Casi999
01/19/13 10:30 am
Absolutely not. I turn on pandora specifically to hear music while I write. Music can be good for stopping writers block.
tdaddy diversity
01/17/13 5:22 am
No. I like to hear crickets and/or chirping birds and/or the electronic drone of a refrigerator compressor or air conditioner or computer fan, but music, radio, or TV is too distracting.
itanimulli
01/16/13 5:36 pm
I have ADD, I can't focus with multiple sounds going on. They'll all mesh together and drive me crazy. I'm always jealous of people who can listen to music and study at the same time.
godcyanide Probably gone for good
01/16/13 2:27 pm
I've got a little hearing loss/tinnitus, so I can't deal with silence, as it's not really silent. I have to like whatever is in the background, though, otherwise my dislike of it will distract me worse than anything.
mstar1 Saint Cloud
01/16/13 7:31 am
I do, but that's predominately due to the fact that I suffer some hearing loss and struggle with multiple voices and sounds at once. Perils of so many years of playing live music and working in machine shops to pay the bills without using hearing protection.
emsies Seattle
01/16/13 12:17 am
Depends on the task. For example, it has to be silent for me to read my history or earth science textbook, but I do much better writing and math with music.
Scoutless
01/15/13 11:54 pm
It doesn't really matter to me. Usually, I listen to music when I'm doing work, but it has to be music I'm unfamiliar with or kinda bored of bc ill want to sing along or just sit and listen. Silence is good too. Less distraction, but not as fun.
PuppyLvr In love with Listgarten
01/15/13 11:27 pm
I don't get distracted usually. Silence or a noisy classroom, either way is fine. Interestingly though, if its busy work I prefer music or tv in the background, but if its a really challenging assignment I prefer silence.
kaik12 Twin Cities, MN
01/15/13 9:54 pm
If it's completely silent, I become overly conscious of every little noise that is made by others and myself. I prefer to listen to some quiet, slow music. Preferably with little to no vocals.
BlackBenz Northwest Arkansas
01/15/13 9:23 pm
The only thing that really distracts me is people talking. So, any other background noise is fine. If I am talking to someone and a TV or radio is on, the electronic device will need to be muted. Otherwise, I get very irritated. However, when it is time to sleep, I generally turn the TV on a timer.
X12YrOldPWNSX
01/15/13 8:06 pm
Same hear but the first time I tried that
I didn't get the best dreams from listening to REMs It's the end of the world as we know it and ACDCs highway to hell
max69power Florida
01/15/13 6:53 pm
I need noise all the time even to sleep. I put on headphones and listen to podcasts to go to sleep. I will get distracted if I hear some out of place noise.
techgirl89 Michigan
01/15/13 6:29 pm
it's actually a relief when my fiance is at work because he comes home and immediately breaks out the tortilla chips or wants to have some noisy app game playing. You know, it was pretty peaceful while you were gone lol!
techgirl89 Michigan
01/15/13 6:26 pm
I am a college student and it's really frustrating when i go to the library for silent study and there are people who are crunching on chips and chatting on their cellphones or smacking their gum. i miss the old days where a library was QUIET...
shabacus
01/15/13 4:25 pm
There's really no such thing. Electricity is humming, a faucet is dripping, it's never really silent for me. I put noise on to drown out the little annoying noises.
praetorianus65
01/15/13 2:18 pm
I'm able to get random noise to fade in the background because I'm very focused but I still do *better* in silence, and talk would distract me too much.
Zod Above Pugetropolis
01/15/13 2:00 pm
I do best with enough random noise to mask anything that might distract me, but not music or the like that might itself become a distraction. If it's too quiet, I can hear myself, heartbeat, breathing, joints, etc, which is distracting. An aircraft in cruise flight with the radio off is perfect.
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