What are you listening to when you work?

A friend of mine listens to classic jazz music. Very soothing and relaxing while working. As for me, I listen to light rock music, mostly 80s-90s music. Keeps me thinking about the good old days, nostalgia. It also allows me to concentrate on my tasks.

I love questions like these, where anyone can answer and it's a bit fun. I don't listen to anything, but that's mostly because I'm worried I'm going to miss a notification sound or something haha. If I'm less anxious about it, then I'll put on some indie punk or a relaxing playlist from Spotify. If it's a really light day, then I might even put on a show I've been meaning to watch in the background.

A carefully curated playlist of songs that I grew over years.

I usually listen to guitar or piano music. These music are relaxing and allow me focusing on the code.

I can't listen to anything with lyrics, it's too distracting. I like ambient and jazz but also Japanese drone / minimalist artists like Sawako (my fav) and Seki Takashi.

I listen to 80s-90s music. Mostly goth bands from the 80s, sprinkled with some Grimes and Rico Nasty. MSI for those hard work days.

Joe Satriani! His guitar effects and melodies are just awesome.

If I know the trip will be long, then I listen to audiobooks. if not, then podcasts or music

Depending the current task: when I need to have a huge focus, I listen to no-lyrics music. Sometimes jazz, mathrock, or movies soundtrack!

Lofi beats to chill, game, study, and chill to 😅

I usually listen to talk shows on NPR while I work. I find that the kind of music I listen to, when I do, needs to fit the emotional mood of the piece on which I am working. So if the piece is somber the music can’t be light and lively and vice versa.

Night core works fine for me and couple of my teams mates also listen to it :)

Depending on the task I am working on and my mood! However, prefer music without lyrics :)

I listen to chill-out music.