Why is music inspiring

Scientists have figured out which music is best for a particular mood. For example, ambient and natural melodies are best for productivity, and light pop music can put you in a motivating mood. Music creates a motivational background for all our activities, impacting physical and mental endurance.

We often underestimate what music can do for us in terms of productivity. Why is music so important for your motivation? Stress and fatigue are the first killers of motivation. Far too often we feel too tired but need to continue working.

R esearch has shown that music has positive effects on mental fatigue caused by routine tasks, which is exactly what we suffer from at work. While routine is sometimes considered good for productivity, falling into it is a trap. By performing similar tasks every day we settle into a groove, and soon our brain gets tired of the routine. How can music help battle fatigue and increase motivation? By listening to music you bring something new and fresh, which helps your brain escape the routine and get a little bit distracted.

In this case, distraction is good: it fuels your brain to continue working and improves your physical endurance. Have you ever noticed how much better your morning run gets when you put in headphones and turn on your favorite song? Physical activity sparks mental activity; therefore, music fuels productivity and motivation. I think that self-confrontation is a good thing, whether you do it by yourself in solitude, or whether you do it in the presence of another person.

But for many of my neurological patients, music is even more — it can provide access, even when no medication can, to movement, to speech, to life. For them, music is not a luxury, but a necessity. I called it an exquisite moment. Very often we go through life without thinking about that moment.

It is not something that will stop you being part of the workforce. But you do have to talk to people about it and you do have to get help. And you can recover. I suffer from PTSD. We have a responsibility to talk about mental health and to remove the stigma. Countless songs and other artworks were motivated by the profound highs and abysmal lows we all feel through our own unique experiences.

Musician Phil Elverum of the band Mount Eerie tragically lost his wife to pancreatic cancer in His surgery fixed the problem, but it left him temporarily blind and unable to write music how he was used to. But rather than giving in to despair, McAloon explored ways creating music that were completely new to him. The result is I Trawl the Megahertz , a sprawling album inspired by and constructed with recordings of chat shows, phone-in programs, and documentaries McAloon complied, spliced together, and added on to.

Making that sort of work often requires real bravery and a willingness to turn to your life over and over again to find inspiration. Sometimes it can be found in something as mundane as a brief exchange with a stranger, a subway ride, or conversation with a friend. Life experience is crucial for musical inspiration, which means the more active and fulfilling your life is, the better your music will be.