Many use music to stay focused when working or learning, but not every piece of music helps; some can lead to the opposite if it’s emotional, or if the lyrics are ones your brain starts listening to. Below are some sites and music providers that are mostly neuroscientifically tested to help you deeply focus.
# Music Providers for Deep Focus
With the providers below, you don’t choose the music, but you choose the genre. And there are no lyrics.
- Focus@Will: Best and Original creator of this genre. They just added a new service:
focus.music. Same quality, a little different approach.
- This is my personal favorite, and I use them more than 10 years, I have a lifetime subscription.
- Brain.fm: Helps you focus relax and sleep better, using cutting edge neuroscience to get results.
- Noisli: Your digital place for calm and focus. Mix different ambient noises and create your perfect soundscape for work, sleep and relax.
-
myNoise: Custom Soundscapes for Focus, Relaxation & Sleep
- e.g. coffee list https://mynoise.net/NoiseMachines/cafeRestaurantNoiseGenerator.php
- Endel: Focus faster and maintain your concentration with sounds backed by science.
# Great Playlists for Looping Soundtracks
Or use same no-vocal-music in a loop: Your brain will stop paying attention any longer.
Everything that has no vocals and is repetitive works really well for me. E.g., the playlists below I listen to maybe 10000 times, and they work all the time. Depending on my mood and work, I sometimes like to change.
Some of my favorites playlist to run in the background, that keeps you focused (electronic vibes):
- La Belle Mixtape | Spotify
- LA BELLE MUSIQUE | Spotify
- EDM Focus (No vocals) | Spotify
- GIRL TALK - ALL DAY - ILLEGAL ART (origin what CGP grey is using, said in 2: Redundant Office podcast)
- Mix - José González - Heartbeats Playlist
- Or my YT focus music playlist
# Choosing Channels: Genres instead of Tracks
This is how you choose the channel, instead of music tracks themself:
# Place and Office
I recently listened to the 2: Redundant Office with CGP grey (see my comments CGP grey), which does bursts of work while walking around London, which I found works for me, too.
Sitting down and working for 1.5-2 hours. Then gets up, walks, and finds a new place to work. This cycle helps to be productive. I called it Coffee Break Rhythm.
# When Blocked
When in a Writers Block, I used these Strategies to Unblock, or go into Nature.
# Further Reads
- More thoughts on How it flourishes creativity and Turn off, shut down, re-energize.
- Zen Mode for Writing
Origin: Focus@Will,
Tools I Use – Part III | ssp.sh
References: Stolen Focus- Why You Can’t Pay Attention (Johann Hari)