We all need some help occasionally to get through the hum-drum of a workday. Some days you can focus like a laser, and other days, you realize that your brain is out to lunch. We’ve all been there! Luckily, we have an easy solution that will help rope in your attention and give you that much-needed boost of motivation on those off days.

Specific genres of music are shown to increase focus, improve performance, and lower anxiety. There are thousands of playlists to discover that you can listen. If you’re looking for a starter’s guide, look no further. We have you covered!

The playlists we share are sure to get you in the zone and lift you out of your workday blues.

Lofi hip hop

This is music designed to be played in the background!
There are endless hours of lofi hip hop music available, and they all create a nice backdrop for getting real work done.

Playlists:

• Programming and Coding Lofi Hip-Hop: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6ck3rYLGEOELZjQnUE0srv
• Lofi / Chill Beats: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/7kLnZ4V1p0DSVhpn9BUkxI

Phonk & Wave

For many it is associated with drifting or racing, there are a lot of videos on YouTube with such a video sequence against which phonk plays in the background.
It will sound strange because I don’t even have a car and I don’t know how to drive, but when I listen to these playlists at work, I imagine that I am racing and I need to drive as fast as possible, and thus the work can be done quickly enough.

Playlists:

• Phonk Racing Club 😈 Badass Drift Music: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2hYwowANDNN6qiV5zAf0sV
• Wave | Hardwave | Phonkwave:
  https://open.spotify.com/playlist/38afSowubzUmmwMEfAc74s

Synthwave / Retrowave

Synthwave (also called outrun, retrowave, or futuresynth) is an electronic music microgenre that is based predominantly on the music associated with action, science-fiction, and horror film soundtracks of the 1980s.

Playlists:

• Retrowave Synthwave:
  https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0dR9tMgRgjtEl6MYb7dr0D
• Synthwave — Night Drive:
  https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1XPmBcso1wopStan1xEUfg

Conclusion

Remember: there are no rules here! Whatever works for you, works for you; but hopefully this post has given you some new ideas about what to listen to the next time you need some background music.

Happy listening!