While some of us require a monastic silence in order to complete anything work-related, plenty of other people find that music helps them focus. In our Upgrade episode with Tim Ferriss, he told us all about the songs he listens to throughout the day. Here’s a rundown:
In the morning I usually listen to a Brazilian music station—tends to be Bossa Nova Samba.
I listen to Mozart specifically if I need to really bang out a lot with some caffeine in, let’s say the pre-lunch hours.
Then at night if I really need to go I’ll listen to a little harder stuff like Beats Antique, which I like tremendously for writing because there are no vocals.
On the wind-down tail-end of the day, I like to listen to Federico Aubele.
For every book that I write I tend to have one or two movies that I play on repeat in the background—so some of my favorite music is soundtracks to certain movies like Ratatouille...
... or Shaun of the Dead.
Someone asked me “So what did you watch for 4-Hour Chef?” and I was like, uh, Babe.
And you, dear readers? What do you listen to while you’re hard at work?