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Originally Posted by CRussel
When I was younger, I couldn't work with music on. And I still can't when I'm writing a script. But when I'm writing content in a chapter or article, I put the headphones on and write. Of course, by the time I'm writing, the thinking is pretty much done, and it's all about conveying that information to my readers. The music best for that seems to vary over time, but is currently West Coast Cool Jazz.
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Originally Posted by pwalker8
That's pretty much the way it is for me. If I'm having to do a programming task that requires either creativity or intense focus, I can't listen to music, podcast or audiobooks. It's best to be somewhere quiet, but when I'm at the office, I use either nature sounds (Naturespace is really good) or a white noise generator. Past that it depends on mood and what I'm doing. I mostly listen to audiobooks when I'm in the car, though I sometimes do at work when I'm doing repetitive tasks.
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When I was in college, I listened to hard rock (hair bands and similar) to work through engineering problems and movie soundtracks for everything else. Pop and top 40 for driving around or just hanging out.
I haven't figured out what works best for work because it turns out that most engineers prefer dead silence, which makes me crazy, but I'm not comfortable blocking out everything (with headphones) while I'm working, so I've evolved to listening to nothing, although it really isn't working out. I used to sometimes go to the cafeteria, just to work in the noise, but lately even there seems to be a quiet place.
I listen to audiobooks in the car because it's the only place where I won't get distracted and wander off (like I do at home.) Even if my attention is grabbed by traffic or whatever, I haven't missed much and can get back into the story. At home, I tend to leave the room where my speaker is, forget I was listening to something, and may not come back for 10-20 minutes.
I'm nearly three hours into the 45 hours of Written in My Own Heart's Blood, just to remember what the thread topic is. LOL