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How to escape from the news agenda and relax: podcasts, movies and music will help

We tell you how to concentrate on working at home and relax after it. And we give on the topic the views and plans of representatives of large technological services.


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What to listen


If you have been working in the office for a long time, then by going “to a remote site” you might discover new distractions for yourself. This is the chores, and the desire to walk to the refrigerator. Scientific research has proven that music helps concentrate on tasks.

The choice of compositions depends on personal preferences - some listen to the classics, and someone chooses metal, rock and electronics. If you are looking for a variety of genres, then you should pay attention to the Curated Focus mailing list (in mid-March they published a selection for working from home).

It is believed that songs with words can scatter attention. If the lyrics distract you, you should give preference to ambient compositions. Residents of Hacker Newsrecommend music from Music to Code By . The author is programmer Carl Franklin. Tracks are slow (50–80 BPM) with a duration of 25 minutes - so they fit into the standard interval of the Tomato method .

A kind of ambient music is generative music written by algorithms in real time. The composer Brian Eno (Brian Eno) - the founder of the term and genre, has whole thematic albums - for example, the work " Ambient: Music For Airports ".

There are special streaming platforms with generative music .dmitrykabanovI took a comment from the founder of such a service, Alexei Kochetkov (and other representatives of large media platforms), who spoke about his plans for the coming weeks.

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If the music doesn't suit you at all, you can turn on background noise. The Rainymood project website has rain sounds. Another project - listentothe.cloud broadcasts negotiations of air traffic controllers from around the world. They help to distract from the environment and enter the "stream".

What to see


After work, it is very important to rest and relax. A number of physiologists argue that watching a movie is one of the effective ways to relieve stress. Considering that cinemas are closed for isolation, streaming platforms take advantage of the situation and expand their audience.

They offer free subscriptions to services. At the same time, companies are shifting release dates for major films. For example, the cartoon Frozen 2 appears in the Disney online movie theater three weeks ahead of schedule. Bonuses are offered by domestic companies.

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If you do not want to watch the films themselves, you can turn to their reviews. Residents of Hacker News recommend a fresh half-hour interview with Vanity Fair with Canadian test pilot and astronaut Chris Hadfield (Christopher Hadfield). In it, he analyzes scenes from Interstellar, Gravity, The Space Odyssey of 2001, Ad Astra and other paintings - he talks about the realism of what is happening on the screen and the psychological aspects that affect working in outer space.

And listen again: podcasts


When doing housework after work, you can listen to music - it is established that correctly selected melodies help with motivation . However, you can combine business with pleasure and listen to podcasts to learn something new. For example, at Hacker News they talked about the latest audio show dedicated to open source projects and Linux in particular. So far there is only one issue, in which the author, together with a former engineer of Sun Microsystems, is trying to answer the question: "Was the appearance of open source inevitable?"


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There are audio shows and entertaining in nature. A few podcasts that will be interesting to geeks, Lisa Surganova knows:

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Podcasts will not only help pass the time. There are programs to cope with stress and insomnia. In early March, American Scott Elchison launched the Ts & Zzz podcast , where he reads the privacy policies of large IT companies. The first issue is about the Facebook user agreement .

In any case, the choice of pastime depends on personal preferences: for some podcasts, for some music, for someone films. Digital services can brighten up time in isolation - IT companies and enthusiasts are doing everything possible for this.


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