In this new work-from-home world we now inhabit, itās coming to the point where my productivity is directly proportional to how many good podcasts are available today.
@lukebouch Usually they increase my productivity, especially if Iām doing a coding task and need something interesting to listen to, but not too engaging that it would distract me.
@lmika I usually listen to music but find anything that is not repetitive distracts me. Even a song I never heard before could be distracting. I wish I could listen to a podcast. Thatās great that you can.
@lukebouch I generally donāt listen to music Iām familiar with while I work, primarily because I donāt want to associate it with the work I do ā music is purely a personal, relaxation thing for me. But I do occasionally listen to Music for Programming at work, just to have something a little more abstract that doesnāt involve speaking, although even then I find myself stopping and just listening to the music (I wish I could remember who shared this link, it was someone at Micro.blog).
@warner No, I think ādirectly proportionalā should be correct. The more good podcasts there are, the more (coding) work I do; if thereās nothing to listen to, then I ususally find myself getting distracted and end up reading my RSS feeds. Probably should have said that this only applies to coding tasks, although those are the only times I feel like Iām doing something productive. š