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This Is the Kind of Music You Should Listen to at Work They say that listening to Mozart makes a person smarter, but it is not only classical music that boosts mental activity.
Nine out of 10 workers perform better when listening to music, according to a study that found 88pc of participants produced their most accurate test results and 81pc completed their fastest work when music was playing.
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