can you concentrate on what you are doing even when you are listening to the music?
few days ago when i am working hard my colleague ask me to open the music player to enjoy the music.
but i am concentrating on the work.how could i listen to the music when i am busy working.
i am not used to listening to the music while work.but i finally did what he asked me to do.
what about you? can you focus on what you are doing when listen to the music?
share your opinions.
[question posted by kuer86]
responses and comments:
I used to study while listenning to the music. The music will never bother me. In a same way, I may ponder a problem while singing! I am a person of two minds. lol [hiddenwing]
that rocks! i admire those who can do more than one thing at a time. but i can only do one thing at a time.lol. haha,i have heard of that there is someone who can do for things at one time. i don't think that he is a man.i think that he is a super man- for those who can do over 4 things a time. [kuer86]
I enjoy music a lot, and even in work I can listen .It doesn't bother me as long as I like it. [arialgrs]
wow,you all rocks. when i work i can only focus on the work.if i open the music player then i would like to listen first. or sometimes i will focus on work then i will not notice the music.i even don't know what song is on. [kuer86]
when i was working we always had the music on.its something that helps fill the gaps when no one is talking,we used to join in with the guess the year and other things they did.some people where i worked found it helped them concentrate more aswell.not to sure on this with me though.keep put the cards in the wrong pockets lol [daceyp]
haha,i think this is not suitable for everyone's case. well,just choose the way we like. if i can concentrate on what i am doing even when i am listening to the music,then i will do it. but he answer is not.so i think i just need to focus on what i am doing--the work! [kuer86]
with music i can work longer. i never listen to words . i just feel the rhythm . that is why i mostly hear to opera tunes. its like relaxing your brain while working. i think you like the wording of songs more than tune that is why you cant work while hearing music. if forced to hear the music again while working just hear the tune and feel the rhythm or you can put some cotton in ears ha ha. [inder86]
haha,you are right.with music player on while working i will not listen to the music.and when i focus on what i'm working i will suddenly find that i even don't hear a word,and even the tone. if i can focus then with the music player on or not,it's all the same. [kuer86]
if the work is very much serious, i do not listen to music. it breaks the concentration. otherwise i listen sometimes. [subha12]
right.work means more than music sometimes. we need to pay more attention on it. thanks for the reply. [kuer86]
People always have this notion that listening to music while working causes distractions, but for me it doesn't. In fact, it is music that helps me relax so I can write better articles instead of a deafening silence especially in the work place. I wear a headset so the sounds are limited to my ears and I get closer to the music myself. [SeishiroX]
well,you must like light music instead of heavy music. oh,i think light music will help people peace i am not the kind of person that can do two things at one time. thanks for the response. [kuer86]
Actually, it depends on my mood. Most of the time when working on very serious matter which need alot of thinking and concentration, I don't listen to music to make my mind open. But when I get tired, I pause and listen to music to freshen my mind. When doing clerical work, I usually play some music to get me in the mood. [maroseqf]
that's great! be flexible to do things,and your work will be more effective. and making good use of the music to stimulate your working potential. thanks for sharing. [kuer86]
i always listen music whenevr i have to prepare for my exams,it really makes my mood my concentration towards the subject i am studying. and it has helped me a lot, otherwise it is quite boring wothout music to learn any subject [suntuu]
i think everyone's case is different.just my case,that if i can concentrate on my studying then i don't need any music at all. but for your case the music can help you concentrate. thanks for the response. [kuer86]
Yeah, I can always concentrate on what I'm doing when I'm listening to the music, no matter when I'm studying or working. It's simply because when I'm concentrating on my studies or work, I actually can't hear what the music is about, I can sort of filter the music. Also, by listening to music can make me more concentrate on my studies or work, as it'll filter the noise from the outside world. Sometimes, the music helps me to think too. I don't know, I just like to have music around when I'm working. ^_^ [kaka135]
yeah,things turn different when everyone faces it. i think i like music too.but not exactly when i am working or studying.i will turn to listen to the music if i don't focus on the working or studying. but if i fall into the work then whatever music is on,i will not notice. thanks for your sharing. have a nice day. [kuer86]
For me, it is not possible to work when the music is on. Unless of course, if I am a musician. Then there is no problem. [Indrajit_25]
yeah, focus on one thing then we will make things done perfectly. thanks for sharing your opinions. have a nice day. [kuer86]
Ofcourse!I can concentrate on my work listening to music.Actually scientific studies have proved that playing music you like will enhance your concentration upto a high level. When at work I would prefer a mild music.If it is some melody songs then I am happier!Music can relax your brain and it can enhance the power of thinking.But I don't like to listen high tempo music when at work, because it makes me feel like dancing :). It is recommended to keep the source of the music on your back side from a distance of at least 6 feets to get a more effective benifit from music at work.It should be the music you like most.It differs from person to person. [navas4u]
yeah, it differs from person to person.when i have the music on i would listen to it or fall into the work and don't care the music at all. i have heard this theory that playing music will enhance your concentration.but never work for me. thanks for sharing. [kuer86]
I always love listening to music. No matter what I am doing. Music seems to help the time go by faster. Just having a noise going in the background helps me. Often times I have the television on, or the radio. Not that i really pay attention to it, but just having some noise on helps me. [SuzyQ12]
hehe,very special.the case is not the same to everyone. whatever it is,choose those what suits you. thanks for sharing. [kuer86]
It depends on what I'm doing, actually. Now that I think about it, when I'm writing an article then I cannot tolerate music (or any other sound) -- I just want complete silence. But other than that, I totally put music in the background while I'm working. So when I'm organizing files or updating work-stuff, I'd find myself working and singing along to "Mr. Brightside" at the same... that's pretty funny and totally invigorating! I must admit, it keeps me from getting bored and sleepy. So, I say yes to listening to music while working -- except only when I'm writing. :) [dana820]
thanks for the response. whatever the way is,choose the way you like and the way that suits you the most. thanks for sharing your opinion. [kuer86]
I also cannot concentrate on my work if I am listening to music. I always like to listen to music in a very relax mood such as lying on the bed or enjoying my tea time. Lol. I just cannot do something serious while listening to music or songs. But I always think it's good to practice such habit too as we can relax our mind when we are doing something serious so that we are not stressed out. [yenwie84]
yeah,i always admires those who can concentrate on what they are doing while doing something else. it's said that listening to the music you like can help to enhence your concentration and i think we can try to do this. thanks for sharing your opinion. [kuer86]
music,music,music,people in the world love music..and im also loved it but LIMITED.i agree with you kuer86 [12148621]
music makes life be better.and i like to listen to music but not when i am working. hehe,i am glad to hear that there is one who admit my thoughts. thanks for the response. [kuer86]
hi, i love music so i enjoy it whatever may be the situation. it doesnt matter for me that whether i am working or dinning.i think it depends upon person to person ,if someone loves music then he/she will enjoy it.for me listening to some quality usic really enhances my capabilities and concentration levels if i am doing something. but what i do is i dont really try to concentrate on the music that i am listening instead i try to focus on the work wut i am doing at that moment. i like all kind of music which sonds good to my ear. but my favourites are bryan adams and shania twain.they really touch my heart everytime i listen to them. [sunil_008]
thanks for sharing your opinion. well,i like beautiful tones and don't like heavy music or rocks very much and i can't focus on the work whenever i have the music on. if i concentrate,then the most possible thing is that i will ignore the songs. kinda like you in this respect. [kuer86]
Music is a good time pass when you are getting board or doing some easy work. But if you are busy using your mind on work i think that's nothing but great disturbance. This way you will not be able to enjoy music nor your work and everything might get messed up. I like listening to music sometimes when i am board or when i am in a mood to listen to it or else not. [rizzu87]
yeah,i totally agree with you. just focus on one thing then we can make things go well even perfect. thanks for sharing. [kuer86]
Considering I work with music artists, I am always listening to music. Though if I am trying figure out what questions to ask in an interview or if I'm working on a graphic, I usually don't have music playing. While it does let my creative juices flow, it's hard to get into a professional mood while I have "Whatever U Like" by TI playing in the background. [texasheartland]
wow, working with music artists must be fun.cuz u can hear the latest music even before it came out. thanks for the response. [kuer86]
yes i can work while listening to music and clean and do a lot of things. But sometimes if I was writing a essay or report it might bother me a little!! [TiffanyRose831]
well,thanks for your response! [kuer86]
No, I am not able to do this. In order for me to concentrate, I would have to have it very quiet so that I can do my work effectively. It is like an distraction to have music on while I am working. I wished that I could maintain this at the same time, but I am unable to..wink [cream97]
yeah,i think we are the kind of person who just can do one thing at a time. whatever others do,just be ourselve. [kuer86]
I work when likes listening to the light music,I thought that music will not disturb me,instead can let me more relaxed complete the work. [lysx26]
well,thanks for the response. [kuer86]
Yes, I can concentrate very well even with music. I am a music lover and eversince I was in my highschool, music has been a part of my life. It's ridiculous to think, but do you know that I cannot concentrate studying back then without music playing in the background?so now that I am working in the office, music is part of my daily work and I can hardly concentrate working without it. Most of the day, I listened to folk, rock and country music and all the songs of Barry Manilow (while typing this response, I listen to Manilow's Somewhere down the road.lol!), Bread, John Denver and America, I loved their songs. There are some explanations to this affinity, according to some studies, people who have this kind of habit (listening music while working)are more artistic and creative, some divisions of brain tissues are being stimulated with the music rhythm while focusing in your activities, therefore enhances creativity, a person will be more enthusiastic to do a certain activity. Of course not all persons are music inclined, there are people who cannot concentrate with the presence of music but that doesn't mean they are not creative and artistic anymore. There's always different explanation to each habit, I guess. [jlamela]
i know there are some persons who are crazy about music.and i think you are too. like listening to the music. i have heard this theory that listening to the music can enhence your concentration. well,i guess this works perfectly in your situation. thanks for the response. [kuer86]
Sometimes I can sometimes I can't but usually I would use music to relax myself so I could focus with the work ahead. When I listen to music I don't do very heavy work because I might get confused with all the music. [magojordan]
hehe, everyone is different. but what do you mean get confused with all the music? now u make me confused. anyway,thanks for your sharing. [kuer86]
Yup, when i'm working, i can focus.. But i'm focusing more on the music rather than on my own work.. lol =D When i hear a nice and familiar song, i will be sure to be humming along with it, and i will forget about my work.. The whole momentum will be disturbed.. lol =D THus, music for me is a from of relaxation as well as motivation, depending on what i'm doing.. hehe [kun2349]
hehe,me too.i will focus more on the music ,then i realize that i have done little of the work.so i will get back to my work. but after awhile i will concentrate on it again.then i tell myself "get back to the work". [kuer86]
hello kuer86, It depends on what am I doing. When it needs a lot of thinking and concentration, listening to the music is the last thing that I will do. For I can't do two things at the same time. Listenting and thinking is not a good idea. But if I am just working like cleaning the house, washing the clothes or dishes, ironing or simply just relaxing why not. It will help me more on the go for music makes me more alive. [robert19ph]
right.we are the same. i can't do two things at a time neither. so when i am working i always forget to open the music. thanks for sharing. [kuer86]
yes why not infact I feel energised listening music and working at the same time. You dont become conscious of the act fact that this is two different thing.Just relax ,concentrate on your work and let the soothing music absorb in your heart. Bye. [mohommed]
hehe, you really enjoy the music.thanks for sharing your opinion. [kuer86]
I listen to music so that I can calm my nerves and have better focus on things. It doesn't really affect my work but with it, my work flows better. [AlucardChristian]
wow,the indifferent one. i think we just choose the best way to do things.whatever turning on the music or not,the most suitable way is the best way. [kuer86]
I often listen to music while I am working. When I´m at work I have only a loud volume. I work better while I´m listening [ennasus59]
yeah, thanks for the response and thanks for sharing your experience. [kuer86]
hi ,,maybe the music made you in a relaxing atmosphere,because we are now always make oueselves tightly and nervous ,esp related with the work ,, my own experience thaught me to avoid and kind of noise when working on any task requiring a high level of concentration,for more repetitive taksd or basic desigh work i wil listen to music or the radio from time to time ,however,i am pretty sure that you can reach a higher level of concentration with no noise around. i found that some music is easier to listen to while working than others ,the best thing i 've found for working is piano sonatas,harpsichord music and music are some of the worst , [clarkmy]
piano sonatas and harpsichord music is very slight but i think not all everyone will like it. but for someone this is really good music. it differs from each other. [kuer86]
I can focus on my work when playing the quiet music. It does help me to relax my nerve when I am busy working. But I don't like the noisy music. One of my colleague plays noisy and loud music. I even can't hear what someone said to me on the telephone because of the loud music. [zhangfzoe]
yeah,i have experience this before.sometime before when i was answering the phone there was big noise in the office. because of that i even can't hear a word. so you can imagine that i kept telling the person on the phone to speak loudly. and i think it's not polite for me to do so. thanks for sharing your opinion. [kuer86]
I cannot focus on work when listening to music.The same incident happened with me.I was on a call related to work.And my friend opposite put put music in loud volume.My friend is enjoying the music.I could not hear anything on the phone.I asked him to play the music slowly.happyhappy [vicky30]
yeah,this bothers when the music is loud. for my case,my colleague didn't ask me to turn on the volume.if he did so then i would turn off the player and ask him to open the music of his own. [kuer86]
for best concentration we can make with kennysg music mdk [baba786]
really? i haven't heard kennysg music.i usually listen to pop music. and i think music played with piano can help to concentrate too. thanks for sharing. [kuer86]
The only way I can listen to music while working is if the work I am doing is ironing clothes, washing dishes or cleaning house. Music makes the task seems so easy and finish faster [gtdonna]
yeah, i do this too. but i can't both writing/reading and listenting to the music.i just can do one thing at the same time. [kuer86]
Depends on what kind of work you are doing. If it is manual and does not need a lot of thinking, it is good to have music around. Kinda takes the boredom away. But if you are writing or reading, it can be distracting. [11strikes]
exactly right! i like playing music while do some cleaning but not while writing and reading. thanks for the response. [kuer86]
A lot of people use music to actually filter out other noises that are perhaps more distracting while working or studying. When I am studying or working, I get too sidetracked with other peoples conversations, traffic or television noises, etc. Music is something that I can hear, but not really listen to, especially if it is quietly playing. If it's too loud, then it becomes bothersome, at least to me. If you find it disruptive, perhaps your colleague could listen through headphones? That way everyone is happy. [catdla1]
yeah,i can advise him to do so. thanks for sharing your opinion. [kuer86]
Without music there would be too much chaotic noise to concentrate on anything. I like to have the radio playing very softly in the background it gives me something to concentrate on when my brain is stuck in "I don't understand mode". Once I've cleansed my brain with the music I can go back to what I was doing. I also sleep with the radio on. I find it difficult to go to sleep most nights so the music gives my brain something to do besides worrying about the fact I'm not going to sleep. When I was in school it I was able to study with music in the background. When it came time for a test instead of an answer a song would pop up and then I would go what was I studying at that moment? Oh it was blah and blah. I passed a lot of tests that way. [mlh8087]
that's good for you.thanks for the detailed information and thanks for your sharing. [kuer86]
oh yeah.i actually tend to work better with music. it's a great distraction from the usual boring job. only problem is my co-workers usually can't stand what i like to listen to lol [scarlet_woman]
hehe,everyone has his own appetite. thanks for the response. [kuer86]
At work we have satelite radio and it is set on the oldies...the volume level is low but you still can hear it in the hallways...and it is fun to dance and sing along while working...they say (experts) that listening to music while working leads to more productive work because it makes you feel happy....and I think it is true. [taface412]
yeah, thanks for sharing.i usually listen to the music through internet. and there are lots of resource for me to choose. [kuer86]
At work I hook up my MP3 player to a stereo and my coworkers and I listen to it throughout the work day. I find it easy to listen and kind of move with the music, not so much a distraction as it is somewhat uplifting. I listen to music most of the day though, at home, in transportation and at others homes. [UtopianIdealist]
well,i am not good at dealing with all this,listening while working.things will get easilier compared with listening. thanks for the response. [kuer86]