Best songs to listen to when you need to get work done — go!
Feeling like my music has gotten a bit stale during quarantine. Let's get a list going of our favorite "get stuff done" songs/playlists!
Danielle White
IT Ops professional at large
57
11/03/20 at 12:34AM UTC
Like Casey I find lyrics usually unhelpful so I go for instrumentals. Google Play Music used to have some good channels/stations for this with names like "enter beast mode" and the like. I often go for some EDM/trance. Heavy metal works for me even with lyrics at low volume because the nature of the vocals causes them to fade into the music a lot.
...and, yeah, I have some rather eclectic tastes. One of my very dear friends is a singer and bass guitar player for a doom metal band out of Texas.
Christine KEngineer in Endocrinology
18
10/26/20 at 8:59PM UTC
French 60’s pop songs. They are upbeat, but since I don’t speak the language, I will not sing along.
Amanda Spohrer
116
09/21/20 at 7:34PM UTC
I just discovered a YouTube channel (Ambient Worlds) that has Harry Potter themed ambience noise that I have been VERY into. My favorite is 'Rainy Night at Hogwarts"
Diana Morales-HernandezEngineer with a Femme STEM Advocate Twist
50
09/14/20 at 1:10PM UTC
I agree with Casey. Usually, the one playlist in Spotify that helps me get into my productive zone is Brain Food.
Anonymous
09/10/20 at 3:41PM UTC
When I'm *really* in the zone, I actually find music with words distracting. If you have Spotify, check out the playlist called Lo-Fi Beats. It really helps me tune out distractions!
