{"id":5713,"date":"2023-07-17T19:44:11","date_gmt":"2023-07-17T12:44:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/loudhdtv.com\/?p=5713"},"modified":"2023-07-17T19:44:11","modified_gmt":"2023-07-17T12:44:11","slug":"the-scientific-reason-you-shouldnt-listen-to-music-in-the-shower","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/loudhdtv.com\/?p=5713","title":{"rendered":"The Scientific Reason You Shouldn&#8217;t Listen To Music In The Shower"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mindbodygreen-res.cloudinary.com\/image\/upload\/c_fill,w_700,h_400,g_auto,q_85,fl_lossy,f_jpg\/org\/rkvnrn7idlbqti124.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Research backs up her experience: <span data-citation-wrapper=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tandfonline.com\/doi\/abs\/10.1080\/10400419.2014.901073?journalCode=hcrj20\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"mbg-track-event\" data-track-event-types=\"click\" data-track-type=\"article-link\" data-track-prop-element-id=\"in-body-link\" data-track-prop-label=\"page_type | element_id\" data-track-prop-category=\"Link\" data-track-prop-link=\"https:\/\/www.tandfonline.com\/doi\/abs\/10.1080\/10400419.2014.901073?journalCode=hcrj20\" data-citation-link=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">One study<\/a><a href=\"#citations\" data-citation-number=\"1\">1<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"11\" height=\"10\" viewbox=\"0 0 11 10\"><path d=\"M10.5616 1.47255C10.7935 1.16327 10.7308 0.724508 10.4216 0.492549C10.1123 0.26059 9.67352 0.323271 9.44156 0.63255L4.41852 7.32996L2.03106 4.54448C1.77947 4.25094 1.33756 4.21694 1.04403 4.46853C0.750497 4.72012 0.716495 5.16203 0.968084 5.45556L3.77335 8.72851C3.81859 8.84955 3.89785 8.9595 4.0089 9.04279C4.09758 9.1093 4.19691 9.15159 4.29895 9.17078C4.51931 9.23643 4.76744 9.19227 4.955 9.03151C5.07764 8.92639 5.15498 8.78804 5.18511 8.64118L10.5616 1.47255Z\"\/><\/svg><\/a><\/span> tasked participants with copying phone numbers from a directory for 15 minutes to stimulate boredom; then they asked those individuals to come up with different uses for a pair of cups\u2014a task that would give them a chance to display their creativity.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The results? The \u201cbored\u201d group came up with significantly more creative ideas than the control group. Researchers theorized that participants would daydream during the passive, boring task, which ultimately led to more creativity.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s why Rubin recommends letting your mind wander and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mindbodygreen.com\/articles\/this-is-how-to-tap-into-your-subconscious-from-a-hypnotherapist\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"mbg-track-event\" data-track-event-types=\"click\" data-track-type=\"article-link\" data-track-prop-element-id=\"in-body-link\" data-track-prop-label=\"page_type | element_id\" data-track-prop-category=\"Link\" data-track-prop-link=\"https:\/\/www.mindbodygreen.com\/articles\/this-is-how-to-tap-into-your-subconscious-from-a-hypnotherapist\" rel=\"noopener\">tap into your subconscious<\/a> for at least a few minutes per day, whether you\u2019re on a walk, at a museum, or, yep, in the shower. \u201cI don&#8217;t know that I would have a brilliant insight if I walked around listening to a podcast,\u201d she notes. \u201cAs much as I love listening to podcasts, I would have been thinking about whatever the podcast was about.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>So if you\u2019re hoping to spark some new, original thoughts, you might want to avoid any sort of mental stimulation. \u201cYou need this open-searching time in order for new ideas to bubble up,\u201d she adds. \u201cThis is why people get ideas in the shower or in the middle of the night\u2014it&#8217;s a downtime where then the brain creates its own fun.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div data-type=\"_mgwidget\" data-widget-id=\"1675549\">\r\n<\/div>\r\n<script>(function(w,q){w[q]=w[q]||[];w[q].push([\"_mgc.load\"])})(window,\"_mgq\");\r\n<\/script>\r\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Research backs up her experience: One study1 tasked participants with copying phone numbers from a directory for 15 minutes to stimulate boredom; then they asked those individuals to come up with different uses for a pair of cups\u2014a task that would give them a chance to display their creativity.\u00a0 The results? 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