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Re:Music for Programming (2011) by alecmg on Thursday December 12, 2019 @11:38AM (#21773370)
Similar for me. Track has to be something very familiar and with a steady rhytm. Task has to be something semi-mechanical, like implementing an idea in code with no additional thinking required.

Haven't been diagnosed, but attention span is pretty short.

Re:Music for Programming (2011) by DoofusOfDeath on Thursday December 12, 2019 @11:56AM (#21773585)
May want to get evaluated for ADD. My worklife improved greatly once I had a diagnosis, because at least for me there are some meds that truly help.