If I'm reading dense nonfiction or studying, it's non-choral classical music for me. If I'm reading an engaging novel, I can listen to pop/rock/etc.
With audiobooks and podcasts, it's Bejeweled all the way - if I'm not doing something spatial and vaguely rhythmic, I can't concentrate on and process the words. This was a giant downfall when attending lectures at uni, because lecturers tend to look down (to put it mildly) on people doodling or playing games or fiddling during a lecture, and don't believe "it's the only way I can concentrate on your voice".
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