聽賈斯汀比伯 有助提高工作效率大綱

Whether it is Mozart or Miley, your choice of music could determine whether you will perform well at your job. A new study suggests that listening to music in the office improves the speed and accuracy of tasks such as data entry, proof reading and problem solving. In an office-based experiment, 88 per cent of participants were found to produce their most accurate work when listening to music.

聽古典音樂還是聽流行歌曲將影響你的工作表現。最新研究表明在辦公室聽音樂能夠提高如數據錄入、校對、問題解決此類工作的速度及準確性。在一項以辦公室爲實驗對象的測試中，80%的員工聽音樂時的工作準確性最高。

The study also found that 81 per cent completed their fastest work when music was played. And it matters what type of music you listen to. For instance, if you’re doing your tax returns, then classical music is the most effective as it improves maths skills.

該研究還發現81%的員工在聽音樂時能夠以最快的速度完成工作。但這取決於聽的是哪種音樂。例如，在做納稅申報單時最好聽古典音樂。古典音樂能夠提高你的運算能力，因此你的工作效率將會最高。

Listening to Jessie J or Justin Bieber could also improve your speed, with 58 per cent of participants completing data entry tasks faster while listening to pop songs. During proof-reading, dance music, such as David Guetta, had the biggest positive impact with participants increasing their speed by 20 per cent compared to tests undertaken with no music at all. Dance music also had a positive effect on spell-checking with a 75 per cent pass rate compared to 68 per cent when no music was played at all.

聽傑西•J或賈斯汀•比伯的歌也能提高你的工作速度。試驗中58%的員工在聽流行歌曲時數據錄入的速度更快。而類似大衛•庫塔風格的舞曲對校對工作的積極影響最爲顯著，工作速度較無音樂時提高了20%。舞曲對拼寫檢查也有很大幫助，無音樂時的通過率爲68%而舞曲環境下的通過率則爲75%

The research, undertaken by Brighton-based Mindlab International, suggests that silent offices may be the least productive. ‘The Music Works experiment revealed a positive correlation between music and productivity – overall it showed that when listening to music, nine out of 10 people performed better,’ said Dr David Lewis, chairman of Mindlab International.

該項研究由總部位於布萊頓的“國際心理實驗室”執行。研究認爲安靜辦公室的工作效率可能最低。“音樂效用試驗揭示了音樂與工作效率間的積極聯繫—該研究全面地展示了聽音樂時10人中會有9人因此工作表現得到提高，”國際心理實驗室主席大衛•劉易斯博士說道。

Music is an incredibly powerful management tool in increasing the efficiency of a workforce. It can exert a highly beneficial influence over employee morale and motivation, helping enhance output and even boosting a company’s bottom line. The research also showed that when people sat in silence, they made the most mistakes while solving equations and spell-checking.

在提高員工工作效率方面音樂有着驚人的影響力。它對員工的鬥志和積極性有着極大的調動作用，有助提高產出甚至整個公司的發展狀況。研究還發現當人在安靜的環境中求解方程式或查找拼寫錯誤時最容易犯錯。

Ambient music worked best for accurate data entry tasks, with participants scoring a high pass rate of 92 per cent. ‘The increase in levels of productivity when music is playing is striking,’ said Paul Clements, Director of Public Performance Sales, PRS for Music. ‘This project provides a refreshing reminder of the multiple benefits to be gained from listening to music at work.’

音樂環境最有利於保證數據錄入的準確性，實驗中92%的員工在準確性方面都得了高分。“工作效率因播放音樂有所提高的現象極爲顯著，”英國作曲家協會 PRS for Music公共演出銷售部總監保羅•克萊門茨說道。 “該研究發現讓人耳目一新，它提醒了人們工作時聽音樂好處衆多。