Lately I’ve noticed that my productivity goes down when i listen to music while I work. The music tends to distract me. I’ll listen to the lyrics, enjoy the pounding bass, nod my head, and jiggle my hips while I rock out to whatever iTunes decides to randomly play from my music library. Its a major distraction for me.
Problem is that when I’m not listening to music, I can get distracted by what is going on around me. ADD? Yes! Ritalin? No!
I’ve found the best solution to this problem in an iPhone app called Ambiance. For just $0.99, you can transcend yourself to a grassy knoll overlooking a river flowing through a valley of chirping birds, travel throughout Europe on a train, or work from home in your Hawaiian tin roof shack during a tropical rain storm (OK so i can really do that last one).
I’ve noticed my productivity skyrocket while using this app, because it not only drowns out external distractions, but it puts me in a great mood for working hard.
This is probably the only iPhone app worth more than it costs. Best $1 I’ve ever spent!
Great suggestion. Much better than hunting around for music all the time.