{"id":116266,"date":"2019-08-27T16:44:31","date_gmt":"2019-08-27T16:44:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/edenred.pt\/uncategorized\/listening-to-music-while-you-work-yes-or-no\/"},"modified":"2025-01-31T17:13:16","modified_gmt":"2025-01-31T17:13:16","slug":"listening-to-music-while-you-work-yes-or-no","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.edenred.pt\/en\/news\/work\/listening-to-music-while-you-work-yes-or-no\/","title":{"rendered":"Listening to music while you work: Yes or No?"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>If you have headphones in your ears and are thinking of starting to read this text, don&#8217;t take them out just yet. It was written with music, it&#8217;s about <strong>music<\/strong> and so it makes sense to read it to the sound of <strong>music<\/strong>. But after all, are rhythms and melodies good influences at work or not? Do you feel more productive when you accompany your daily tasks with a good dose of beats or singing? Between notes, sounds and scores, find out why in this text.<\/h2>\n<p>Are you in the office? How many colleagues are around you working with headphones in their ears? Some listen to <strong>classical music<\/strong>, others opt for electronic instrumentals. And there are those who prefer the usual classic rock or pop songs resonating through their headphones. But does <strong>music<\/strong> really help concentration and increase productivity? More than a help, <strong>music is a source of motivation<\/strong>. Depending on the role we play in our daily lives, there are sounds that easily contribute to <strong>greater concentration<\/strong>, but there are also those that take our focus away. The trick is to find the right tune for you.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>How do you choose the perfect melody?<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>&#8220;Everyone is different&#8221; goes the saying, and in this case it applies perfectly. The ideal <strong>music<\/strong> for you may not be the one that works best for the colleague next to you. That&#8217;s why <strong>the trick is to find that style and set of sounds that help you concentrate the most<\/strong>. Even so, science is far from exact and, depending on the task you&#8217;re doing, it&#8217;s very likely that the <strong>music<\/strong> will change. Did you know that when you need to be 100% focused to write a text like this, for example, you don&#8217;t want to listen to unfamiliar <strong>music<\/strong>? If you&#8217;re listening to a song for the first time, your brain tends to focus on the new stimuli that sound provokes. The next thing you know, your concentration has left you and you&#8217;re somewhere lost in the rhythms of thought. That&#8217;s why, when writing emails or reading important documents, you might want to avoid songs with lyrics. However, for those who can&#8217;t tolerate instrumentals, there is also a solution! <em>Playlists<\/em> with foreign music, in languages you don&#8217;t understand, or even in languages that don&#8217;t exist at all, can be a good starting point.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>And when music serves as an escape from the noise around us? <\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>The phones won&#8217;t stop ringing, your colleagues are busy and the meeting rooms are full? Take a deep breath, put on your headphones and relax! By listening to your favorite music, you&#8217;ll be able to refocus on your work and, more importantly, reduce your stress levels. After all, sound has a clear effect on each and every one of us.<\/p>\n<p><strong>From psychological to cognitive or behavioral, music has a huge influence on our state of mind.<\/strong> The right melody can make you happy or sad, concentrated or relaxed and even scared. Have you ever put on a record at home and almost gone over the edge because you forgot to adjust the volume? It happens to everyone&#8230; not least because without <strong>music<\/strong>, life and everyday life are much harder to get through. What are you listening to now? Have you found the right beat to accompany your to-do list today?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Should you listen to music while you work? Definitely! <\/strong> But the right music at the right time.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"If you have headphones in your ears and are thinking of starting to read this text, don&#8217;t take them out just yet. It was written with music, it&#8217;s about music and so it makes sense to read it to the sound of music. 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