Comments on: Music: Does Listening Enhance or Hinder Creative Work? http://luminanze.com/blog/psychology/music-does-listening-enhance-or-hinder-creative-work/ the Luminanze Consulting Blog Wed, 04 Sep 2013 07:08:43 +0000 hourly 1 By: nanciedance http://luminanze.com/blog/psychology/music-does-listening-enhance-or-hinder-creative-work/comment-page-1/#comment-2 nanciedance Thu, 18 Feb 2010 18:14:05 +0000 http://luminanze.com/blog/?p=8#comment-2 I have radio OKOM (which is a traditional jazz station) on my compter 24/7. I have never felt it a hindrance to anything I am doing, in fact it enhances most tasks for me. I have radio OKOM (which is a traditional jazz station) on my compter 24/7. I have never felt it a hindrance to anything I am doing, in fact it enhances most tasks for me.

]]> By: MarkMcL http://luminanze.com/blog/psychology/music-does-listening-enhance-or-hinder-creative-work/comment-page-1/#comment-3 MarkMcL Tue, 09 Feb 2010 15:09:42 +0000 http://luminanze.com/blog/?p=8#comment-3 "difficult to listen to music while we write but helpful while we design?"<br /><br />I find it difficult to do *anything* requiring focussed thought while listening to music whether the task be verbal or visual. When working at home I have BBC Radio 4 on all the time and happily listen to, and absorb, all manner of programmes - who says men cannot multi-task? But switch station to rock radio (classical is as bad) and my brain and typing grind to a halt. "difficult to listen to music while we write but helpful while we design?"

I find it difficult to do *anything* requiring focussed thought while listening to music whether the task be verbal or visual. When working at home I have BBC Radio 4 on all the time and happily listen to, and absorb, all manner of programmes – who says men cannot multi-task? But switch station to rock radio (classical is as bad) and my brain and typing grind to a halt.

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