Do you prefer a quiet environment whilst working or prefer to listen to something? In case of the latter, what do you usually play?

I prefer to work without music/videos or the like, but I don't mind background noise or the sort(like chatter, cars, etc')

Usually quiet. With my ANC headset on, not playing anything - just cancelling all the noise.

If I'm feeling more laxed - I hit Play in this playlist: https://music.youtube.com/watch/...

I work really well with music whose lyrics I don't understand (my recent favourite is German rock) and I am reasonably efficient with English music because I can ignore the lyrics. I get nothing done with music in my mother tongue though.

It depends

Both music and English-dubbed TV shows

i think too much quiet can be unsettling, but too much noise is a nuisance, so i try to find some balance. it also changes day to day. when I'm tired i like having some music on to get some energy.

Trance music. Helps filter out nonsese. #ASOT

Sometimes I need quiet, other times I want music. It has to be instrumental though. I find lyrics distracting. Usually progressive house or some other EDM subgenre.

I like having a radio on

ADD.

@vintprox is that a playlist? :P

Sometimes I like quiet, sometimes I need the beast mode playlist.

@anux it's mental. I'm jumping from liking music to liking noise to liking nothing, and the cycle keeps going.

Personally though… sometimes this gets me going: https://youtu.be/pais41IW5dk
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Yes - depending on mood and task at hand.

I go for rap and trap half the time, and the other, solo violin…

I’m unsure what is better for my productivity.

listen to podcasts, often news and Ted Talks. Weirdly I think it's calming to have someone talking about some other problems in my head. Makes me remember the world is large.
Can't stand the silence.