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Science proves that the Ambient's music and nature sounds can improve productivity.

To a certain extent, any music is a form of background noise.

According to scientists, background noise or background music affect performance.

In the study published in the journal Ergonomics in 2006, it was proved that the constant noise annoys least, while a separate language was "the worst, most unpleasant and irritating environment" for participants. The study also contained a "blurred speech" as a variable that most effectively awakens the mental state of the participant, while (that slightly unexpectedly) constant noise was the least effective pathogen.

In 2012, the Journal of Consumer Research published the results of an experiment aimed at investigating the effect of background noise on creativity. According to the received data, creative processes have improved when the participants listened to the background noise of moderate volume - about 70 decibels, which corresponds to noise from the vacuum cleaner. In addition, the study indicates that creativity declined when the volume increased to 85 decibels.

Moreover, the results of 2015 research published in The Journal of The Acoustical Society of America indicate that the use of backgrounds of nature, such as the sound of the showers, effectively improves the performance and mood of workers in the workplace.

Taking into account the above studies, it is quite likely that Ambient's music can potentially improve our mood and performance. However, in order for music to really improve your productivity in the workplace, it is worth switching between periods of and without musical accompaniment.

It should be remembered that when studying new information is better to refrain from music with text in favor of instrumental music. However, if we must switch again to perform a repetitive and well acquainted work, music with text can improve our mood and efficiency. Depending on the complexity of our task, sometimes we will still have to remove headphones and completely focus on the task.

One way or another, sometimes it is difficult to find the right music. This is part of the training curve, which was mentioned in the study of Psychology of Music. The senseless click in search of the right performer can distract productive work, but as soon as you understand what is right for you - you immediately focus.

28/10/2021

As music affects your brain and mood while working

Most studies argue that listening to music during work can improve our efficiency, creativity and make us happier.

But still there are definite reservations. For example, there are evidence that most people are distracted when listening to music with text. That is why it is often advised to avoid such music when performing working tasks that require a significant concentration or study of new information.

Instead, music with text can help people who work on routine tasks. Apparently, this is due to the fact that the text may distract from the monotony of work.

In order to better understand the impact of music to work, there are only a few of the many examples of recent performance research on performance:

In 1972, an Applied Ergonomics magazine has a published study, which recommended to listen to background music while performing routine tasks for better employee efficiency.

In 1994, The Journal of The American Medical Association published the results of the study that indicated that surgeons were more precisely and more effective for music. Chosen participants of the experiment of the composition demonstrated the best results, and surgeons that worked for music chosen by scientists, showed better results for those who worked in silence.

Results of 1999 Research in the Neuroscience and Behavioral Physiology magazine confirm that classical and rock music hearings have helped participants more quickly and more accurately identify numbers.

In 2005, the research published in the journal Psychology of Music Researchers came to the conclusion that software developers are more positive and more qualitative when listening to music. In addition, the study indicates the existence of a learning curve for participants who used music to change the mood.

These examples are only a particle of research that was conducted to study the impact of music on employees, but we now see a positive impact of music on the workflow.

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As music affects our brain and performance
And 11 performers who are worth listening during work
A familiar situation: open in front of the eyes browser, office noise against the background and carelessly painted list of cases in your notebook.

And ... you don't want to do anything.

Faced with the lack of motivation, you begin to experiment:

First try to work offline. Then the method of pomoro. Then someone tells you a little walk around the office. No substantial changes. You are not so productive as others, and it's got to fix ... immediately.

Therefore, you are wearing headphones, include your favorite pop artist, or some quiet music and listening. For some minute you can focus on those boring tasks in the list of affairs.

Here you have finished the first business. Then one more. You enter the work rhythm and easily solve the tasks you set up.

When it seems that nothing else will help to become more productive, correct music can charge us with the right energy. But how is music affected by our brain and performance? And why does it help?

Science, music and your brain

The first investigations of music on our brain and emotions began in the 1950s, when doctors began to notice a positive impact of musical therapy on patients in US and Europe hospitals. However, people used music to communicate thoughts and sensations among themselves for centuries.

Modern researchers argue that music can help you to weaken negative emotions, in particular, get rid of stress, panic fear and depression. It, even can reduce the cases of confusion and delusion in clinical elderly patients who are recovering after surgery.

Moreover, the study indicate that listening to cheerful or sad music affects our perception of other people are fun or sad, respectively. The results of all these studies have one way or another confirm that music can indeed affect our emotions in the best or worse side.

In order to find out more about the influence of brain music, we can deepen into a specific branch of scientific research, which investigates the reaction of the nervous system to music - neuromuscology. If briefly, the music enters the brain through the inner ear and affects different brain zones, some parts are also used for cognitive functions. (You can find out more about this process in the study Don Kent).

It is quite unexpected, but the number of brain zones that are activated by music, differ in different people and depends on preliminary musical education and personal experience. That is why how much music affects the ability to focus or feel a particular emotion may also differ.

However, modern music research indicates that there are certain common brain templates and mood changes that are inherent in all. It is they who can help us choose music to work.

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