What is your Concentration Music?

[Tinbendr]

Progressive Rock or I watch movies on my PDA. But if I run into problems, I usually turn if off. I'm lucky enough to have a office to myself.

David

 

[TinaP]

I have very eclectic taste. You'll find every genre in my playlist. That said, I mostly listen to '80s.

I, too, work in an environment where I hear every conversation on the second floor of our building. Every. Conversation. And there's a constant stream of foot traffic right behind my desk. So I have a ready source of interruptions, should I want one. The music drowns out most of the noise, but when I need total silence to concentrate on a bit of logic, I undock my laptop and wander into the computer room, where the white noise drowns out everything but my thoughts.

My question is, what should I do about the coworker who, when I'm in deep concentration, always walks up behind me and shouts, "Wake up!" Homicide seems appropriate, but Human Resources frowns on it.

 

[Marbles]

Michelle Shocked: Come a Long Way, or the next song on my player: Belle And Sebastian: The State That I Am In.

 

[HalfAce]

what should I do about the coworker who, when I'm in deep concentration, always walks up behind me and shouts, "Wake up!"

You might be able to get away with a cup of boiling hot coffee 'thrown over your shoulder in surprise' ....

 

[MrKowz]

You might be able to get away with a cup of boiling hot coffee 'thrown over your shoulder in surprise' ....

I second this.

 

[TinaP]

You might be able to get away with a cup of boiling hot coffee 'thrown over your shoulder in surprise' ....

While I'm not a coffee drinker, I like the idea. Perhaps ice water or a sticky Coke...

 

[SuperFerret]

I have an eclectic taste. So I could be listening to anything from before I was even considered (60's, 70's) through to 80's, Classical (Mostly Mozart, Bach, Beethoven) Punk, Rock (Classical, Modern), Ska, Reggae, Folk, Dance, Metal (Death, Thrash), and some Rnb or Pop.

I tend to stick on Grooveshark, my current playlist consists of: B.O.B ft Hayley Williams, Evanescence, Emilie Autumn, Aerosmith, Therapy?, Apocalyptica, Coheed and Cambria, Less Than Jake, KISS, Paramore, Brett Dennen, Jack Johnson, Belle and Sebastian.

So a nice mix

 

[Expiry]

When I'm working on excel, I like to listen to an array of music which includes Soft CELL(), MID() Ure, RIGHT() Said Fred, Donna SUM()mer and LINEAR() Ritchie.

 

[SuperFerret]

When I'm working on excel, I like to listen to an array of music which includes Soft CELL(), MID() Ure, RIGHT() Said Fred, Donna SUM()mer and LINEAR() Ritchie.

*facepalm*

 

[RoryA]

Not to mention DOLLAR, climie FISHER and king KURT.