As you read this post, you may be listening to your favorite Spotify playlist through your trusty noise-cancelling headphones. Heck, I currently have Adele playing in the background as I write. But does listening to music at work help your performance?

Or does it slow you down? In this post, we'll take a look at the impact of music on workplace productivity and offer some tips for what kinds of tunes you should play to get in the zone and power through your to-do list.