Can you read a book and listen to music simultaneously?

by Linkums Posted 2010/01/29 18:26:38

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	No, that's distracting	9 votes	17%
	Undecided	6 votes	12%
	None of the above	2 votes	4%

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nightwolf 2010/02/24 04:35:49

Yes

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Listening to music while im reading helps me big time it helps me not only remember the story but next time i hear the song it reminds me of the story i read.
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mona♰ ƒℜєΣ þ¡†Çн βαß¥ ♰ 2010/03/05 03:00:26

Yes

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depends..i know this might not make since but, if its in tune with the book it works.

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nightwolf 2010/02/24 04:35:49

Yes

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Listening to music while im reading helps me big time it helps me not only remember the story but next time i hear the song it reminds me of the story i read.

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mona♰ ƒ... to nightwolf 2010/03/05 03:01:44

definately, i was reading a series with a certain cd, now when i hear the cd to this day years later i remember the book.

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Red 2010/02/05 08:34:54

Yes

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As long as the music doesn't have words in it or is not my favorite, Im ok with it. I listened to orchestra music while reading a few times.

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icymore 2010/02/02 04:48:31

Yes

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but I won't get the full experience of either. Kind of pointless.

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wolfsan11 2010/02/01 14:54:13

Yes

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It depends on how good they are though, then I start ignoring one in favour of the other :P

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randomnena143 2010/02/01 02:42:02

Yes

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Yeah its easy

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princess 2010/01/30 08:59:59

Yes

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Only if its soft music....otherwise its distracting.

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xXxAvengedAngelxXx 2010/01/30 07:04:27

No, that's distracting

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no way! too distracting

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jacose 2010/01/30 03:03:30

Yes

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but why would i want to do that...it would be like mating with two females simultaneously...when being with one is so much better so i can fully experience her...i either read a book and enjoy it or i listen to my metal and enjoy that...now i will mix my drinks, but even there i prefer them straight up

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○Ｃαм-тнє-Ｃнαмєlєση○ 2010/01/30 01:56:50

Yes

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Sometimes. If a really good song comes up though I usually stop reading and sing along, lol.

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ZILdeactivated 2010/01/30 01:31:01

No, that's distracting

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Ironically, I do listen to music while reading blogs and answering polls.

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PoseidonXIII 2010/01/30 01:13:02

Undecided

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If its Classical or Jazz yes, but most songs are to distracting

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Noah Alexander 2010/01/30 01:12:08

Yes

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Yeah, I can.
I can slo listent o music and text without typing what I'm listening to. But's it's kind of funny when you do because you can get some of the weirdest things. Like "Hey There Delilah" you could be texting 'hey whats up? Why weren't you in school today?" Then it comes out "hey whats it like in new york city. What you to me." Haha.

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Perry the Platypus 2010/01/29 23:54:37

No, that's distracting

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I will be reading something like Kidnapped or Around the World in 80 Days, and instead of David and Allen fighting, all I get out of it is:
Omg-g! You can't see me-me! Cause I'm a ninja-ninja-ja, ninja-ni-ninja!

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Noah Al... to Perry t... 2010/01/30 01:12:42

Nigahiga!

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Perry t... to Noah Al... 2010/01/30 01:21:42

yep! do you watch their videos too?

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Noah Al... to Perry t... 2010/01/30 01:51:43

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Haha, I SUBSCRIBE to them. They're high-lair-ious.

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Perry t... to Noah Al... 2010/01/30 01:59:06

definately. wow, how do they come up with this stuff!

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Noah Al... to Perry t... 2010/01/30 04:24:21

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I have no idea.
It's a gift though, true creativity. =P

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fairiefang -annoying fashio... 2010/01/29 23:50:58

Yes

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I do it all the time.

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ding~a~ling 2010/01/29 23:40:59

Yes

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i do it all the time ill be singing to the song and reading haha i feel like a dork

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Funky Bracelet Chick 2010/01/29 23:38:25

Yes

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all the time =]]

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rrem1014 2010/01/29 23:24:07

Yes

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but that might be the reason my teachers think i dont read. becasue i can never tell them what happend in the book

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Toodleloo SodaHead 2010/01/29 23:05:53

Yes

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I prefer it. I can't read in silence for some reason. Silence is distracting to me. :P

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Perry t... to Toodlel... 2010/01/29 23:55:55

lol, stange. I wish my whole life could be in silence sometimes!

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nightwolf to Toodlel... 2010/02/24 04:43:43

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i agree tottaly with you.

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g!anna 2010/01/29 22:40:47

No, that's distracting

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I wind up singing the lyrics instead of reading the words, lol.

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nini 2010/01/29 22:23:54
Princess Zelda 2010/01/29 21:45:49

No, that's distracting

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I CAN, but will I remember the story when I pick up the book again? Nope.

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♫ Mz BillieJoe ♫ 2010/01/29 21:45:42

No, that's distracting

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i start singing the song and I don't remember what i just red

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loversAddiction 2010/01/29 21:13:42

Undecided

never really tried, but i dont think i could consentrate very well...

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Painted. Red 2010/01/29 21:12:33

Undecided

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If it's an interesting book that music goes with, then no problem. But usually no, I get too distracted by the music and focus on that instead of reading, and wind up getting farther in the book than I realized, and see that I was just kind of skimming and had no idea what happened. Heh.

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The Ultimate Lil PsyKho -mi... 2010/01/29 21:02:23

None of the above

I dont read books. But do my homework like that.

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Rayne 2010/01/29 20:59:12

Yes

With A Short Attention Span, I Need Multiple Things To Focus On One Thing. It Is Quite Easy To Read And Listen To Music.

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~Doll Princess~ 2010/01/29 20:32:35

Yes

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Oh god yes ..XD

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Heather 2010/01/29 20:02:52

None of the above

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Well it all depends on the book it is,because the other day i was reading a book and my mom was listening to Jay-Z and i couldnt read that book for nothing.But the next day I got into a different book,and my mom was listening to Kings Of Leon,and i could read it.as a matter of fact i finished it in one whole day.

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dreamwriter12 ✲the libraria... 2010/01/29 19:31:25

No, that's distracting

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I used to be able to, but I'd rather focus on one or the other.

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anonymous 2010/01/29 19:15:25

Yes

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Yes. I can barely read without music now. The music is just background noise- unless a really GREAT song comes on, then maybe it's different. But at times music really helps. Try listening to Lady Gaga's "Poker Face" while reading the scene where Voldemort rises from the dead in Goblet of Fire. Or Nickelback's "How You Remind Me" during ANY battle scene in The Last Olympian (especially with Nico in it!) And any sad romantic scene HAS to be read with 'Already Gone' by Kelly Clarkson. Or... oh, I could go on for hours. I'm listening to "Circus" by Britney Spears right now. (Music is good for surfing the Web and writing, too!)

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Caity 2010/01/29 19:14:00

Yes

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I tend to get bored reading text books and things if I don't have any music. Reading a novel, I still like to have music.

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