Work Song
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I seek the perfect soundtrack to lighten my load and quicken my labors. What could it be?It's like this. I’m sitting in the café where, every day of the week, I telecommute and do most of my writing for business and creative projects – and I’m experiencing a bit of a disconnect.Like many of my friends and colleagues, I usually listen to music while I work. It shuts out distractions, triggers creativity and tends to help me concentrate.The café’s sound system is playing a CD of doo-wop classics, not an unpleasant experience unless you’re hearing the Five Satins’ “In the Still of the Night” for the zillionth time this week. That’s the case, so I’m happy to have my headphones plugged into my computer, the Winamp fired up and shuffling through my mp3 files, and my favorite tunes blocking out the café playlist.
The rock is rocking me; the jazz is jazzing me; the folk and soul songs are reaching into my heart. But nothing on today’s musical menu is inspiring me to work. In fact, every cut is a distraction. Infuriating.What helps you empty your in-box, balance the budget, dash off an essay, change the oil filter, paint the porch, tote that barge, lift that bail? Or is sweet silence the answer?
The rock is rocking me; the jazz is jazzing me; the folk and soul songs are reaching into my heart. But nothing on today’s musical menu is inspiring me to work. In fact, every cut is a distraction. Infuriating.What helps you empty your in-box, balance the budget, dash off an essay, change the oil filter, paint the porch, tote that barge, lift that bail? Or is sweet silence the answer?
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