Can you distract yourself while exercising? For example, I am an avid chess player, and since I discovered Lichess I can stay on the stair-climber for almost 30

Can you distract yourself while exercising? For example, I am an avid chess player, and since I discovered Lichess I can stay on the stair-climber for almost 30 minutes as I play quick games. Before I would get bored and tired within 10 minutes.