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The reasoning here is airtight.
by jimmyvalmer 6y ago
The reasoning here is airtight.
- yesenadam 6y agoWell, I'm a jazz musician, so am used to listening very intently to music when there's music on, learning from it. When I put music on, it's to listen to it, to focus on it 100%. I understand other people might be more used to music as background music, and can have music on without listening to it. It's often a problem for me, as I usually don't like the background music in cafes and pubs, or the background music in youtube videos etc. And if I do like it, it's not less distracting!
- jimmyvalmer 6y agoAgree that music is best appreciated by actually focusing on it, but I was generally put off how anybody could be confused why silence might be preferable for concentration.
- tanseydavid 6y agoI am also a musician and have essentially the same response. I know that there are many musicians in software (and vice-versa) and now I am very curious about how much influence musicianship has on the question at hand.