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August 18, 2004

Writing with music

Filed under: Uncategorized — admin @ 2:43 am

I feel I’m a terrible writer. Somehow the words just don’t flow. I think I think too much. I read my writing over and over again. I wish it would just be easier. However, I have found that when I listen to music, only music without words, I do better. I’ve found that Bach is best for me. I like lots of notes. Somehow this music does something to me mentally that I feel helps me write. Maybe the added audio stimulus keeps my minds busy in a way that allows my words to come out easier. Why is that?

4 Comments

  1. i can’t work without music (words ok, usually because i’ve heard the song a hundred times anyway). i just can’t focus or concentrate otherwise. my mind wanders. other distractions, like people talking outside my office absorb my entire attention.

    i thought closing the door and turning on the speakers would help, but in the last day or two i think i’ve learned it’s not nearly as effective as headphones. delivers the drug straight to my brain. maybe i should try canal phones.

    i think this is mostly a startup thing. sometimes, if i am totally focused (2-3 hours later), i turn the music off so i can think harder. the music actually becomes distracting to my thoughts at that point. but it’s hard getting started without some “pleasing” stimulus.

    Comment by Justin — August 19, 2004 @ 6:08 am

  2. man. i left you a really long comment last night. i wonder where it went?

    Comment by Justin — August 19, 2004 @ 9:02 pm

  3. I just got your comments for the last two days just now. Something weird is happening. In any case, have you tried classical music? And as I’ve said, it’s when I’m writing English prose, not progamming, or anything else. In those case, it’s sans-music.

    Comment by Bri — August 20, 2004 @ 2:41 am

  4. guess it just didn’t get updated

    Comment by Justin — August 20, 2004 @ 4:11 am

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