I just listen to the Star Trek TNG Ambient Engine Noise[1] if I'm coding or trying 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
#72Earlier quoted context omitted.
I've been using them on and off for a while and I have found the focus mode quite good. If anything sometimes it's too good, I almost feel wired like when I've drank too much coffee, but it has helped me when I need to get stuck into something that I'm procrastinating on. When I was travelling last year I used the nap / sleep mode a bit and I found it did help if I was finding it hard to sleep. Of course this is tota…
I use them a coupla' times a week and find the focus mode quite good. Wish I had thought to listen to sleep mode last night between 3 and 6 AM while I was tossing and turning in bed. As someone mentioned below, I could put together a Spotify list but why? Brain.fm does the job and I don't need to. When I need to focus, my two choices are Brain.fm or "Ok, Google. Play some downtempo ambient chill instrumental". The la…
> As someone mentioned below, I could put together a Spotify list but why?
Because I already pay for spotify?
Re: Brain.fm: Music to improve focus, meditation and sleep
#73It'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.
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Re: Brain.fm: Music to improve focus, meditation and sleep
#74I tried the Focus mode. Pretty good. I curate a fairly large (over 46 hours) Spotify playlist for coding: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5ZwAxFYf7y36Al1e1DKUlu It has a lot of eccentric "spacemusic", but my criteria is simply to add songs when they help me focus on coding, and remove them when I find that they distract from it. It's in no particular order, so I recommend shuffle play.
thanks!
Re: Brain.fm: Music to improve focus, meditation and sleep
#75It'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.
Replying here, because I can't reply directly to
throwaway-hn123's comment
I am just thrilled to see both "millenial snowflake" and "alt-right" in a slur referring to one and the same person. I thought "millenial snowflakes" are lefties, making this mutually exclusive with "alt-right". A rare find, this comment!
Re: Brain.fm: Music to improve focus, meditation and sleep
#76$5/month if you choose the yearly plan is too much for me. I pay only a bit more for my spotify subscription which allows me to listen to more music than anyone can listen to in a lifetime. I'd pay $50 for a lifetime subscription though.
Re: Brain.fm: Music to improve focus, meditation and sleep
#77Noisli[0] is another background noise generator. The web app is free and it does not require you to sign up.
Re: Brain.fm: Music to improve focus, meditation and sleep
#78I’ve been using this for several years (bought a lifetime subscription when it was on sale). I use it nearly daily, and it’s very helpful. I have known for a long time that I focus better with some sort of instrumental music playing in headphones - lyrics kill my focus. I listen to a lot of jazz and film scores that I have in Apple Music playlists, so I can just start one and it’s good for 3-4 hours. Brain.FM gives me something additional to add to the mix, and I do think that it provides somewhat better focus than just regular music.
Re: Brain.fm: Music to improve focus, meditation and sleep
#79It'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.
I knew they were selling something the moment there was no play button. Don't feel bad Some people don't even realized they've been duped.
Check out the lofi streams on youtube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hHW1oY26kxQ
Re: Brain.fm: Music to improve focus, meditation and sleep
#80It'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.
And, of course, there's no way to delete your account.