When the orders are especially big,
tasks are alike and time passes slowly, many academic writers attempt to
somehow entertain themselves without breaking away from work. Two safest ways
to do it are fixing yourself a drink (tea, juice, coffee, whatever you like) or
turning on the music. If you stand up and go to the kitchen to have a cup of
coffee, you might find yourself reading a book or watching your cat play with
his tail a half an hour later. So, if the deadline is close and you really do not intend to stop writing,
the best way to make your working process a little less boring is to turn on
the music.
If you decided on listening to music
during the work, beware of possible distraction: you don’t want to lose
concentration, on the contrary – you want to make it better. That is why such
music styles as rock, jazz, rap, R’n’B and even pop are not acceptable to
listen to while you write. One of the main causes is that the sound is intense,
and the other one is that most rock/rap/pop songs actually include lyrics. The
words will distract you, because you will think of their meaning and thus will
not be paying attention to your own assignments.
No, if you do want to listen to
anything – listen to classical music or movie soundtracks without lyrics. You
could also listen to instrumental version of your favorite songs. These kinds
of music will entertain and inspire you, and the writing process will become
easier and much more exciting.
The classical music and movie OST
could also be useful in case you have to work in a noisy place. For me it
always was more comfortable to write while listening to music rather than while
listening to people talking. Headphones and several favorite instrumental
soundtracks will reliably seclude you from the outward things and help to carry
on with the writing.
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