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I'm the same way. As much as it sounds like stupid snowflake rhetoric, I must have some sort of music playing to work effectively. If it's silent, I'll meander around WSO, Reddit, and other internet pits.

When I look for background music to listen to while working, I gravitate towards fast paced where the words don't matter much. If it's vocal focused, I tend to latch on more to the music rather than the actual work.

  • My go-to is Kid Cudi. Spotify has a great feature that after the album plays, it'll go into a Kid Cudi radio that seamlessly continues the noise.
  • A sneaky good one is The Social Network Soundtrack - a little slower paced but still great.
  • Pop/punk from the early 2000's - New Found Glory, Modest Mouse, Bayside, Senses Fail, etc
  • This goes against my non-vocal focus but Watsky is a great way to break it up. I first learned of him when I went through a spoken-word poetry phase years back (don't ask - it was a weird time). He's an amazing lyricist with catchy songs that you'll find yourself humming on your commute home.

There's tons of other songs/artists/genres but this is one of my internet pits taking away from actual money making work right now...

 

Hardcore/Punk [Counterparts, Jesus Piece, Vanna (old), Harms way, Code Orange] if I really need to concentrate or fight sleep.

Soft pop/hiphop/moody stuffy [LANY, Joan, Charlotte Lawrence, 6LACK, Majid Jordan, aftertheparty, etc.] especially helpful for repetitive tasks.

Piano music or cello-heavy classical [various spotify playlists] early mornings.

 

It worked for Michael Burry, it can work for you!

My background was in hardcore/punk (I toured in a band playing this type of music for five years before undergrad/finance), so maybe my affinity to its helpfulness at work is biased, but I feel like heavy aggression just pinpoints my focus. 10/10 recommend it, the harder the better.

 

yo ok i take this back. he's pretty funny. i hate him and i would choke him out if given the opportunity with no repurcussions. but he's funny and i'll give him props for that and im ok holding those conflicting views are they even though talking about rhianna and shit lol typo up there whatever fuck that long ass word anyway id get drunk wit this guy and steal his shit when he passes out fnny guy tho

heister: Look at all these wannabe richies hating on an expensive salad. https://arthuxtable.com/
 

Super eclectic on my side:

Used to listen a lot to Infected Mushroom - an Israeli psytrance duo. Was recommended it by a former manager and ended up listening to it straight through uni for revision.

Have recently become a big fan of synthwave (loads of generic playlists on YouTube): very 1980s vibe; find it slightly less intense than IM and, I find, is just good for background.

"Work is the curse of the drinking classes" - Oscar Wilde
 

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heister: Look at all these wannabe richies hating on an expensive salad. https://arthuxtable.com/
 

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