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Should you listen to music when you work?

  • Written by Manuel F. Gonzalez, PhD Candidate in Industrial-Organizational Psychology, Baruch College, CUNY
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Do you like to listen to music when you work?

Pose this question at a party, and you’ll probably get some polarizing responses. Some will say they love it, claiming that it improves their performance; others will say they find it distracting and cannot work...

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