We're all familiar with the 3 o'clock slump: the time toward the end of the workday when your mind gets fuzzy, and concentrating is nearly impossible. While some people reach for another cup of coffee to combat fatigue and avoid another Buzzfeed black hole, other people believe that there's a better, caffeine-free way to boost concentration: music.
"I knew that people instinctively liked to listen to music while doing work," says Will Henshall, founder and CEO of neuroscience-based music service Focus@will, "[so I] started to look into the neuroscience of what's happening in your brain while you're trying to concentrate."
Focus@will claims that its music playlists make users more productive and increase attention span by 400 percent with long-term use. Similarly, a playlist on Rdio promises that its fast-tempo tunes will boost energy and enhance workout performance, according to certain psychological studies. But as for how and whether such things actually work to boost focus, the science yields mixed results.
Get into the groove
Essentially, Focus@will is a music player that features instrumental playlists designed to "set and forget," availbale through your Web browser or via a mobile app on iOS and Android devices.
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