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A cognitive psych professor of mine couldn't work without music playing to 'occupy a certain part of his brain', almost always prog rock. Didn't seem to be hold
by courseofaction 4y ago
A cognitive psych professor of mine couldn't work without music playing to 'occupy a certain part of his brain', almost always prog rock. Didn't seem to be holding him back - sometimes a mask is a workable solution. :)
- bee_rider 4y agoJohn Von Neumann famously preferred chaotic background noise while working. I think most of us would be happy to trade brains with him.
- xanathar 4y agoI am the same. Some things (code, writing docs) I can only do them with music in the background, usually music that is either downtempo, instrumental or both (for the most part Pink Floyd, Sting, Mogwai, Morcheeba or several jazz/fusion artists). Without music it 10x harder for me to get those activities going.
- comprev 4y agoSince being diagnosed and medicated it’s the total opposite for me. Before I needed some background music - electronic or hip-hop in any language but English (to avoid my brain focusing on the lyrics). Now with meds I sit in silence all day.
- rpozarickij 4y agoNowadays it's as if silence creates some type of mental pressure inside me. I found this to work really well in many different situations: https://youtu.be/P48QELwruQs https://youtu.be/P48QELwruQs