Do You Recommend Listening to Music While Doing Deep Work?

Cal Newport answers a question about listening to music while doing Deep Work. You can listen to music while doing Deep Work but it needs to be trained.

Cal gives an extreme example of an author living in a loud house. That author listened to very loud music to do Deep Work.

0:00 Cal's intro
0:11 Cal reads the question about #DeepWorkMusic
0:24 Cal's advice
1:00 An extreme example

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About Cal Newport:
Cal Newport is a computer science professor at Georgetown University. In addition to his academic research, he writes about the intersection of digital technology and culture. Cal's particularly interested in our struggle to deploy these tools in ways that support instead of subvert the things we care about in both our personal and professional lives.

Cal is a New York Times bestselling author of seven books, including, most recently, A World Without Email, Digital Minimalism, and Deep Work. He's also the creator of The Time-Block Planner.

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[metaversedrip]

Hey there, been meaning to say something. Your intro and outro music is "way too loud". Each time I start one of yours videos I need to quickly turn it down, then turn it up when you start talking. Then when it ends, I need to quickly turn the music down again. Was about to turn you off so I didn't have to keep switching my audio when I wondered if you were aware of this listener combustion point or not. I hope this helps!

I (we) would play more of your videos if this could be corrected - it's otherwise just too much of nuisance, so right now I can only do a video or two of yours a day. Change this and I'll zip through EVERYTHING you have on YouTube. Who else agrees? Trying to help. You're the man!

[BirdieMac]

I do Binaural Beats. Helps not only drown out external distractions, but it helps me focus. Music gets too predictable for me and I find myself humming or singing along and I can't focus. Binaural Beats is a great alternative for those like me.

[Malware]

Andrew huberman in one of his video suggested whitenoise music. Their is a study behind his claim. He released two whitepapers on whitenoise. Not only it blocks unwanted noise also help in focus. He suggestion to play on speakers but I'm listening to it on my headphone. First you will find difficult as time pass your brain will used to it.

[kevingarris]

I tend to work more productively listening to so called instrumental "focus music" infused with binaural beats; rather than in total silence.

[rkd]

#Learnings:
While doing Deep Work, should I listen to music or not?
- It's upto you. You can train your brain to listen to one type of music while doing work.

[stephaniedecuir]

I do deep work in silence or listening the same song in bucle for hours