• Question: Do you listen to music while you work or do research?

    Asked by anon-360831 on 28 Mar 2023.
    • Photo: Martin McCoustra

      Martin McCoustra answered on 28 Mar 2023:

      I tend to listen to music if I’m working at home. I don’t tend to do so in the office or laboratory as it can be a little too distracting.

    • Photo: Thomas Swift

      Thomas Swift answered on 28 Mar 2023:

      Yes, I find it helps me concentrate.

      Depending on what I’m doing (task, mood I am in, who is around me) I change the music. Sometimes its metal or rock music, other times I put on video game soundtracks. This often helps me relax – particularly if its just instruments and no one is singing

    • Photo: Graeme Dykes

      Graeme Dykes answered on 28 Mar 2023:

      When you have a communal workplace, getting music to suit everyone can be a struggle.
      At my desk, music can help me blank out distractions.
      Headphones etc are not a good idea in the lab. There can be all sorts of safety problems if you can’t hear properly.

    • Photo: Rebecca Walker

      Rebecca Walker answered on 29 Mar 2023:

      I do – I think it’s helpful to have a nice soundtrack on in the background while you work. Which songs I choose depend on what I’m doing: in the lab I like an upbeat, poppy soundtrack to keep me motivated but when I’m marking or writing I’ll listen to something a bit more chill.

    • Photo: Maryam Sani

      Maryam Sani answered on 30 Mar 2023:

      Not really, although it can be soothing I tend not.

    • Photo: Jade Markham

      Jade Markham answered on 31 Mar 2023:

      We are not allowed to have headphones in at work – so we can hear the alarms.

      I like my music full blast so don’t put it on the office or lab.

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