ScienceDaily:
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/02/190227081542.htm
You know it's true, but you prefer denial. hhh
I am glad they studied different types of music, but I am surprised that they didn't get differing results.
Passed to Lucy who is doing Art with headphones on :)
I have to be really careful about combining music with work. I've never been able to listen to music while working at anything very cerebral. I end up too focused on the music instead of the thing I should be doing.
Many moons ago I was at a hockey game with my husband, and at the moment of the game-changing goal, the thing I was noticing most was, "Wow, cool, the organist used a flat sixth chord for that sequence. That really works!"
I find it easier to listen to and tune out talk radio than music. That said, I find the best background for focused work, whether creative or just thorny technical problems (which often require a lot of creative, lateral thinking) is *always* silence.
FTFY: *always* silence while driving open highways.
Long solo road trips are the best! I took the radio out of my Sprinter van and could do the same for all my vehicles except I like the clock.