你的工作环境为什么有音乐才能提升效率，你知道吗？Listen to music for more productivity

中英双语文章

Often, listening to music while studying or working is thought to cause distraction and reduce work productivity. 

通常认为在学习或者工作时听音乐会造成分心或者降低效率。

However, work productivity seems to depend on the type of music you listen to and type of task you are doing!

然而，效率似乎取决于你所听的音乐和你在做的事情！

But before going into deeper knowledge, we will need to define a set of terms that shall be used throughout the article.

在开始讲之前，我们先定义一下在文章中常用的专业术语，以方便大家理解~ 

‍Glossary 

术语

Tempo

Speed of the song, measured in beats per minute (bpm).

音乐的速度，每分钟的拍数（bpm）。

Tempo is divided into more than 3 categories but for simplicity, we have devided it into slow, moderate and high.

音乐的速度可以分为多个类别，

但为了方便理解，在本文我们会分为慢速、中速和快速。

Slow

慢速

60-80 bpm

e.g. ballad, yoga and classical music

例如民谣，瑜伽乐和古典乐。

Example

 参考曲目

The Fray - Look After You (78bpm)。

Moderate

中速

80-120 bpm

e.g. hip-hop, rap and pop

例如嘻哈，说唱和流行乐

 Example

参考曲目

DJ Khaled - I’m The One (81bpm)

Drake - In My Feelings (91bpm)

High

快速

> 120 bpm

e.g. techno, pop and classic rock 

例如泰克诺音乐，流行乐和古典摇滚

Example

参考曲目

Queen - Don’t Stop Me Now (156 bpm)

Lil Nas & Billy Ray Cyrus - Old Town Road (136bpm)

Rhythm

节奏

The placement of sounds e.g. regular or irregular patterns of sound in the song; a song with good rhythm is one that has repeated patterns of sound声音的位置。例如在歌曲里有规律的和无规律的旋律；一首节奏优美的歌曲会有重复的旋律。

Example

参考曲目

Michael Jackson - Beat It

Why will listening to music help you increase productivity?

听音乐为什么会帮助你提高生产力呢？

One of the major distractors at open-plan offices are people talking! In one study, participants rated the sound of people talking to be the most distracting and least pleasing form of noise (Venetjoki et al, 2006). 

在开放式办公空间最大的干扰是人们的谈话！在一项调查中，参与者认为人们说话的声音是最大的干扰，同时也是噪音中最不受欢迎的（Venetjokiet al, 2006）。

One way to block out this noise is through listening to music using headphones or earphones. Choosing the right type of music in relation to the task is important in enhancing productivity. 

一个可以很好屏蔽这个噪音的方式就是戴着耳机听音乐。选择与工作相关的正确类型的音乐对提高效率有至关重要的作用。

You should listen to highly complex (fast tempo, upbeat, changing features) songs when working on routine and simple tasks. This type of music is necessary to distract oneself from the monotonous nature of the task, facilitate attention and reduce urge to procrastinate. 

当你在做重复和简单的工作时，你应该听复杂程度高的音乐（快节奏，快活的，风格变化的）。这种音乐类型能够把你从单调和易拖延的工作中解脱出来。

Example

参考曲目

You should listen to low complex song (slow tempo, good rhythm, little changing features) when working on tasks that require critical thinking and problem-solving. This prevents the musical features of the song from overloading your sensory information feed, thus retaining cognitive flexibility, ability to switch between two concepts or tasks (Keeler & Cortina, 2017).

当你从事需要批判性思维和解决问题的工作时，你应该听一些简单的歌曲（慢节奏，优美的旋律和较少的风格变化）。这样可以防止歌曲的音乐风格使你的感官信息输入过载，从而保持认知的灵活性以及在两个概念或任务之间切换的能力（Keeler& Cortina, 2017）。

Example

参考曲目

Have you ever considered why experiences such as meditation and mindfulness training use music and sound as a guide? 

你考虑过为什么冥想和心力训练会用音乐和声音作为指导？

It’s because relaxing music (slow tempo and good rhythm) helps calm and relax the mind and body. It allows you to take time to think about yourself i.e. relaxing music does not take up memory. 

这是因为轻松的音乐（慢节奏和优美的旋律）能够帮助平静和放松身心，它会让你愿意花时间去放松自己。

Example

参考曲目

Advice

建议

The next time you feel stressed, take a 10 minutes break at work by listening to music – change the environment and feel rejuvenated.

下次你感到压力时，请边听音乐边休息10分钟，这会让你快速恢复活力。

Physical and psychological benefits of music listening

听音乐的生理和心理益处

Did you miss our articles on the pshysical  and psychological benefits of music listening?

你错过了我们上次发表关于听音乐的生理和心理益处的文章吗？

Click the pictures below to read more. 

点击以下图片阅读原文。

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