One distinction that might matter here is between instrumental music and music with lyrics.
Anecdotally, I think lyric-free music, as background music, distracts me less, and I’ve tried to remember to listen to e.g. instrumental jazz or prog rock when I want to hear music while studying something.
One distinction that might matter here is between instrumental music and music with lyrics.
Anecdotally, I think lyric-free music, as background music, distracts me less, and I’ve tried to remember to listen to e.g. instrumental jazz or prog rock when I want to hear music while studying something.