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What is Binaural Beats and How It Enhanced My Productivity Up to the Utmost Extent - Part 1

In this thread, I'll explain how I overcame anxiety & stress at work. Part -1 is here.

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A study published in the International Journal of Social Sciences found that software developers are more likely to experience weakness, burnout, anxiety, and stress than their colleagues who perform mechanical tasks.

Over 80K developers participated in Stack Overflow’s 2021 Developer Survey in which 10% of respondents reported having a mental health issue, anxiety, and depression being the most common. Mental health issues are significantly prevalent among software engineers.

When you are stressed out at home or have personal concerns, you cannot simply focus on your work as it involves mental labor. I see two sides of my intuition when I look at the screen. One is work, and the other one is personal problems/stress.

In general, developers do not talk about these things since part of human nature involves looking good and feeling safe in front of others.

Like many developers, I started listening to music while coding. Although it gave me goosebumps, it didn’t last long. Despite my best efforts, I was not able to listen to a piece of music and write at the same time.

In an effort to combat the distractions, I began listening to instrumental background music on YouTube like Lofi hip hop radio - beats to relax/study and it felt good for quite some time.

I only had one problem: I could hear it while coding. This meant there was some kind of distraction and I wasn’t satisfied with it. As a result of my attempts to reduce distractions, I was always searching for new music that can help me stay focused.

While searching on YouTube, I discovered music related to binaural beats.
It was so intense that I worked continuously for three to four hours without a break. This music didn’t even make me feel like I was listening to it while I was at work.

I was surprised to discover how such background music could increase my alertness & focus for the very first time. I was quite intrigued by the science behind it and eager to learn more about it.

Now I am going to share about binaural beats in a separate thread. In terms of stress reduction or anxiety cure, you may already know about binaural beats.

They are all over YouTube, promising to fix everything from insomnia to fear, as well as improving poor memory and a lackluster mood.

I will cover details about binaural beats in part-2 of this thread.

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