I can’t study, or do anything which requires concentrated thinking whilst there’s music playing. Part of my brain is always following it. Once, at an important meeting with GM, there was background music in the office. I’m trying to concentrate on the conversation, and brain is going “this is the second chorus, get ready for your solo”.My personal experience wrt study, is that any noise at all detracts from the work at hand. Silence would be my recommendation to ensure 100% attention to what's being studied. If I am truely engaged with the study subject matter, I don't tend to want any noise at all going on.
Maiden is a solid recommendation for any occasion. "Hey, what would be good music for..." "MAIDEN!"I got my degree in Aeronautical Engineering with Iron Maiden and other rock and metal from the 80s/90s.
if I don't want to study, music can get me going by relaxing me into it, but once I'm well into the study subject matter, music, particularly with lyrics, detracts. I've read that the human brain can really only process one thought at a time, tho very quickly (try thinking of 2 things simultaneouly - bet ya can't do it) - so if we are single threaded organic processors, itI can’t study, or do anything which requires concentrated thinking whilst there’s music playing. Part of my brain is always following it. Once, at an important meeting with GM, there was background music in the office. I’m trying to concentrate on the conversation, and brain is going “this is the second chorus, get ready for your solo”.
There have been times when my brain is thinking one thing, but listening to music, or hearing a song in my head, and then a third thought distraction adds in... That makes 3 things my mind is doing, besides the involuntary things like regular metabolism. I quickly need Aleve (it hurts for sure if you do it for more than 15 or 30 seconds), or a long walk to clear my thoughts...if I don't want to study, music can get me going by relaxing me into it, but once I'm well into the study subject matter, music, particularly with lyrics, detracts. I've read that the human brain can really only process one thought at a time, tho very quickly (try thinking of 2 things simultaneously - bet ya can't do it)...
State Azure is awesome. I grab a guitar with a good post whatever effect drenched clean tone and play to his ambient stuff for hours.These guys are good for background music
https://www.youtube.com/@stateazure/videos
Thanks a lot for the recommendations, I like everything you recommendedWhile it's been ages since I've had to study, on any streaming platform there are usually countless playlists around acoustic/instrumental/jazz/lofi etc that would work for me as background music.