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I think some background noise reduces distractions, because it causes our noticing apparatus to raise it's alert threshold, and we no longer notice every tiny m

I think some background noise reduces distractions, because it causes our noticing apparatus to raise it's alert threshold, and we no longer notice every tiny micro-noise.

markhahn 5y ago
this is good. routine, easy-to-ignore, regular noise as a mechanism to relatively suppress distracting, oddball noises.