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Originally Posted by Elsi
You're not typical, but there are plenty of people in the same situation. I'm a trained musician. If there is music playing, it *demands* my attention. I cannot shuffle it to background and focus on the current task.
Interestingly, talking doesn't demand the same level of attention. I can more easily ignore the TV or a radio talk show than I can music. So if I'm jumpy and need some noise to fill the background, I turn on the TV -- usually to a show with a plot instead of the news.
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I'm sort of the same way. I suppose it's because, if I'm listening to music, then I'm listening to music that I love. I can ignore the radio if it's music that I do not like (most country ... most rap). Then, I can tune it out just like I do the TV or idle conversations around me.
I suppose we all have different types of white noise ...