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This Nature Sounds playlist on Spotify has more than one million monthly listeners, a good indication that the playlist works for something, be it relaxation, sleep or focus. Researchers at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in New York found that soothing nature sounds, such as rainfall, can mask intrusive sounds and help workers stay on task. It turns out that listening to nature sounds, even when trapped in an office, can boost your mood and promote deep focus. We already know that spending time in nature is good for our physical health. There's still a lot of work to do, however, when it comes to understanding when ambient noise helps and when it doesn't, according to recent research from the University of Alberta. In terms of focus and productivity, one study found that white noise can help people with ADHD ignore noisy environments and perform tasks with more efficiency. Ambient music often lacks a true beat, usually doesn't have lyrics, and ends up blending into the preexisting background noise - this is why ambient sounds like white noise are often used at sleep aids. Ambient musicĪmbient music is a style of gentle, tone-based music that utilizes ambient sounds like the hum of an air conditioner or the buzz of TV static.
Some research suggests, however, that classical (or any type of complex) music is best when performing simple tasks, rather than complicated ones.
For example, one study found that college students who listened to classical music during lecture learned more than those who listened to the same lecture without classical music. Despite the muting of the Mozart Effect, some research still suggests that classical music can help people learn and focus (just not as impressively so as the 1990s would have you believe).
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