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Don't laugh, but for me, it's Abba. Their entire discography is ~3 hours which is how long I can maintain peak concentration. Their songs are consistently good
by dvh 6mo ago
Don't laugh, but for me, it's Abba. Their entire discography is ~3 hours which is how long I can maintain peak concentration. Their songs are consistently good so that I don't need to skip a song, but not too good that I would stop working and start listening. Plus I've never heard Abba song in any good movie so it doesn't remind me scenes from a movie I would want to rewatch. Of course I don't listen to it every day, only when I really need to, most daily programming tasks can be done with any music.
- hmokiguess 6mo agoABBA is amazing
- matt_daemon 6mo agoIt would be impossible for me to not sing along to ABBA
- interroboink 6mo ago> Don't laugh I laugh (: But good for you, whatever works. Personally, I can't do music with much lyrics or narrative; I find it distracting. But to each their own!
- olivierestsage 6mo agoMamma Mia soundtrack also works well \m/
- smoyer 6mo agoFor real concentration I can't have lyrics but that's a great idea for other flow states. Mozart and Brahms are good for me ... Not slow enough to put me to sleep not fast enough or unusual to make me pay attention to the music.
- alexhans 6mo agoI vary a lot but when I do classical music Mozart has occupied quite a lot of my stats, in particular a clarinet concerto by Katherine Lucy [1] and also things like Beethoven's 6th (pastoral, it's beautifully featured in Fantasia) or Grieg's morning mood. - [1] https://open.spotify.com/album/1R6rh9My8CTK4DqZorJR0V?si=3Ctn94z7RCWy2emoktVP7Q https://open.spotify.com/album/1R6rh9My8CTK4DqZorJR0V?si=3Ct... If you have specific song/interpretation recommendations I'd love to hear them.
- papa-whisky 6mo agoI've really been enjoying this series of Mozart concertos on Alpha, highlighting young(er) performers: https://outhere-music.com/en/collections/next-generation-mozart-soloists https://outhere-music.com/en/collections/next-generation-moz...
- alexhans 6mo agoThanks. This Is awesome
- usefulcat 6mo agoAgree about the lyrics. Phillip Glass is one of my favorites for flowing. His style usually involves a lot of repetition, which I find meditative.
- enochthered 6mo agoSteve Reich is my favourite of the minimalists. Electric counterpoint and Music for 18 Musicians are regulars in the line up.
- gsinclair 6mo agoYes, Music for 18 Musicians is such a wonderful companion for sustained focus. I look forward to checking out Electric Counterpoint more closely.
- javchz 6mo agoThe Winner Takes It All lyrics are great for commits and Pull Requests: I don't wanna talk If it makes you feel sad And I understand You've come to shake my hand I apologize If it makes you feel bad
- alexhans 6mo agoLike others have said, for specific types of activity, I'll prefer no vocals or maybe even no music, but if vocals are fine Abba does have a great flow to it. I used to run to Abba too, at times, because it feels upbeat/positive with good enough tempo. Super trouper, for instance, makes for a great booster.
- marcd35 6mo agoyeah but see the problem with abba is i just wanna get up and dance and not do any work
- kstrauser 6mo agoNo laughter here, my brother in music. This is one of the few vocal groups that I could be in the zone with, except "Fernando", because one must release their inner theater kid with that one.
- justonceokay 6mo agoAs a dancer it’s funny to me that programming and dancing both seem to be better with a disco soundtrack. Or house, or funk. Anything with a strong backbeat.
- sva_ 6mo agoI don't understand how a song like Lay All Your Love On Me doesn't distract you.
- TuringNYC 6mo agoI play that song too while programming (along with several dozen others on a dedicated programming playlist). Eventually it goes into the background and just covers up outside noise. Some key moments are noticed -- i stop looking at my screen, repeat after the singer, and then go back to working five seconds later.
- quux 6mo agoMark Watney sighs deeply