flow.
I don’t tend to listen to music at other times.
Completely contrary to Peopleware, but I find that too much silence is just as distracting as too little. I get disturbed by my own thoughts and the music trims them down enough to get the work done.
- Jaruzel 4y agoI am a hard rock and British heavy metal junkie. That's ALWAYS been my go-to for when I want good tunes. However, whenever I need to focus on a work task, I listen to Trance dance music as it's really effective at helping me focus and stay on the zone. I think it has to do with the BPM matching my typing speed or something...
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