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		tomjen3 on Jan 18, 2021 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Context switching costs more than we give it credi... I wonder if that depends on whether the programmer gets to choose the music or not. I often hear music I know backwards and forwards or just straight up instrumental but if you put the pop 100 on I would get distracted.

netizen-9748 on Jan 18, 2021 [–]

This is something I have noticed as well, if it is music I've heard many times before it is far less distracting than something more novel.

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