Does listening to certain types of music help you get in the zone?
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Hello Folks, I wanted to do a non scientific "show of hands" so to speak...totally optional to participate, of course :) Curious, what music playlist(s) help you get "in the zone" when you're coding or programming? What's your personal opinion, does listening to certain music help you get in the zone / write code faster / do complex systems and software engineering better? Do you personally think there is any merit to those studies, such as this one[^], this one[^], and this one[^], that seem to indicate in the affirmative? Or what about this Reddit user's post[^] where he says music does NOT help? Is it all just up to the beholder, or is there a real effect? OKAY...GO! Regards, Brian Hart
It depends, Electronic music of all kind and some 80's rock. 80's rock is reassuring, a known variable in my mental state. For example today : Boards Of Canada - The Campfire Headphase Above & Beyond : Acoustic at the Hollywood Bowl. Plastikman : Musik Dubstar : Goodbye.
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Hello Folks, I wanted to do a non scientific "show of hands" so to speak...totally optional to participate, of course :) Curious, what music playlist(s) help you get "in the zone" when you're coding or programming? What's your personal opinion, does listening to certain music help you get in the zone / write code faster / do complex systems and software engineering better? Do you personally think there is any merit to those studies, such as this one[^], this one[^], and this one[^], that seem to indicate in the affirmative? Or what about this Reddit user's post[^] where he says music does NOT help? Is it all just up to the beholder, or is there a real effect? OKAY...GO! Regards, Brian Hart
If I am learning... nothing. If I am "just" working... yes. Mainly no singing, about the type it might be electronic, it might be epic, it might be chill out, it might be white noise... It depends on the day and the mood.
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I just replied just a few minutes ago to your [Bach](https://www.codeproject.com/Messages/6000758/I-want-you-Bach-Baby) thread saying I'm in the "no music" camp. Music distracts me. I might tolerate music without any singing when I'm coding. But music with actual lyrics is absolutely out of the question.
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Hello Folks, I wanted to do a non scientific "show of hands" so to speak...totally optional to participate, of course :) Curious, what music playlist(s) help you get "in the zone" when you're coding or programming? What's your personal opinion, does listening to certain music help you get in the zone / write code faster / do complex systems and software engineering better? Do you personally think there is any merit to those studies, such as this one[^], this one[^], and this one[^], that seem to indicate in the affirmative? Or what about this Reddit user's post[^] where he says music does NOT help? Is it all just up to the beholder, or is there a real effect? OKAY...GO! Regards, Brian Hart
Brian C Hart wrote:
Do you personally think there is any merit to those studies, such as this one[^], this one[^], and this one[^], that seem to indicate in the affirmative?
Interestingly enough, not for coding. But, certain types of music can get me in the zone for working out. Then again, I don't really listen to music when coding as I want to "hear" my mind think. Working out is the exact opposite where music is a necessity. Keep in mind I didn't click your links, but the mind works in associations with everything. Music may be one catalyst but associations are the root cause. If someone associated eating chocolate cake with coding then that would get them in the zone. So any study that simply looks at music alone is missing the actual picture. Now, music can be a powerful association of course. A very powerful one, for reasons that would totally derail this chat. But the root is associations so the point I'm stressing here is they need to see the whole picture.
Jeremy Falcon
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Brian C Hart wrote:
Do you personally think there is any merit to those studies, such as this one[^], this one[^], and this one[^], that seem to indicate in the affirmative?
Interestingly enough, not for coding. But, certain types of music can get me in the zone for working out. Then again, I don't really listen to music when coding as I want to "hear" my mind think. Working out is the exact opposite where music is a necessity. Keep in mind I didn't click your links, but the mind works in associations with everything. Music may be one catalyst but associations are the root cause. If someone associated eating chocolate cake with coding then that would get them in the zone. So any study that simply looks at music alone is missing the actual picture. Now, music can be a powerful association of course. A very powerful one, for reasons that would totally derail this chat. But the root is associations so the point I'm stressing here is they need to see the whole picture.
Jeremy Falcon
Jeremy Falcon wrote:
someone associated eating chocolate cake with coding
Mmmm...Donuts.
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Hello Folks, I wanted to do a non scientific "show of hands" so to speak...totally optional to participate, of course :) Curious, what music playlist(s) help you get "in the zone" when you're coding or programming? What's your personal opinion, does listening to certain music help you get in the zone / write code faster / do complex systems and software engineering better? Do you personally think there is any merit to those studies, such as this one[^], this one[^], and this one[^], that seem to indicate in the affirmative? Or what about this Reddit user's post[^] where he says music does NOT help? Is it all just up to the beholder, or is there a real effect? OKAY...GO! Regards, Brian Hart
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I like progressive and trance when I code. It helps me stay focused for long periods.
The difficult we do right away... ...the impossible takes slightly longer.
Progressive house, I assume? Progressive rock wouldn't focus me at all: I'd end up listening instead of coding.
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Progressive house, I assume? Progressive rock wouldn't focus me at all: I'd end up listening instead of coding.
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Hello Folks, I wanted to do a non scientific "show of hands" so to speak...totally optional to participate, of course :) Curious, what music playlist(s) help you get "in the zone" when you're coding or programming? What's your personal opinion, does listening to certain music help you get in the zone / write code faster / do complex systems and software engineering better? Do you personally think there is any merit to those studies, such as this one[^], this one[^], and this one[^], that seem to indicate in the affirmative? Or what about this Reddit user's post[^] where he says music does NOT help? Is it all just up to the beholder, or is there a real effect? OKAY...GO! Regards, Brian Hart
Ever since I began programming in the 80s I have listened to the Smiths primarily. Today, I had Ramones and the Clash playing as well.
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Hello Folks, I wanted to do a non scientific "show of hands" so to speak...totally optional to participate, of course :) Curious, what music playlist(s) help you get "in the zone" when you're coding or programming? What's your personal opinion, does listening to certain music help you get in the zone / write code faster / do complex systems and software engineering better? Do you personally think there is any merit to those studies, such as this one[^], this one[^], and this one[^], that seem to indicate in the affirmative? Or what about this Reddit user's post[^] where he says music does NOT help? Is it all just up to the beholder, or is there a real effect? OKAY...GO! Regards, Brian Hart
Listening to music helps when I am in the mood. I listen to music 1 hour per day. But dealing with complex bugs or writing complex code dealing with different libraries or subsystems, I prefer not to listen to music as I need the full concentration.
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Hello Folks, I wanted to do a non scientific "show of hands" so to speak...totally optional to participate, of course :) Curious, what music playlist(s) help you get "in the zone" when you're coding or programming? What's your personal opinion, does listening to certain music help you get in the zone / write code faster / do complex systems and software engineering better? Do you personally think there is any merit to those studies, such as this one[^], this one[^], and this one[^], that seem to indicate in the affirmative? Or what about this Reddit user's post[^] where he says music does NOT help? Is it all just up to the beholder, or is there a real effect? OKAY...GO! Regards, Brian Hart
I typically code without music. If I do listen music there can't be lyrics that are pronounced enough for me to want to listen to them because it gets distracting. So when I'm creating I tend to stick to jazzy drum and bass electronic music from the 90s and early aughts because it's simultaneously soothing and motivating. If I'm really in the zone already I might put on some breakcore.
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