“The radio was a clue. You can’t really think hard about what you're doing and listen to the radio at the same time. Maybe they didn’t see their job as having

“The radio was a clue. You can’t really think hard about what you're doing and listen to the radio at the same time. Maybe they didn’t see their job as having anything to do with hard thought, just wrench twiddling. If you can twiddle wrenches while listening to the radio that’s more enjoyable.” Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance. I sometimes listen to music while coding, but for me it only really works with something like Aphex Twin or Autechre. Something that puts me in a meditative state - almost like white noise. And usually the purpose is to help block out surrounding noise. I’m with Persig on this one — when it comes to deep concentration, I tend to prefer quiet.