I find I always have something playing, it's like a way to focus, has to be music I've heard before.
I will stop the music/be in silence if I'm stuck on something/really need to pay attention.
But I think I've conditioned myself to not really be in the moment/just bang away at the keys.
It's almost uncomfortable being in silence.
I think I could write better code/think more critically if I didn't have noise. Every keystroke known.
I should note I spend most of my time alone so maybe it's just drowning out life idk.
Anyone else have this issue?
There are also people who like to work in darkness, perhaps because nighttime is their comfortable time. I'm not that way - maybe sometimes.