1. Listen to the end
“Go ahead, look at the…” If you’re familiar with this song, you’ve probably completed the phrase in your head – and that might be enough to get you humming it all day long. It’s called the Zeigarnik effect.. According to psychologist Bluma Zeigarnik, our brain feels like finishing everything that seems unfinished.
2. Adjust your pace
Try walking at a speed much faster or much slower than the melody-gum. Moving to another rhythm disrupts our musical memory and breaks automatic mental repetition. The opposite is also true – dancing to the beat of the music helps to fix it on your head.
3. Call a friend
Ordinary activities that require little attention leave your mind wandering. Thus, she becomes easy prey for repetitive songs. When calling a friend, you need to focus on what he is saying as you craft your response. That effort might be enough to kick out that hit that fries your neurons.
4. Chew non-stop
In 2015, practical tests at the University of Reading, in the United Kingdom, found that those who chewed gum while listening music I had less chance of getting it in my head. The candy was also effective in ending mental repetitions that had already started. Irony: the best remedy against music–gum It is… gum!