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A funny meme about sensory input!

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[–] [email protected] 80 points 4 days ago (6 children)

It's called turning down distractions. That's totally normal AFAIK.

[–] [email protected] 32 points 4 days ago (4 children)

I do not know, why they mock this. I literately make the same move when i read something. Its called concentrating and focusing.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 4 days ago (3 children)

then explain why I can only focus with music

[–] [email protected] 4 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

It drowns out the voices in my head so they stopped distracting me with their ramblings.

Better have a single external source I can filter out instead of multiple internal I can"t.

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