Music as a Tool for Entrepreneurs
I guess I never really fully understood when entrepreneurs say “I can’t listen to music and work.” It makes sense, but personally, music is a big part of my entrepreneurial life. It really helps me keep a good spirit throughout the day.
Loud speaking, noise from the television, and other awkward noises do indeed disrupt me and throw me off my flow while working on my business. But when it comes to music that I really love, it’s absolutely great and makes for a pleasant working environment.
I’m not sure what it is, but music just turns something on inside. It inspires, invigorates, and coaxes me to become even more creative in many instances. Music can be a very resourceful tool for many entrepreneurs.
In the most recent addition of Business 2.0 Magazine I learned about The Hype Machine, a music blog network created by 20 year-old Anthony Volodkin. It’s a great service that aggregates songs from various music blogs and allows for you to listen (and purchase) to songs right on the network.
For those of you who are looking for great music and supporting content for your favorite tracks, then The Hype Machine is a great spot. Additionally, you’ll be able to give music a shot and see if it improves your workday as an entrepreneur. Make an experiment out of it.
Sometimes when all the stress builds up, everything seems to be going wrong, and you have the weight of the world on your shoulders… just playing a good song can go a long way to bring you back down to sanity and peace. Give it a shot.
4 Comments
gina laverde
September 21st, 2006 at 2:13 pm
David,
I totally feel what you’re saying.Sometimes I can’t think without it music playing. It calms me and inspires me.
David Askaripour
September 21st, 2006 at 3:29 pm
Indeed, music is great. It’s a part of my daily operations. Always will be
Anthony
September 21st, 2006 at 4:16 pm
I guess it all depends on the situation. In most instances, I completely agree with needing music on. However, when doing certain types of work, I just need silence. I think what it comes down to is that when I’m doing repetitive work, I need the music, but when I’m trying to actually put a lot of original thought into something, I need it off.
I think my problem is that I love most music so much that when it’s on, the only thing it inspires me to do is get lost in it and be completely unproductive… Being a musician, hearing good music makes me want to play my own guitar, sing along, write a song - you get the idea. It inspires me to do everything and anything but the actual work that makes me money, which I also enjoy, but is a whole other bag of beans.
David Askaripour
September 22nd, 2006 at 9:24 am
For me, music probably helps most when working on producing original thought (re: brainstorming). It helps put me in the zone, if you will.
I guess it’s different for everybody when it comes to interfering with work and such.
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