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whakon Ask HN: What music helps you code better?

A fellow HN user who also loves Ludovico! He's amazing. I had the opportunity to meet him a few years back and he's one of the nicest people I'd ever met. When I told him that I play drums to his music he said he'd love to hear it. A very humble and gracious individual, that Ludovico.

whakon Ask HN: What music helps you code better?

The promo code that I used, "mindpump", no longer works. I'd keep an eye out for any new podcasts sponsored by Brain.fm. That's how I discovered the old promo code.

whakon Ask HN: What music helps you code better?

Good point! A boring task would definitely free up some of that brain processing.

My coworker watches tv shows on his second monitor and listens to murder-mystery podcasts all day since his job mostly entails cranking out web banners and print ads of various sizes. He could pretty much do it with his eyes closed, as he’s been doing it for so long. Not to mention he’s just damn good at his job.

I guess it all depends on how much of your personal processor you can spare for your current task.

whakon Ask HN: What music helps you code better?

I think lyrics tend to bring thoughts to the forefront which can interfere with the task at hand. They can conjer images and storylines that force your brain to fill in the gaps, just like watching a movie. Not to mention the thought processes involved with listening to a well-written love song. You better hope your love life is solid or you’ll never get any work done.

whakon Ask HN: What music helps you code better?

Mostly music with no lyrics. That’s key.

I’m currently enjoying brain.fm set to 30 minutes and synced with a 30 minute pomodoro timer. I enjoyed the trial enough to purchase a lifetime membership (using a discount code) as I feel much more productive, especially when combined with some Bose noise-cancelling headphones. I’ve spent more money on less productive things so I figured “why the hell not?”. It may just pay for itself.

If not brain.fm, then I’d prefer to listen to movie soundtracks, such as Another Earth, I Origins, Manglehorn, or The Wilderness.

Some artists I’ve enjoyed while coding:

Piano: Ludovico Einaudi, Dirk Maassen, Johann Johannssen, Olafur Arnolds, Joep Beving

Electronic: Tricky, Moderat (particularly the instrumental album).

Heavy Rock: Earthless, Russian Circles

Post Rock: Sigur Ros, Explosions in the Sky, This Will Destroy You

whakon Ask HN: Is there a comphrenesive course or resource on understanding nutrition?

https://courses.edx.org/courses/course-v1:WageningenX+NUTR10...

NUTR101x - Nutrition and Health: Macronutrients and Overnutrition

"For anyone who is interested in the relation between nutrition and health and wants to acquire the skills to better weigh and interpret the information overload about nutrition and health."

This is a free, self-paced course by WageningenX and hosted by edX.

whakon The Fraud and the Four-Hour Workweek

Tim Ferriss has helped a lot of people. I think the author of this article is the true charlatan.

whakon Ask HN: Any interest in TL;DW versions of YC videos?

https://youtube.com/channel/UCcefcZRL2oaA_uBNeo5UOWg

whakon Double Solitude

Dick Proenneke is such an inspiration. My band even wrote a song about him.

https://open.spotify.com/track/6IwW64zdcdAKdimJRRKjV1