What Should You Groove to on the Job?

Updated 6/19/2020

You love grooving to Pearl Jam when you're answering emails, but does that actually make you more productive? Turns out, it depends on what you do. Check out this infographic to see which tunes are best (and least) suited to your profession.

You love listening to Pearl Jam when you're answering emails, and you put on some mellow Coldplay when you have some research to do. But does that actually make you more productive?

Turns out, depends on what you do. Programmers should jam to techno but not punk, while number-crunchers can pick anything with a steady beat. Check out this infographic to see which tunes are best (and least) suited to your profession (then check out the TDM team's favorite music!)

Home page photo courtesy of Lidyanne Aquino. Infographic courtesy of Column Five Media via visual.ly.

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