Who needs heroin or cocaine when you can just take it in the ears?
As effective as any drug, music can have an immediate effect on how you feel. In an instant, the right song can trigger emotions that either energize or depress you.
In this article, you’re going to learn how music affects your productivity and how you can use it to your advantage.
Predicting the Patterns in Music Soothes Anxiety
Music involves patterns, rhythmic patterns to be exact.
When you successfully anticipate what you’ll hear next, your brain gets a feel of the future. It thinks to itself, “Hey, if I know what’s coming up, there’s no reason to feel anxious.”
Have you ever wondered why children’s music and nursery rhymes are like crack to kids, while most adults can’t stand them?
The patterns in the music are too easy for adults to predict, so they get bored. Their brains are yawning. Kids, on the other hand, love nursery rhymes because they get a kick out of figuring out what comes next.
Picking the Right Music is Key
How are You Feeling Right Now?
Music can take you wherever you want to go as long as you know where you’re starting. It’s a “point A” to “point B” kind of thing.
- SAD to HAPPY
- HAPPY to SAD
- HYPHY to CHILL
- CHILL to HYPHY
You have to be in tune with how you’re feeling and when you are, music can be a powerful tool.
The Right Music for the Right Occasion
What type of music do you listen to when you’re trying to fall asleep?
To go from pumped-up to chilled-out, you should be playing a song that’s mellow, slow, and soothing.
Want to take it all the way to dreamland? Keep it calm and instrumental. Lyrics make your brain feel like someone’s trying to get your attention.
Fast-tempo instrumental music is best for crushing work and staying…
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