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Re:Multitasking Doesn't Work by superfrank on Friday October 08, 2021 @03:23PM (#28803076)
Maybe it's just my personal experience, but I find the reverse of that is also true. If the music itself is novel, I find it much harder to focus on the task at hand.

I've got about 50 albums that I rotate through while I'm coding and I can focus on the task at hand fairly well with those on, but if I put on a new album by an artist I like, my ability to concentrate on code goes way down.

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Re:Multitasking Doesn't Work by dabernathy89 on Friday October 08, 2021 @03:34PM (#28803202)
I've got the same experience, especially with music that has lyrics. I've got a few favorites that I can listen to just fine while working.
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Re:Multitasking Doesn't Work by rufus_foreman on Friday October 08, 2021 @09:53PM (#28806308)
Yeah, at some point music that you are familiar with becomes background noise. I used to be able to sleep to Loveless by My Bloody Valentine at high volume. I used it to drown out other sounds when I had loud neighbors in an apartment on the bus line. When you listen to something that often, your brain just ignores it.
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