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Music for Programming (2011)

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Re: Music for Programming (2011)

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Post by slx26 »

coreyp_1 wrote: post #35

Am I the only person who can't listen to anything while coding? My attention goes straight to the music, and I can't concentrate on the task at hand! When I was in high school, my math teacher would play Mozart during tests, claiming it would help us. It would drive me crazy, and I doubt that my grades improved as a result of the distraction. For what it's worth, I have a BMus in Piano Performance. I love music... bu…

I write some music and been playing in bands for years, but I can't stand having music in the background (decent OSTs and a few others are excluded from this classification, as they are there for a reason and I'm listening actively). in fact, I very, very rarely listen to music. when I do, it's either because I know exactly what I want to listen or because I'm searching new music.

I recently discovered I have a tendency to unconsciously listen to everything around me and analyze it, aggravating my mental fatigue. now I try to be careful and avoid doing that.

Re: Music for Programming (2011)

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Post by DoofusOfDeath »

coreyp_1 wrote: post #35

Am I the only person who can't listen to anything while coding? My attention goes straight to the music, and I can't concentrate on the task at hand! When I was in high school, my math teacher would play Mozart during tests, claiming it would help us. It would drive me crazy, and I doubt that my grades improved as a result of the distraction. For what it's worth, I have a BMus in Piano Performance. I love music... bu…

It depends on what my current task is.

If it's something tedious, i.e. robotically making some kind of change throughout a code base, then my attention span can handle the additional load and the music may help me not procrastinate.

But for anything involving serious thinking, all forms of music I've tried are too much of a distraction.

I have ADD, which may be a factor.

Re: Music for Programming (2011)

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Post by cel1ne »

inform880 wrote: post #59
tombert wrote: post #54

Earlier quoted context omitted.

You're not the only person; it's why I absolutely despise open offices. I have trouble getting things done with people talking, and "just putting on headphones" doesn't really work because I have trouble focusing on anything but the music. The closest thing I'll do to address my particular problem is find audio of stuff like thunderstorms or waterfalls and more ambient stuff. Personally, I find that much easier to tu…

I would invest in a pair of nice noise canceling headphones. They work wonders for me and are a must have in open offices.

Did you read parent poster? What good are noise-cancelling headphones if you can't listen to music because it's distracting?

Re: Music for Programming (2011)

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Post by DoofusOfDeath »

tomcooks wrote: post #20

Nothing better than Gamelan, the album Degung Sabilulungan vol. 2 in particular[0] The repetitive, gentle sounds put me into a high efficiency mode without putting me to sleep like most ambient. [0]: Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2nrgTossoB0

I just listened to the video you linked to. It seemed promising, but the lead flute was too much of a distraction for me. Perhaps after more hours of listening it wouldn't be such a problem.

Re: Music for Programming (2011)

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Post by notkaiho »

cel1ne wrote: post #76
inform880 wrote: post #59

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I would invest in a pair of nice noise canceling headphones. They work wonders for me and are a must have in open offices.

Did you read parent poster? What good are noise-cancelling headphones if you can't listen to music because it's distracting?

You can use them to tune out noise around you. It muffles conversations, keyboard clacking, people sniffling, airconditioning noise, etc.
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