Or you might discover upbeat, instrumental music helps you stay focused. You might find listening to the same song over and over again actually helps you stay on task best. 'I Got You (I Feel Good)' by James BrownĮxperiment a bit with background music to figure out what helps you stay most productive.

'Uptown Funk' by Mark Bronson and Bruno Mars.

'Three Little Birds' by Bob Marley & The Wailers.

Here are 10 songs that can make you feel happier and be more productive when you're working from home: (And it just so happens that he even worked on the album that tops our list.) So I asked for his input on the happiest songs he knows. When he's not working with me, he records musicians like Pharrell Williams, Marc Anthony, and Sean Combs (a.k.a Puff Daddy or Diddy). The producer of The Verywell Mind Podcast, Nick Valentin, is an amazing audio engineer. A big part of my personality is the artistic side, and music helps me balance who I am as an individual with what I’m doing at work. They discovered that happy people tend to be 13% more productive. I do these very serious things, reviewing insurance policies and evaluating risk and liability exposure, Mr. In fact, a 2019 study conducted by the University of Oxford's Saïd Business School set out to study how much happiness matters.

A 2012 study published in The Journal of Positive Psychology found that people who listened to happy music became happier people within just two weeks.Īnd it's no secret that happy people are productive people. Research has also discovered that intentionally listening to happy music can have a profound impact on your happiness level. It makes sense that so many people rely on music to regulate their emotions. (Many of them were likely working from home.) Our recent survey at Verywell Mind found that 79% of people turned to music to cope with the stress of the pandemic. That's why music became a lifeline for so many people during the COVID pandemic. The songs you listen to have the power to boost your mood, calm you down, or pump you up. Music is a great tool for regulating your emotions. The link between music, happiness, and performance

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