Does Music Help Concentration? What the Studies Say

Does Music Help Concentration? What the Studies Say

Put on some music to get things done — it is one of the most common pieces of everyday advice, and one of the most contested. Does background music actually help concentration, or does it quietly get in the way? The research does not give a single yes or no....
Music for Working from Home: Staying Focused and Calm

Music for Working from Home: Staying Focused and Calm

Working from home hands you a rare kind of control over your surroundings — including what they sound like. There is no shared office hum to put up with, but there is often a different mix of distractions: a busy street, housemates, the pull of chores in the next...
Music for Focus and Concentration: What Actually Works

Music for Focus and Concentration: What Actually Works

Whether you are studying, writing or trying to clear a backlog of work, the right music can help you drop into a state of relaxed concentration — and the wrong music can quietly wreck it. Music for focus is one of the most popular productivity tools there is. Here is...