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Ask HN: What music do you listen to be more productive at work?

2 points by mkagenius ↗ HN
I found that the quietness of night helps me think more clearly but I do not want to mess up circadian rhythm. I am a programmer but that does not matter I guess. I would really appreciate if you could share the music that helps you concentrate during the day.

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mindcrime
Kinda depends on what mood I'm in, and/or what I'm working on. I'm a heavy-metal / hard-rock guy primarily, but when I need to focus I find that metal/rock is too disruptive because I get too into the song. So a lot of times when I'm coding I go for some kind of electronic music: Trance, House, Techno, some kind of Euro-pop, or maybe go old-skool and listen to some 80's era new wave or Hi-NRG or whatever. I usually prefer music without vocals, but sometimes I can tolerate vocals.

And then sometimes I just go for pop music, whether it is 70's, 80's, or contemporary or whatever. Belinda Carlisle one time, Lady Gaga the next. shrug

An example or two:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ViN2bRGrBx8

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VXa9tXcMhXQ

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FAtV2q6mLJs

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j13oJajXx0M

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sXfkEJvSll8

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sYJBcr1LDg4

lemmon7
I discovered soma.fm a few weeks ago and it's been on ever since. It has a lot of good ambient stations with no lyrics and good variety. It's good for leaving on for long periods of time to concentrate. Also check out musicforprogramming.net.