Office Downtempo — Cognitive Boost — Work Music

What music may boost or deteriorate our cognitive performance? We all know that multitasking is among the worst enemies of productivity at work. Listening to music, The research on the effect of music listening on work performance, however, argues that such indicators as quality-of-work and time-on-task are notably higher with the music implemented into the office routine. Music can actually increase your efficiency as long as it belongs to a certain genre. So, what genre is suitable for these purposes? Scientists found out that popular music with lyrics interferes with reading comprehension and information processing. The same is true for loud and aggressive tracks. One of the possible ways out is downtempo music. It may be ignorable enough not to put a crimp into any kind of work. At the same time, it is enjoyable and can even aid endurance by keeping you motivated and focused. Basically, DOWNTEMPO is a genre of electronic music similar to Ambient music, but with a greater emphasis on beats and combined elements of Hip Hop beats, drum and bass breaks, and Ambient atmospheres at a slower tempo. It is a broad genre that includes a variety of smaller microgenres and it is difficult to place on a genre map. But for simplicity, we can pretty much say that most of the genres which we cover on this channel can be considered the subgenres of Downtempo, whether that be Lo-Fi, Chillhop, Chillstep, or Ambient. As for this playlist, it may be a perfect choice if you do want to...