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Originally Posted by Roger108
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A wise man once clued me to the fact that eating should be done without music or reading or TV, etc. Otherwise you end up not digesting your food well. Similarly, reading and music at the same time divides the mind and gradually weakens mind-body coordination. Multitasking is fine for a computer, but not so good for a human being. It's the cause of many physical and mental problems and accidents as well.
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Yes and no.
Yes, it *has* been proven that multitasking hurts focus.
http://news.stanford.edu/news/2009/a...dy-082409.html
No, listening to the right kind of music shouldn't be an issue. Think: "white noise". I have long done most of my recreational reading to the tune of classical or light jazz/world music instrumentals and it helps me focus on the reading by blocking off external distraction. There is a difference between music you listen to and "mood-setting" music.