Listening to music whilst working
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I've got to have music on while I code, otherwise the bits of my brain not involved with coding get bored and start messing around with the bits that are trying to code. You ever walked up to a friend who is trying to count something, and you go "ten...thirteen...sixty-six...fourty-two..." to throw them off? It's kind of like that. cheers, Chris Maunder
Chris Maunder wrote: otherwise the bits of my brain not involved with coding get bored and start messing around with the bits that are trying to code Isn't that called bit shifting? :laugh: Nick Parker
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;) But do you listen to different types of music depending on the task? Wouldn't really loud thrash rock be too distracting? ;P
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Robert Edward Caldecott wrote: Wouldn't really loud thrash rock be too distracting? Not for Chris, he uses ... VB script. :~ But, when he's rewritten CP in C# then nothing will distract him. muahaha Cheers, Simon "Sign up for a chance to be among the first to experience the wrath of the gods.", Microsoft's home page (24/06/2002)
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The company I work for has a pretty relaxed policy about developers listening to music whilst coding. Wander round some of our developer areas and you'll see many people hooked up to personal stereos. A nice perk perhaps, but does it affect productivity? What do other CPians think about this? I work from home most of the time, and sometimes I'll have some music on in the background depending on the task I am working on. For example, today I am writing some documentation (:() and I have some fairly unobtrusive streaming radio playing in the background. Whilst coding I tend to prefer peace and quiet - I think my productivity would suffer if I had music on all the time (unless it is something really mellow - anything with full on guitars seems to require too high a slice of my "processing time" :)). Thoughts? My boss once mentioned that there was a study about this conducted by some US college, which proved that proiductivity suffers...
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Just about all the developers here listen to music using headphones here at some point during the day. The music allows people to relax properly and help the ideas and expertise to flow by distracting the main consciousness from the work being done. The music is also very varied: Spaggetti western music Classical Heavy rock Its just about all covered at some point in the office. Roger Allen Sonork 100.10016 If I had a quote, it would be a very good one.
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The company I work for has a pretty relaxed policy about developers listening to music whilst coding. Wander round some of our developer areas and you'll see many people hooked up to personal stereos. A nice perk perhaps, but does it affect productivity? What do other CPians think about this? I work from home most of the time, and sometimes I'll have some music on in the background depending on the task I am working on. For example, today I am writing some documentation (:() and I have some fairly unobtrusive streaming radio playing in the background. Whilst coding I tend to prefer peace and quiet - I think my productivity would suffer if I had music on all the time (unless it is something really mellow - anything with full on guitars seems to require too high a slice of my "processing time" :)). Thoughts? My boss once mentioned that there was a study about this conducted by some US college, which proved that proiductivity suffers...
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It depends on my mood, but usually I'll turn on winamp and leave it on random shuffle through the 2.5 gigs of mp3s I have on my work machine. It blocks out the sounds of people chatting in the background, and gives a sign to other people that I'm trying to concentrate and don't want to be talked to unless it's important. It also means I can happily ignore the people I don't want to talk to and just pretend I didn't hear them. Actually I have been known to just sit with headphones on but without music, for the same reason. As for productivity, I'd say I'm far more productive when I can lose myself in the code and not be distracted by what other people are doing around me. Having music on to block other noise is an effective way of achieving this -- Help me! I'm turning into a grapefruit!
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The company I work for has a pretty relaxed policy about developers listening to music whilst coding. Wander round some of our developer areas and you'll see many people hooked up to personal stereos. A nice perk perhaps, but does it affect productivity? What do other CPians think about this? I work from home most of the time, and sometimes I'll have some music on in the background depending on the task I am working on. For example, today I am writing some documentation (:() and I have some fairly unobtrusive streaming radio playing in the background. Whilst coding I tend to prefer peace and quiet - I think my productivity would suffer if I had music on all the time (unless it is something really mellow - anything with full on guitars seems to require too high a slice of my "processing time" :)). Thoughts? My boss once mentioned that there was a study about this conducted by some US college, which proved that proiductivity suffers...
Faith. Believing in something you *know* isn't true.
where I work - although not a programming company - eveyone listens to music. They even have TV's attached to the cielings...with Sky Digital! And in some departments, they have ben given a Hi-Fi system. erm oh yer - back to the point, erm, i dont think its affeting productivity much - if at all - it may even help liven spirits, so people work harder.
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I've got to have music on while I code, otherwise the bits of my brain not involved with coding get bored and start messing around with the bits that are trying to code. You ever walked up to a friend who is trying to count something, and you go "ten...thirteen...sixty-six...fourty-two..." to throw them off? It's kind of like that. cheers, Chris Maunder
Chris Maunder wrote: I've got to have music on while I code, otherwise the bits of my brain not involved with coding get bored and start messing around with the bits that are trying to code. hmmm - i think this condition is known as schizophrenia. ;P ;) listen to the voices!
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The company I work for has a pretty relaxed policy about developers listening to music whilst coding. Wander round some of our developer areas and you'll see many people hooked up to personal stereos. A nice perk perhaps, but does it affect productivity? What do other CPians think about this? I work from home most of the time, and sometimes I'll have some music on in the background depending on the task I am working on. For example, today I am writing some documentation (:() and I have some fairly unobtrusive streaming radio playing in the background. Whilst coding I tend to prefer peace and quiet - I think my productivity would suffer if I had music on all the time (unless it is something really mellow - anything with full on guitars seems to require too high a slice of my "processing time" :)). Thoughts? My boss once mentioned that there was a study about this conducted by some US college, which proved that proiductivity suffers...
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Robert Edward Caldecott wrote: A nice perk perhaps Wouldn't want to work in a company that actually considered my ability to don headphones a "perk". As for my preferences, I only put on music (typically upbeat rock & roll) when I'm doing heads down coding on new development where I've already done the design & it's more or less stream of consciousness typing. In any other scenario I don't listen to music. Being a musician, I get caught up in the music and it distracts me from the code. Chistopher Duncan Author - The Career Programmer: Guerilla Tactics for an Imperfect World (Apress)
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The company I work for has a pretty relaxed policy about developers listening to music whilst coding. Wander round some of our developer areas and you'll see many people hooked up to personal stereos. A nice perk perhaps, but does it affect productivity? What do other CPians think about this? I work from home most of the time, and sometimes I'll have some music on in the background depending on the task I am working on. For example, today I am writing some documentation (:() and I have some fairly unobtrusive streaming radio playing in the background. Whilst coding I tend to prefer peace and quiet - I think my productivity would suffer if I had music on all the time (unless it is something really mellow - anything with full on guitars seems to require too high a slice of my "processing time" :)). Thoughts? My boss once mentioned that there was a study about this conducted by some US college, which proved that proiductivity suffers...
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Robert Edward Caldecott wrote: Listening to music whilst working I think we need a FAQ entry for this question :rolleyes: We use headphones in my office, though on Fridays or early monday morning we get out the big speakers and get everyone revved up. I concentrate better with some music in the background, it helps stop me being too aware of everything around me and lets me focus in on the screen. Normally electronic dance type stuff, classical and mild rock. Heavy rock has me throwing my keyboard around and looking for a mosh pit :-D regards, Paul Watson Bluegrass Cape Town, South Africa
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Robert Edward Caldecott wrote: A nice perk perhaps Wouldn't want to work in a company that actually considered my ability to don headphones a "perk". As for my preferences, I only put on music (typically upbeat rock & roll) when I'm doing heads down coding on new development where I've already done the design & it's more or less stream of consciousness typing. In any other scenario I don't listen to music. Being a musician, I get caught up in the music and it distracts me from the code. Chistopher Duncan Author - The Career Programmer: Guerilla Tactics for an Imperfect World (Apress)
Christopher Duncan wrote: Wouldn't want to work in a company that actually considered my ability to don headphones a "perk". You'd be surprised how many managers grumble about people sat there with headphones on! Doesn't make it a bad company though, just proves that many non-techie managers just don't get it.
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It depends on my mood, but usually I'll turn on winamp and leave it on random shuffle through the 2.5 gigs of mp3s I have on my work machine. It blocks out the sounds of people chatting in the background, and gives a sign to other people that I'm trying to concentrate and don't want to be talked to unless it's important. It also means I can happily ignore the people I don't want to talk to and just pretend I didn't hear them. Actually I have been known to just sit with headphones on but without music, for the same reason. As for productivity, I'd say I'm far more productive when I can lose myself in the code and not be distracted by what other people are doing around me. Having music on to block other noise is an effective way of achieving this -- Help me! I'm turning into a grapefruit!
benjymous wrote: Actually I have been known to just sit with headphones on but without music, for the same reason. And I thought it was my invention! :) Concussus surgo. When struck I rise.
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The company I work for has a pretty relaxed policy about developers listening to music whilst coding. Wander round some of our developer areas and you'll see many people hooked up to personal stereos. A nice perk perhaps, but does it affect productivity? What do other CPians think about this? I work from home most of the time, and sometimes I'll have some music on in the background depending on the task I am working on. For example, today I am writing some documentation (:() and I have some fairly unobtrusive streaming radio playing in the background. Whilst coding I tend to prefer peace and quiet - I think my productivity would suffer if I had music on all the time (unless it is something really mellow - anything with full on guitars seems to require too high a slice of my "processing time" :)). Thoughts? My boss once mentioned that there was a study about this conducted by some US college, which proved that proiductivity suffers...
Faith. Believing in something you *know* isn't true.
Robert Edward Caldecott wrote: A nice perk perhaps, but does it affect productivity? I believe so. There are times when I work much better with Motorhead to block out the rest of the world. Robert Edward Caldecott wrote: Whilst coding I tend to prefer peace and quiet - I think my productivity would suffer if I had music on all the time (unless it is something really mellow - anything with full on guitars seems to require too high a slice of my "processing time" ). I think it very much depends on the individual and when companies allow music, they also assume that people will only take advantange of the fact if they don't expect their productivity to suffer as a result. For me, I listen to music I've loved since 1986, so it doesn't really take up my concentration, in fact I often think something like 'Damage Inc. ? I don't remember hearing Disposable Heros...', in other words, whole chunks of albums go by unnoticed because I am concentrating. The headphones stop anyone who does not have authority over me from interupting unless it is urgent, and my productivity soars.... I'm coding at home right now, listening to Hendrix. I get so little time for my own project, I'd turn it off if I thought it was slowing me down at *all*. Christian We're just observing the seasonal migration from VB to VC. Most of these birds will be killed by predators or will die of hunger. Only the best will survive - Tomasz Sowinski 29-07-2002 ( on the number of newbie posters in the VC forum )
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The company I work for has a pretty relaxed policy about developers listening to music whilst coding. Wander round some of our developer areas and you'll see many people hooked up to personal stereos. A nice perk perhaps, but does it affect productivity? What do other CPians think about this? I work from home most of the time, and sometimes I'll have some music on in the background depending on the task I am working on. For example, today I am writing some documentation (:() and I have some fairly unobtrusive streaming radio playing in the background. Whilst coding I tend to prefer peace and quiet - I think my productivity would suffer if I had music on all the time (unless it is something really mellow - anything with full on guitars seems to require too high a slice of my "processing time" :)). Thoughts? My boss once mentioned that there was a study about this conducted by some US college, which proved that proiductivity suffers...
Faith. Believing in something you *know* isn't true.
I used to listen to rock stuff (Led Zeppelin, Deep Purple etc.) Now I'm mostly into Bach and Mozart. But I don't think either heavy or classical music affected my productivity. One thing that is difficult to me is to use headphones. I prefer speakers. Vagif Abilov MCP (Visual C++) Oslo, Norway If you're in a war, instead of throwing a hand grenade at the enemy, throw one of those small pumpkins. Maybe it'll make everyone think how stupid war is, and while they are thinking, you can throw a real grenade at them. Jack Handey, Deep Thoughts
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Christopher Duncan wrote: Wouldn't want to work in a company that actually considered my ability to don headphones a "perk". You'd be surprised how many managers grumble about people sat there with headphones on! Doesn't make it a bad company though, just proves that many non-techie managers just don't get it.
Faith. Believing in something you *know* isn't true.
Robert Edward Caldecott wrote: You'd be surprised how many managers grumble about people sat there with headphones on! Noooo, not much in the corporate world surprises me. :-) Robert Edward Caldecott wrote: Doesn't make it a bad company though, just proves that many non-techie managers just don't get it. Actually, a large enough collection of bad managers in and of itself constitutes a bad company. Robert Edward Caldecott wrote: Faith. Believing in something you *know* isn't true. Or perhaps more accurately, Faith: Belief based on someone else's word rather than empirical evidence. Chistopher Duncan Author - The Career Programmer: Guerilla Tactics for an Imperfect World (Apress)
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benjymous wrote: Actually I have been known to just sit with headphones on but without music, for the same reason. And I thought it was my invention! :) Concussus surgo. When struck I rise.
I do that too! I am NOT weird !!! ;) Davy www.latedecember.com
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It depends on my mood, but usually I'll turn on winamp and leave it on random shuffle through the 2.5 gigs of mp3s I have on my work machine. It blocks out the sounds of people chatting in the background, and gives a sign to other people that I'm trying to concentrate and don't want to be talked to unless it's important. It also means I can happily ignore the people I don't want to talk to and just pretend I didn't hear them. Actually I have been known to just sit with headphones on but without music, for the same reason. As for productivity, I'd say I'm far more productive when I can lose myself in the code and not be distracted by what other people are doing around me. Having music on to block other noise is an effective way of achieving this -- Help me! I'm turning into a grapefruit!
benjymous wrote: Actually I have been known to just sit with headphones on but without music, for the same reason. I used to do that occasionally. Unfortunately the person responsible for my doing this had verbal diarrhoea and would often ignore the headphones and talk at me anyway. I eventually took to slouching behind my monitor so he couldn't see I was at my desk :mad:
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benjymous wrote: Actually I have been known to just sit with headphones on but without music, for the same reason. I used to do that occasionally. Unfortunately the person responsible for my doing this had verbal diarrhoea and would often ignore the headphones and talk at me anyway. I eventually took to slouching behind my monitor so he couldn't see I was at my desk :mad:
I'm unfortunate to sit next to the guy who talks at me all the time. I think he's just about starting to grasp now when I don't want to be spoken to, but it's taken 9 months for that to sink in. Shame there's no straightforward way to block out the smell of his cigarettes/hangover :( (Hmm, I wonder what his reaction would be if he stumbled over this post. Dunno if he'd recognise my handle, but he'd probably recognise my sig as I use the same one on emails at work) -- Help me! I'm turning into a grapefruit!
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The company I work for has a pretty relaxed policy about developers listening to music whilst coding. Wander round some of our developer areas and you'll see many people hooked up to personal stereos. A nice perk perhaps, but does it affect productivity? What do other CPians think about this? I work from home most of the time, and sometimes I'll have some music on in the background depending on the task I am working on. For example, today I am writing some documentation (:() and I have some fairly unobtrusive streaming radio playing in the background. Whilst coding I tend to prefer peace and quiet - I think my productivity would suffer if I had music on all the time (unless it is something really mellow - anything with full on guitars seems to require too high a slice of my "processing time" :)). Thoughts? My boss once mentioned that there was a study about this conducted by some US college, which proved that proiductivity suffers...
Faith. Believing in something you *know* isn't true.
I has to be something instrumental. If it's got words then I get distracted and, even worse, may accidentally join in :-O If I'm doing stuff at home though, I'm not so fussy.
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I'm unfortunate to sit next to the guy who talks at me all the time. I think he's just about starting to grasp now when I don't want to be spoken to, but it's taken 9 months for that to sink in. Shame there's no straightforward way to block out the smell of his cigarettes/hangover :( (Hmm, I wonder what his reaction would be if he stumbled over this post. Dunno if he'd recognise my handle, but he'd probably recognise my sig as I use the same one on emails at work) -- Help me! I'm turning into a grapefruit!
Not only did the guy talk all the time, he talked complete b*****ks. He even admitted to having caught the clap off his last one night stand. Good grief. You just don't want to hear that kind of stuff, let alone at work. He got sacked eventually for being a waster, thank god.
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The company I work for has a pretty relaxed policy about developers listening to music whilst coding. Wander round some of our developer areas and you'll see many people hooked up to personal stereos. A nice perk perhaps, but does it affect productivity? What do other CPians think about this? I work from home most of the time, and sometimes I'll have some music on in the background depending on the task I am working on. For example, today I am writing some documentation (:() and I have some fairly unobtrusive streaming radio playing in the background. Whilst coding I tend to prefer peace and quiet - I think my productivity would suffer if I had music on all the time (unless it is something really mellow - anything with full on guitars seems to require too high a slice of my "processing time" :)). Thoughts? My boss once mentioned that there was a study about this conducted by some US college, which proved that proiductivity suffers...
Faith. Believing in something you *know* isn't true.
Music does help my productivity, but there is a side effect. Some people can jsut sit there and listen but I tend to 'get involved' with the music and as its usually heavy metal this frightens people........ :-O Elaine :rose: Would you like to meet my teddy bear ?
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benjymous wrote: Actually I have been known to just sit with headphones on but without music, for the same reason. I used to do that occasionally. Unfortunately the person responsible for my doing this had verbal diarrhoea and would often ignore the headphones and talk at me anyway. I eventually took to slouching behind my monitor so he couldn't see I was at my desk :mad: