How To Use Music To Hack Your Brain, Focus & Motivation

Organise your life with Notion: https://notiondhb.taylaburrell.com/ Access the full music guide & my favourite playlists: https://taylaburrell.ck.page/musicguide Hello incredible people! This is such an exciting video, and a topic that interests me so much. After being obsessed with music for as long as I can remember, and using it for years to study and work, I thought it was about time I explored the science behind it. A lot of time and research went into making this video, and I've included many of the sources I used below if you want to explore further! I hope it helps 🤍 To make your life easier: 00:00 Introduction 00:43 How music changes your brain 03:41 Music for deep work 10:07 Music for shallow work 15:34 Music for motivation 18:12 Action steps Thank you for being here, if there are any videos you would love to see, let me know in the comments! Other tips to improve your focus: Change Your Life In 6 Months (My Focus Routine) https://youtu.be/R58qkBWu5VY?si=_7vrB0_QV7w9cE61 🔐 See more resources: https://linktr.ee/taylaburrell ⚡️Follow me on Instagram: https://instagram.com/taylaburrell Editing Software: Capcut KEY STUDIES USED More attentional focusing through binaural beats: evidence from the global–local task: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00426-015-0727-0 Listening to 15 Hz Binaural Beats Enhances the Connectivity of Functional Brain Networks in the Mental Fatigue State—An EEG Study: https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3425/12/9/1161 Psychology of sound: how total and utter silence impacts your ability to concentrate: https://www.stylist.co.uk/life/careers/silence-concentration-psychology/553510 White noise enhances new-word learning in healthy adults: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-017-13383-3 Cognitive Crescendo: How Music Shapes the Brain’s Structure and Function: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10605363/ Lofi: Modern Concentration: https://www.scirp.org/journal/paperinformation?paperid=128453 The effect of listening to music on concentration and academic performance of the student: Cross-sectional study on medical undergraduate students: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/311435289_The_effect_of_listening_to_music_on_concentration_and_academic_performance_of_the_student_Cross-sectional_study_on_medical_undergraduate_students Should We Turn off the Music? Music with Lyrics Interferes with Cognitive Tasks: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10162369 The effect of preferred background music on task-focus in sustained attention: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8357712/ Anatomically distinct dopamine release during anticipation and experience of peak emotion to music: https://www.nature.com/articles/nn.2726