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Re:Context switching costs more than we give it credit for by tomjen3 on Monday January 18, 2021 @06:40AM (#25820727)
I wonder if that depends on whether the programmer gets to choose the music or not. I often hear music I know backwards and forwards or just straight up instrumental but if you put the pop 100 on I would get distracted.
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Re:Context switching costs more than we give it credit for by netizen-9748 on Monday January 18, 2021 @09:39AM (#25822180)
This is something I have noticed as well, if it is music I've heard many times before it is far less distracting than something more novel.
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