7 Steps to Better Writing - Charles Maxwell 2020

Music
Step 5 – Draft

Some people find that listening to music through headphones or ear pods provides the necessary sound buffer from the chatter and clamor of an active office.

Cognitive research has shown that instrumental music from the Baroque Period is particularly effective as background music when focusing on work that requires concentration.^[12] Lyrics, thematic music, musical drama, jazz, rock, and rap—although enjoyable to listen to—are more distracting.