I'm not OP, but I'm pretty sure the point is the ritual of it, not the genre itself. Anything will work as long as it's specifically for working, and you don't play the music elsewhere. If you can get a subconscious link in your brain between that music and working, ideally you can be more focused when listening to it.
This is the gist of it. It takes a while for the ritual to sink in. You have to be disciplined about it at first. Eventually it will become second nature.
Now when I want to focus on coding I can throw my playlist on and get a small boost in focus.
The power of association. Our brains seem to be association machines. Smells and sounds to certain memories, times, or places. A ritual helps you deliberately build an unconscious association.
Toadtoad|3 years ago
agentultra|3 years ago
Now when I want to focus on coding I can throw my playlist on and get a small boost in focus.
The power of association. Our brains seem to be association machines. Smells and sounds to certain memories, times, or places. A ritual helps you deliberately build an unconscious association.
isoprophlex|3 years ago
Can't go wrong with relentless stuff like this