or for (as my students tell me) “vibing” to as they chill or do other things. Breaks in pattern and variations distract from the vibe and demand attention.
When I was in college I had what my housemates called "Mike's math tape". Everything on it was loud, 4/4 time, muddled lyrics. I dug it out and put on the headphones when I had to do math proofs or work through complicated bits of code. Reputedly, the housemate who had taken it upon himself to manage my social life once told a female friend of mine on the phone, "No, you can't talk to him. He's in there with the math tape on, covering page after page in that cramped little handwriting. You could parade through naked and he wouldn't notice."
or for (as my students tell me) “vibing” to as they chill or do other things. Breaks in pattern and variations distract from the vibe and demand attention.
When I was in college I had what my housemates called "Mike's math tape". Everything on it was loud, 4/4 time, muddled lyrics. I dug it out and put on the headphones when I had to do math proofs or work through complicated bits of code. Reputedly, the housemate who had taken it upon himself to manage my social life once told a female friend of mine on the phone, "No, you can't talk to him. He's in there with the math tape on, covering page after page in that cramped little handwriting. You could parade through naked and he wouldn't notice."