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Whenever you’re struggling to finish up a task at work, listen to some classical
Whenever you’re struggling to finish up a task at work, listen to some classical
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2023-12-28
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Whenever you’re struggling to finish up a task at work, listen to some classical music.
The next time you’re struggling to finish up a task at work, throwing on some Bach or Beethoven may be worth a try. That’s the main conclusion of an experiment on British workers that found listening to classical music at work can improve productivity by 15%.
An initial survey of 2,000 UK employees revealed that half regularly listen to music on the job. Some of those employees’ bosses reportedly encourage the practice, but others are strictly against it, believing it hurts work performance. So, British classical music station Scala Radio and psychologist Dr. Becky Spelman set out to determine if background music hurts or hinders workplace efficiency.
Four office workers were asked to transcribe two 600-word sets of song lyrics. The first set was transcribed with no music playing, while the other was completed with classical music playing in the background.
The first task, completed in silence, was completed in an average time of 20 minutes and 59 seconds. However, the second transcription exercise that involved music was completed in an average time of 17 minutes and 42 seconds; a difference of three minutes and 17 seconds, or 15%.
"Music has a very powerful impact on the brain. It affects mood, mental performance and physical performance," says Dr. Spelman in a media release. "Many people find that listening to certain types of instrumental music can help them with their productivity levels. The music can function as a sort of’white noise’, canceling out potentially distracting ambient noise."
"Provided the music has a calm, regular beat, it can actually help us to stay calm, reducing our stress, slowing our heart-rate, and moderating our pulse," says Dr. Spelman. "This makes it easier for us to focus on the task at hand rather than entering into ’flight or fight’ mode, in which it can be very difficult to think clearly because of our elevated levels of adrenaline and Cortisol."
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B、错误
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解析
文章开篇就说,如果你正为完成某项工作而挣扎,throwing on some Bach or Beethoven也许值得一试。我们知道,巴赫和贝多芬都是著名的古典音乐家,这里是以音乐家的名字指代音乐。即便不知道throw on的用法,根据上下文也不难推测,这里是“听听古典音乐”的意思,故True。
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