I'm listening to recordings of server-room noise to focus :)
Brain.fm: Music to improve focus, meditation and sleep
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Re: Brain.fm: Music to improve focus, meditation and sleep
#62Earlier quoted context omitted.
Wow Glossolalia technique sounds very interesting. I'll try it tonight. Any pro tips for a complete beginner?
Yeah. There are few tips. Gibberish (No-mind active meditation) is a more flexible and workable version of Glossolalia. Most important one, Do not judge the outcome of the process while you are doing it or after it. Your conscious mind will play a trick to persuade somehow you to not do it by creating a different kind of thoughts. Don't Reject them. Don't Accept them. Just observe. Do it in a room which is empty or w…
sounds completely bogus
Re: Brain.fm: Music to improve focus, meditation and sleep
#63The idea is great and tried it but probably it is not working for all people equally. So prefer to use https://play.mubert.com that can also play indefinetely or just spin up 1-2 hour mixes on RTS.FM (available on soundcloud and and as Apple iTunes podcasts)
Re: Brain.fm: Music to improve focus, meditation and sleep
#64If you want some music to improve, well, anything, I'd sooner turn to, say, Bach, rather than to some engineer who isn't a musician.
I think it may be because I grew up playing classical music, but I can't stand listening to it while trying to focus on anything. I find it far too distracting, there is just too much going on in the music.
Have you tried modern classical? In particular the likes of Jurg Frey and Radu Malfatti, who are known for very well crafted use of silence.
Re: Brain.fm: Music to improve focus, meditation and sleep
#65I too got a lifetime sub from HN but my response is meh. I haven't used it in almost a year now. I find Youtube more effective (I've found my sweet spot near 150BPM trance which gets me into the zone rather quickly if nobody interrupts me). Also I think the problem is while repetitive music works great with programming you have to find different music for each day.
> I've found my sweet spot near 150BPM trance which gets me into the zone rather quickly if nobody interrupts me. Also I think the problem is while repetitive music works great with programming you have to find different music for each day. Just use web radio, that way you don't have to spend time finding/managing new music. https://DI.fm is a totally awesome alternative, they have a channel for every electronic genr…
I wish DI would fix how they choose to master music. They normalize the audio range (decrease the dynamic range, or compress it) to such a loud level that it makes it fatiguing.
I have compared their copies of the music to the originals, and the originals were already 'loudness war' loud, there was no reason to do this further.
However, I don't think they'll ever change because DI has been this way for the past 20 years (they celebrate their 20th in December 2019).
Re: Brain.fm: Music to improve focus, meditation and sleep
#66I too got a lifetime sub from HN but my response is meh. I haven't used it in almost a year now. I find Youtube more effective (I've found my sweet spot near 150BPM trance which gets me into the zone rather quickly if nobody interrupts me). Also I think the problem is while repetitive music works great with programming you have to find different music for each day.
Just search videogame soundtracks, lofi hiphop, chillhop, synthwave, or programming music and you got yourself music that isn't distracting and drowns out the background noise. For free!
When I want to put on something with a little more substance while I work I'll listen to Tim Hecker, Brian Eno, Four Tet, Kelly Lee Owens, Boards of Canada, Clark, Jamie XX, or Aphex Twin.
Re: Brain.fm: Music to improve focus, meditation and sleep
#67Anyone using a meditation headband to read "brainwaves" and adjust the music accordingly? Is it worth it?
Re: Brain.fm: Music to improve focus, meditation and sleep
#68Earlier quoted context omitted.
Yeah. There are few tips. Gibberish (No-mind active meditation) is a more flexible and workable version of Glossolalia. Most important one, Do not judge the outcome of the process while you are doing it or after it. Your conscious mind will play a trick to persuade somehow you to not do it by creating a different kind of thoughts. Don't Reject them. Don't Accept them. Just observe. Do it in a room which is empty or w…
sounds completely bogus
What makes you say that ?
Have you ever tried it ? Or
Are you an enlightened master already ?
Re: Brain.fm: Music to improve focus, meditation and sleep
#69Never used Brain.fm but I use focus@will a lot and recommend it (https://www.focusatwill.com)
Re: Brain.fm: Music to improve focus, meditation and sleep
#70It's only after hitting the "start listening now" button, after you input your name and email address, that it's made clear you're only getting 5 free sessions. I feel like I've been duped into giving my personal information away. If anyone from brain.fm is reading, don't underestimate how much resentment this kind of dishonest manipulation generates.
Fake email providers are good for these situations. Giving away personal information is not necessary in many cases.