Effect of music on working behavior

                                                                                                                                      To better understand the effect of music and behavior, it’s important to clarify the issue from the past resources, identified as the Mozart effect. It refers to a set of resource results indicating that listening to Mozart’s music may induce a short term improvement on the performance of certain kind of mental tasks known as spatial temporal reasoning. 

                                                                                                                            Some workers like to listen to music when they find themselves losing focus. They may also plugin their ear buds to escape events that are too noisy.   

                                                                                                                                      People’s mind tend to wander and “a wandering mind is unhappy”. Most of that time people focus only on the imperfections of life. Music can bring us back to the present moment.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      In one study involving information technology specialists, it was found that those who listened to music completed their tasks more quickly, and came up with better ideas because music improved their moods. 

                                                                                                                                    When you are stressed, you might take a decision more hastily; you have a narrow focus of attention. When you are in a positive mood, you are able to take in more options.

                                                                                                                                    Personal choice in music is very important. In a study people were allowed to listen to whatever they want and for how long they wanted. Those who were moderately skilled were benefited the most while experts saw little or no effect.

                                                                                                       Music may be efficient in reducing stress as you work. By affecting arousal and mood, music influences cognitive performance. Music can be used to relieve boredom and tension.

Music improves concentration by blocking other distractions including noise. Music improves workers morale and productivity became lower when no music was played. Listening to music in work environment elicits positive feelings which increased productivity on tasks that require creative output.

It improves coordination of efforts, lessens fatigue and lifts employee morale. The end result is employee with a positive attitude towards the job and increase in work performance.

                                                                                                                                                 It takes just 15 minutes to half an hour of listening time to regain concentration. Music without lyrics work best.

FIVE IDEAS FOR LISTENING MUSIC TO BOOST PERFORMANCE

• Use music with no words
• Silence is a kind of music
• Listen to music you like
• Take musical breaks
• Try different speeds and tempo of music               

This post was written by Abirami Sivakumar, I year PGDM.