How much time do you spend listening to music?

I went for 3-8 hours, although it's probably closer to 8+. This isn't all at my "main" system though. However, I think the secondary system in my office needs to count as well. Once I had my "good" main system, the secondary one had to be upgraded to pass muster.

-=> Mike Hanson <=-

Mike, how can you possibly work and listen to music at the same time? Or is the office just a place which you attend because of contractual obligation ?

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Originally posted by David O'Higgins:
Mike, how can you possibly work and listen to music at the same time? Or is the office just a place which you attend because of contractual obligation ?

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I allow music to be played in our office and don't find it effects productivity.

Regards
Steve

Not enough!

Steve, my point is that good music played on a good system (especially Naim) demands your total attention to the exclusion of anything else. In my case it is simply not possible to work and listen to music at the same time.

This is depressing. I am probably in the less then 1 hour a day on average of sit down and listen, more as backgorund music.

I must be too busy.

cheers

Matthew

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how can you possibly work and listen to music at the same time? ... good music played on a good system (especially Naim) demands your total attention to the exclusion of anything else. In my case it is simply not possible to work and listen to music at the same time.

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I know what you're getting at. There are a number of factors aiding me here:

• I'm self-employed, which means there's no one standing over me, telling me to "Get back to work!" Therefore, I can occasionally take a break to listen to a particularly juicy musical tidbit.
  
• I pick music that I can work by. This varies entirely according to my mood. Sometimes I like intense stuff like Drum'n'Bass, while other times contemplative music like Bach's Goldberg Variations suits my needs. Also, I'm a computer programmer, and I perform a variety of functions (conceptualizing, planning, coding, testing, debugging, etc.). Each of these tasks benefits from different types of music.
  
• I actually find that I have more trouble staying focused if I'm working in silence. I'm much more likely to procrastinate in those situations. The music helps stay me "in the zone".
  
• My secondary system is not nearly as good as my main system. If I had my main system in my office, I would get less work done.
  

I hope that clarifies things.

-=> Mike Hanson <=-

I work in a fairly standard office but being a project manager I get out to other offices.

Our marketing team works in what looks and feels like a small flat with the radio on.

I find it makes some types of work (thinking) easier whilst others (planning) more difficult.

I also find the quality of the light makes a difference with flouresent stip lights being the worst.

Andrew

My LP12 has been cartridge-less for some weeks, so I'm stuck with CD. Hence <1 hr / day