A.D.D. and Music

 

As I write this I have a set of headphones on while I listen to Bowie’s “Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust.” I’ve got the volume cranked so the outside world is drowned out.

Music sends me into an altered state. I can think clearly. I can crank out programming code. I can play killer chess (well, at least when I was younger I could do that…if I was listening to Black Sabbath don’t even think of beating me in chess…it wouldn’t happen). It’s as if the music preoccupies a section of the brain - perhaps it placates the stimulus-seeking part of your brain - thereby making it possible to concentrate.

Jeff posted this article under Productivity on Saturday, July 28th, 2007 at 3:22 pm You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a comment or trackback from your own site. Here's the Permalink. View Technorati Linkbacks.

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  1. White Noise Helps with Concentration - Jeff’s A.D.D. Mind says —
    (On Jul 28th, 2007 at 6:58 am)

    […] I had noted this phenomenon in one of my earlier posts: A.D.D. & Music […]

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