Combining music and work can be quite effective if you choose the right genre and the right compositions.
More recently, music has begun to actively penetrate the work environment. According to the BBC , about half of Britons surveyed in 2019 admitted that they regularly listen to music while working. Moreover, in 2 out of 5 cases, they also confirmed that music helps them to do better. What is behind musical taste? And how exactly does it increase performance?

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What influences our taste in music

For the first time, music appears in a person's life as early as childhood, so education plays an important role in the formation of taste. It is believed that "the music that we listen to in early childhood is preserved in the form of a certain system of melodies." If later we hear a melody with a similar sounding, then it often causes pleasant impressions.

The greatest role in the choice of musical preferences, is played by the social stratification of society. He conducted about 1,500 telephone surveys in Vancouver and Toronto, and found that "people with low income are more likely to listen to country music, disco, and rap." The rich prefer jazz, reggae, opera, and even pop. This may be partly due to the fact that genres for the poor have developed more spontaneously.

Also, in Germany there is a concept of "key moment" . It lies in the fact that at some specific moment our musical preferences can change dramatically under the influence of circumstances. For example, under the influence of the Star Wars soundtrack, many people began to listen much more to film compositions and symphonic music.

Young people are more exposed to the key moment. This is due to the general tendency towards innovation among young people, in contrast to the older generation, as well as with a not very well-established system of world perception and greater sensitivity among the former.

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It has been traced the connection between the type of music listened to and a person's character. In the course of observation, it was noted that extroverted individuals more often listen to jazz and pop music and less often - rock, since it is less suitable for establishing social contacts. Rock and indie are listened to by introverted people with high creativity but low self-esteem. Introverts with higher self-esteem prefer the classics.

The genre of the music you listen to also depends on psychotypes . For example, the playlist of sanguine people is very diverse and not tied to specific music, which is often completely different from each other. They are open to everything new and unusual. Choleric people tend to choose aggressive genres such as alternative and hard rock. They also prefer electronic music to the sounds of nature.

Phlegmatic people get used to a specific musical genre and do not change it in life. They are more likely to choose sounds from nature and use music as a backdrop in busy places. Melancholic people choose music according to their mood, but their mood is extremely unstable. Such people often delve into the classics, and in moments of discord they listen to melodic rock and gothic compositions.

How music helps you succeed

Music increases the productivity of any kind of work by 6.3%. In addition, It is learned that when a person listens to their favorite music, their body produces more dopamine. It is this hormone that is key to success as it affects memory, motivation, attention, creativity and mood.

At the same time, another study showed that with the help of music, the concentration of the stress hormone cortisol decreases, which prevents the occurrence of stress and nervous tension. And those people who devote 45 minutes to classical music before bedtime sleep better and wake up more easily and more vigorously. In addition, according to this study, many are helped in their work by playing musical instruments. After playing music, people have new strength to go and continue doing what they are doing. Perhaps that is why playing musical instruments is gaining more and more popularity among top managers and entrepreneurs.

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Playing music in the evening, a deep night's sleep and a vigorous awakening in the morning are the key to successful and productive work during the day. But what kind of music should you listen to in order to always stay in the resource?

Listening to the right music already benefits the work process. Those people who listened to their favorite songs in the process of completing assignments did it faster and more productively than those who did without it.

However, the decisive factor is still the specific type of music you listen to. One of the most productive types is classical music. "Baroque music improves mood and concentration while working." So, for the initial listening, an excellent option is Vivaldi's Four Seasons at an accelerated pace.

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