How Music Affects Productivity

HOW MUSIC MAFFECTS PRODUCTIVITY INSPIRED BY 'HOW MUSIC AFFECTS YOUR PRODUCTIVITY' BY GREGORY CIOTTI XXX Repetitive Tasks If you're doing the same job over and over again; data entry, packing goods, working on the production line – anything that is repetitive in nature - research shows that there is a link between music and increased efficiency. Modern studies argue that it's not the background noise of the music itself, but instead the improved mood that your favourite music creates that results in the increase in productivity. Noisy Workplace Dr. Lesiuk found that, in a study involving IT specialists, those listening to music in headphones completed tasks more quickly and came up with better ideas than those that didn't – again because of an increase in mood. In 2011, a study of over 100 office environments found that whilst open offices make employees feel more laid-back and innovative, they were damaging to attention span, productivity, creative thinking and satisfaction due to colleague disruption. Learning 5-4 = Unity "I HAVE A DREAM" WAS A FAMOUS QUOTE BY- 909 + 1 ROXANNNNNNNNI HAVE COVALENT 2÷ 3 != bad BONDS SOUL When it comes to absorbing and retaining new information, any form of distraction (including music) is detrimental. When participants in a learning experiment listened to music, they had much greater difficulty recalling a complex task than when they had been in silence. Try telling that to ʻrevising' school kids! Creativity When trying to get creative juices flowing, an ambient level of music appears to work best. XXX KEEP BASS AND SYNTHS FOR WHEN YOUʻRE HITTING THE GYM FAVOUR A MELLOW SOUND FOR ENGAGING IN DEEP THINKING Lyrics If you're taking part in a fully immersive task such as writing, We ve listening to music with lyrics can cause serious inefficiency - this is because the words activate the language fig 1. And centre of your brain. me you Sive you Never gonna ru make you gonna t ive you ver gonna Never gonna Never run al nd and desert Never gonna mak onna Never gon up) However, music with you lyrics can offer a more ve positive effect for onna creative tasks that give know don't directly deal with language, such as designing. peen Inside n going on Just a make you /Never know wanna unders nunaround Vou crv tel XXX Music Familiarity It's more beneficial for your productivity if you listen to music that you are familiar with when trying to engage in intense focus for a project. New music is surprising, and because you don't know what to expect, you listen more carefully for what sounds are going to come next. SOURCES BROUGHT TO YOU BY Gregory Ciotti at sparringmind.com Superfi OTHER SOURCES scientificamerican.com sciencedirect.com newyorker.com nytimes.com jstor.org HiFi & Home Cinema Specialists