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January 16, 2008, 12:59 PM ET
Academic Jukebox
In the not-exactly-news category:
People who listen to music at work may be happier and more productive employees than those who don’t, according to a report in The Scotsman, a daily Scottish newspaper:
Professor Richard McGregor, of the University of Cumbria, yesterday insisted there was plenty of evidence that the right sort of music, played at the right sort of volume, could help bring about a happy work force and increase productivity.
“There’s clear evidence that a happy work force is a productive one, and the easiest way of raising the spirits in the office is to put on the radio or a CD,” he said.
Of course, some music — songs you hate or songs with depressing lyrics — can have the opposite effect, the reporter, Claire Smith, writes: “Playing the Boomtown Rats’ ‘I Don’t Like Mondays’ or Cilla Black’s ‘Work is a Four Letter Word’ could be counterproductive if played in the workplace.”
She suggests that songs like “the Beatles’ ‘We Can Work it Out’ would be the kind of music likely to induce a happy, productive atmosphere.”
That wouldn’t be my first choice, but whatever floats your boat. I prefer the Shins, They Might Be Giants, and Tom Petty. What do you like to listen to while you work?
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