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How to choose the right music for different tasks
The benefits of listening to music while working
How music affects productivity
The Illusion of Productivity When Listening to Music
Those listening sessions are likely making me less productive.
You’re having so much more fun that you feel more productive.
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Music And Attentional Capacity
Unfortunately, listening to music also takes up some of your attentional capacity, meaning that if you listened to it while working, you’d have fewer resources left to direct toward the task at hand.
The exception is when you’re performing tasks that are repetitive ...
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The Best Way to Listen to Music for Productivity
Listen to music for 10 to 15 minutes before you start working.
- Listening to tunes you enjoy can put you in a better mood and relax you. Your brain releases the neurotransmitter dopamine, which gives you a “warm feeling of pleasure.”
- You may also g...
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The Productivity Equation
Productivity = Useful Output/Time x Fun Factor
The more output we generate, the more productive we are; also the less time it takes to generate it, the more productive we are. But we should give our energy the useful things - there no point in being productive if we are no...
#1 Choosing Fun
Example: You may fell pressured to listen to podcasts any time you are driving or cooking as if listening to music instead would just be a waste of time.
You should listen to podcasts when you want to, not because you fell like you have to. Listening to music can be as productive as listen...
Listening To New Music
- Around the age of 30-35, when people have settled into life, the music stops being something to experience, and more of something to remember.
- Listening to new music can be a ‘risky’ way to invest your time and attention, as you may or may not like it. Most people who are adults or...
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