I don't usually listen to Spotify's generic playlists as they tend to full of with pop songs but this one is not bad that all. It's not the best of course but it's not much distracting as well.
Jazz Vibes
https://open.spotify.com/playlis...
Personally I like to listen to piano playlists of Pixar or Disney soundtracks. Helps really tap into my creative side. An artist I love is Pogo, check him out on YouTube.
Disney piano try not to sing along to 'A whole new world' π
My music changes depending on whether I'm doing ideation, design work, implementation or writing test cases π. It's mostly the famous Deep Focus playlist from Spotify most of the time and sometimes instrumental heavy metal or some Punjabi songs during implementation and test cases.
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I use it myself while working, ambient soundscapes are one of the best ways to keep productive while working IMO.
Real programmers code in silence.
In all seriousness, it has long been proven that music distracts your brain, especially if there's lyrics in it, so instrumental stuff is your best bet.
My go-to genre to get pumped is jazz (nothing like some good ol' Mingus to get the code flowing):
And then a bit of Davis for the late evenings:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist...
Romantic music is great too:
And some electronic music for a change:
I use my app Olympia (https://olympiatasks.com). It nicely blends a todo list with relaxing ambient zones to help induce a flow state. If anyone is interested in trying it out please subscribe to my Upcoming page, and I'll provide early access (https://www.producthunt.com/upco...).
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