Try Listening to Music While Working to Increase Your Productivity

By Francis Lui

A simple way to increase your productivity is to listen to music while working. It may sound counter intuitive, especially if you were taught that listening to music while working is bad. But studies have shown an increase in productivity when employees were given stereo headsets.

In an article titled "Can personal stereos improve your productivity?" in HR Magazine, it says that "Productivity increased dramatically for employees using stereos at work - about a 10.2 percent jump compared with rates before stereos were used."

It also didn't matter whether the jobs were high-skilled or low-skilled. In either case, there was an increase in productivity. "The productivity of individuals using headsets and working on simple jobs increased 14 percent..." For workers with complex jobs, their productivity increased by "6.3 percent compared with pre-stereo levels."

So if you don't listen to music while you work, give it a try. When I first learned this idea, I never listened to music while working. I believed that it wasn't good to listen to music when working. But I gave the idea a try. When I tried it out, I found that it made working more enjoyable and relaxing.

You could also try experimenting with different types of music. Music with lyrics might be distracting. So you could try music without lyrics. If you're doing routine work, fast music such as techno may speed up your pace. Calm, piano music might be good if you're doing creative work. If you're doing highly intensive work that requires a lot of thought, such as programming or solving complex math problems, perhaps having music off works better for you.

Experiment and find what works for you. Try different types of music for different situations. It's possible that the idea won't work and you find that you're better off without music. But you won't know unless you try.

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Francis Lui has been learning and applying time management techniques for at least 8 years.
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