I love this.
Like... it's not my favorite music, but it is not obtrusive and the fact that I have no choice in the order or selection of songs removes a huge time-waste temptation for me.
Music for Programming
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#212Guys, guys, everyone is talking about what music they listen to while coding, and no one takes a moment to admire the UI on that page! It's quite neat. Also the spectrum analyzer widget is a real thing and not some generic animation like many modern music apps do.
Came here to say that; I feel a little guilty about how much I love that spectrum analyzer.
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#213I've always described myself as a person with zero ability to multitask. Always have been, always will be. Every time I cook, my wife about has a panic attack watching me fumble around, forgetting things, looking for things, oh god that's burning, etc. Back on topic, I absolutely cannot listen to music with words when I code. I'll intermittently type lyrics instead of what I was intending to do. Anyone else cursed wi…
Kind of a one task guy myself, but not that bad. I basically like to play videos or something in the background sometimes, or music, but I don't wind up typing it out or anything like that, it just helps me from having my mind wander which is my problem.
I'll either play some rap / hip hop or some metal. Sometimes even some Italian music, maybe try something that is in a different language? Japanese Rock maybe?
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#214I've always described myself as a person with zero ability to multitask. Always have been, always will be. Every time I cook, my wife about has a panic attack watching me fumble around, forgetting things, looking for things, oh god that's burning, etc. Back on topic, I absolutely cannot listen to music with words when I code. I'll intermittently type lyrics instead of what I was intending to do. Anyone else cursed wi…
Here are some artists, tools, etc that I have experienced "in the zone" states which I absolutely cannot achieve on my own without some kind of stimulation.
Deepchord (dub techno) – https://open.spotify.com/artist/45g23Apmqo2x4obM7LjmpW
Binaural Beats – https://uazu.net/sbagen/
Pink Noise – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZXtimhT-ff4
Sci-Fi background – https://www.electronicbeats.net/the-feed/relax-with-over-99-...
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#215A couple of my go-tos are Solar Fields and Infected Mushroom. Both are electronic; former is calm/ambient focus, latter is energetic/driving focus. Both have huuuge discographies that you can just put on shuffle https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ldYxgJQG_E https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JQmvPQ0MmiY Solar Fields actually did the Mirror's Edge game soundtracks too, if you've played those. Really nice mix of ambient, al…
Uplink OST has bene a go-to for me for a while: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QliQ0livbeQ
I particularly like "Blue Valley": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KUn9SYdPF4A
YouTube sometimes recommends "Velocity 2x" and "Hacknet" OSTs after this.
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#216I've always described myself as a person with zero ability to multitask. Always have been, always will be. Every time I cook, my wife about has a panic attack watching me fumble around, forgetting things, looking for things, oh god that's burning, etc. Back on topic, I absolutely cannot listen to music with words when I code. I'll intermittently type lyrics instead of what I was intending to do. Anyone else cursed wi…
Basically my ADHD means that if I like the music I am listening to I will stop focusing on what I am doing and instead focus intently on the music, if I hate the music I am listening to I will stop focusing on what I am doing to turn off the music and then be pissed off at whatever connotations are raised in my head regarding the music, finally if I find the music bland and boring I will do ok but sooner or later I w…
I was talking to a (non-programmer) coworker who has ADHD recently, and she was saying that in order to concentrate she has to have music playing. I asked if that included while doing something that actually requires thinking and focusing like writing an essay and she confirmed that to be the case. She said she'll be singing along to rap music while writing.
I thought that was wild cause I'm so the opposite. Music I listen to while working has to not take my attention away at all, so most stuff with lyrics is off the table, as well as instrumental music that I'm enjoying too much.
My friend's wife has ADHD and she's the same as my coworker. I always thought people were lying about their ability to multitask (I can't even pretend I'm able to do it), but sometimes we'll be watching a TV show and she's scrolling Facebook on her phone, but I'll comment on something happening in the show and she's able to reply with full context of what's been happening. If I want to focus on a TV show/movie, I basically have to throw my phone across the room cause if I start paying attention to it at all, I will miss 100% of what's happening on the screen. I'm also pretty bad at maintaining conversation while driving, unless it's a route I'm very familiar with.
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#217I may be the only person, but when I need to focus, and drown out the outside world, the best stuff for me is early Philip Glass--essentially anything up to the Koyaanisqatsi soundtrack. Einstein on the Beach, Music in 12 Parts, Northstar, etc., but as with another poste, nothing with intelligible language--so parts of Einstein don't work, but most of it is perfect. There is something about the apparent velocity of t…
You're not alone. I additionally like John Adams (Shaker Loops) and Steve Reich (Electric Counterpoint, Music for 18 Musicians).
Great recommendations. I'd add Terry Riley, whose music has a similar trance-like feel. His album Persian Surgery Dervishes is my favorite flow state inducer.
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#218I like Chopin (especially the Nocturnes), Beethoven, Bach and Ludovico Einaudi to name a few. Nothing with lyrics.
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#219Guys, guys, everyone is talking about what music they listen to while coding, and no one takes a moment to admire the UI on that page! It's quite neat. Also the spectrum analyzer widget is a real thing and not some generic animation like many modern music apps do.
It's really good, and I came here hoping to learn more about how it was accomplished.
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#220I've always described myself as a person with zero ability to multitask. Always have been, always will be. Every time I cook, my wife about has a panic attack watching me fumble around, forgetting things, looking for things, oh god that's burning, etc. Back on topic, I absolutely cannot listen to music with words when I code. I'll intermittently type lyrics instead of what I was intending to do. Anyone else cursed wi…
> Every time I cook, my wife about has a panic attack watching me fumble around, forgetting things, looking for things, oh god that's burning, etc. I do all the cooking for our family because I'm pretty good at it. A few things that help me. First is mise en place. I read through the recipe and lay out all the ingredients and prep them (dice, chop, measure, etc). The next thing is I read through the recipe several ti…
> Not trying to fix you. Just thought I'd throw out some ideas in case you wanna try.
I really like this line. Going to steal : )