In my last post I talked about how bouncing to music for 5 minutes on my mini-trampoline helped me focus for the other 55 minutes in the hour. (Did I also mention that it was just plain fun?)
Today I’m going to talk about the impact of music during the other 55 minutes.
I’ve never been able to focus while listening to music that has lyrics so that’s out for me. I know they’ve done studies to show the effects on the brain while listening to Mozart. However, although I love classical music (Ralph Vaughan Williams is my favourite composer) I’m not a big Mozart fan. Gasp!
So instead for my 55 minutes of focused attention I listen to music that has added brain-wave technology. The one I’ve been using recently is called Deep Journeys from HemiSync. There’s a really good graphic on the CD showing brain activity with and without the music.
The effect is deeply calming and at the same time it allows me (unlike others that require me to meditate with my eyes closed) to work on my current project.
I could go into a riff about how and why it works. But frankly, I don’t really know or care. I just love the effect on my ability to be productive.
Creativity Nugget: this is a great tool for optimal performance and creative thought.
