Today, before starting my daily routine on the computer, I decided to flip on the radio. A few good songs came on, and I was too lazy to change stations when one I didn't like came on. So there I was, beginning to type something up for school, already having the wording and what the finished product will look like in my head. I start typing and I notice something odd, I'm subconsciously typing to the lyrics of the song. At that time, "Bleeding Love" by Leona Lewis was on, and it had just started the singing. Every time she would be saying a word, I would type it in a rythmatic fashion, not typing anything inbetween words. I was seemingly typing in quick spurts, with less than a second break before typing again.

Half-way through the song I caught myself doing this so I decided to turn off the music. I began to wonder if I had done this in the past when typing and simultaneously listening to music, then I began to wonder if I had ever done anything subconsciously to a beat or lyrics that I could hear. Then I thought about how a lot of people require music to get work done or study or do some other activity. Are the beats/lyrics involved actually keeping them focused on what they are doing? After about ten minutes of wondering about this, I just decided to scrap the whole thought process that was currently running through my head about this topic. Still though, I wonder how many others aren't aware that music might have an effect on how they do things.

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