Ian Sample (The Guardian, 06 September 2017) reports on a study which shows that listening to uplifting music can aid creative thinking. 

It reminded me of a job I had once where the office radio was suddenly banned – more some silly licensing issue I think than an attempt to stifle inspiration. It didn’t really bother me (I was more incensed at the ridiculous imposition of a rule that felt like bureaucracy gone mad) … but oh, what more might I have achieved with a little Vivaldi on in the background? 

I’m tuning the dial as I write ….