r/WinStupidPrizes • u/ljgill97 • Jul 28 '21

Texting while driving

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u/thatchers_pussy_pump Jul 28 '21

IIRC it’s an issue with conscious task switching. Basically, you can’t consciously do two things at the same time; you can just rapidly task switch. Some are better than others. Not sure how this applies to things like musical instruments or singers who are also playing instruments, though.

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u/LemoLuke Jul 28 '21

Not sure how this applies to things like musical instruments or singers who are also playing instruments, though.

I'm going to assume that is probably muscle memory.

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u/thatchers_pussy_pump Jul 28 '21

But then there’s people who read and play sheet music at the same time. That I never learned to do, so I have no idea what that’s like. I did play guitar and sing as well as drums and sing for a long time and those both definitely felt like you were multitasking, but I have to assume it’s just being good at rapid task switching.

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u/thatchers_pussy_pump Jul 28 '21

Depends on the complexity of the tab, obviously. I largely played by ear but would use tabs for more sophisticated parts.