Listening to music at work is one of those things that can be surprisingly controversial. Some people swear by their Spotify accounts for keeping them on-task. Others insist on total silence to get ...

Many people feel that listening to music at work improves their mood. Others claim it even makes them more productive. Is there any merit to these impressions? The connection between listening to ...

Listening to music can help us focus in busy and noisy office environments. But to help us be truly productive, the kind of music we listen to should compliment the work we are doing, according to ...

Manuel F. Gonzalez is a PhD candidate in Industrial-Organizational Psychology at Baruch College, CUNY. John R. Aiello is a professor of Psychology at Rutgers University. This story originally featured ...

Headphones and work come hand-in-hand in the workplace. Walk around any office or workspace and you’re bound to find workers nestled at their desks with earphones in. Maybe it’s AirPods or something ...