{"id":16625,"date":"2020-12-17T19:08:00","date_gmt":"2020-12-17T17:08:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hubgets.com\/blog\/?p=16625"},"modified":"2020-12-17T19:14:17","modified_gmt":"2020-12-17T17:14:17","slug":"the-productivity-box-let-music-guide-you-through-flow","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hubgets.com\/blog\/the-productivity-box-let-music-guide-you-through-flow\/","title":{"rendered":"The Productivity Box: Let the Music Guide You Through the Flow"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Do you have a coworker who always seems to have their headphones in, tapping along with the beat or mouthing the lyrics? Maybe you are<\/em> that coworker who can?t get through the day without your favorite playlists. Have you ever thought about why music is so important to your workday, whether you?re only listening to a few songs or a whole opera?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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In this article of my monthly series, I?m going out of the productivity box<\/em> again in an attempt to discover the link between music and work performance. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Let the music play<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

And I’m not alone in this endeavour. More and more researchers are diving into finding the connection between music, productivity, and our brains. They?re discovering scientific explanations on why you feel so good when that top song comes on?and how that drives your productivity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Let us find out what happens in our mind when the beat drops and how that can help us at work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Listening to your favorite music releases dopamine<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Dopamine is known as the pleasure chemical in the brain. When your brain releases dopamine, you feel good and are more motivated to plan and think creatively. It gives you a rewarding feeling and makes you want to work harder. Scientists have started looking at the connection between dopamine and music and what this connection could mean for our mental health.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In a research published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences<\/a>, 27 participants listened to their favorite music. While first they received dopamine precursors, next they were given dopamine limiters. And in the third session, a placebo was administered, so, without knowing, they just listened to music normally.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

During the session with dopamine limiters, subjects reported less pleasure when listening to music. Yet during the sessions with dopamine precursors and placebo, the same subjects reported higher levels of pleasure. Researchers believe this study highlights the relationship between music, pleasure, and motivation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n