I simply cannot focus with music playing in the background...

ShadeDream · Mar 14, 2013

How are you guys able to focus on doing your work while listening to music in the background?

It seems that most of the times in order for me to focus I need to sit in silence otherwise I can't fully concentrate and need to read over things a few times.

I've heard one or two tracks where I would be able to still do my work but most of the time music simply distracts me.

hardcorebiker · Mar 14, 2013

You should listen to trance without lyrics(Just music). That would help in focusing better. Avoid listening to Gangnam style while working.. lol

GainRank · Mar 14, 2013

I listen to Rain, on RainyMood.com and sometime play Jazz in the background. You need something without lyrics that won't distract you, but something calming. To each their own though.

Bacanze · Mar 14, 2013

I can't work without music, as above I'm often listening to http://trance.fm radio station. Try some relaxing classical.

bertbaby · Mar 14, 2013

I prefer silence it helps me concentrate. No TV, no music allowed!

sapo · Mar 14, 2013

Man I cant function with out something going on, If I was there sitting in silence ill get nothing done. I

ShadeDream · Mar 14, 2013

I don't know, music seems to distract me, or change my mood, and I get excited to do something else rather than to work.

I've tried some Jazz before and it worked for a while but not so much now, I'll try some trance and see how that goes.

As a matter of fact I can't seem to focus music or not. lol

thetermy · Mar 14, 2013

let me go ahead and make you a success machine:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vcJ-o_fh1B4

ShadeDream · Mar 14, 2013

thetermy said:
let me go ahead and make you a success machine:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vcJ-o_fh1B4

Will take a look and see how it goes. Thanks.

Has anyone tried this site?

Code:

https://www.focusatwill.com/beta/

I don't currently have a US proxy and it's only available to those in the US.

Chizz · Mar 14, 2013

hardcorebiker said:
You should listen to trance without lyrics(Just music). That would help in focusing better. Avoid listening to Gangnam style while working.. lol

Very true man. I have the same thing when listening to music with lyrics. I start to focus on it and then my mind wanders off. I usually type in: "Concentration music for studying" In youtube, and that works perfectly for me. No lyrics, but for some reason it makes me focus intensely.

Complete quieteness is not for me either, because then I get distracted by any other sound I hear lol..

ShadeDream · Mar 14, 2013

Chizz said:
Very true man. I have the same thing when listening to music with lyrics. I start to focus on it and then my mind wanders off. I usually type in: "Concentration music for studying" In youtube, and that works perfectly for me. No lyrics, but for some reason it makes me focus intensely.

Complete quieteness is not for me either, because then I get distracted by any other sound I hear lol..

With me I get distracted by the beats and the rhythms in the music, even if it's without lyrics. My mind just wanders off into the unknown, I seem to focus on the actual beat and what's going on within the song. I like trance and I tried to focus to it earlier but it didn't really do it for me, at least not yet. It's probably a matter of finding the right track or getting used to it?

thetermy said:
let me go ahead and make you a success machine:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vcJ-o_fh1B4

So far so good, it took a while but it seemed to calm me down and I feel focused now. Had to use headphones though.

After listening to this it seems that I can even focus with some trance in the background.

Will see how it goes.

sdiehl · Mar 14, 2013

I have ADD, so I can't work on anything without some sort of white noise in the background.

cricket1 · Mar 14, 2013

Here, try this, it was shared by a BHW member a while ago:
RainyMood.com: Rain makes everything better.
Freesound.org - "chimney fire.wav" by reinsamba
Youtube Repeat - Turnabout Jazz Soul - Track 8 - Godot - The Fragrance of Dark Coffee

Open all of the websites and start working!
Good luck!

Duffers5000 · Mar 14, 2013

If I have to concentrate then I dont listen to music. If I am working on autopilot then some high bpm inspirohouse gets me buzzing or a bit of dancehall reggae boosts up the workrate.

Aaric · Mar 14, 2013

you should listen to music/songs of your interest not just random radio station. or playlist.

gergo2007 · Mar 14, 2013

di.fm and sky.fm check them out
trance, piano and jazz is good for me, depending on what i need to do.

Webbers UX · Mar 14, 2013

I listen to Enya , Augustana, The Rocket Summer, Something Corproate, Feeder etc.

Most have lyrics, my productivity is a lot better with music, I enjoy working a lot more (even though I really enjoy without music too).

Luka

Pilfer7 · Mar 14, 2013

TURN IT UP so that it's not in the background, LOUD!

problem solved

harry black · Mar 14, 2013

Carbon Based Lifeforms

efwebs · Mar 14, 2013

I have my Pandora station set to the Harry Potter Soundtrack. It's a good mix of not too distracting orchestrated music. Anything with words distracts me too.

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