Comment by JadeNB
5 days ago
> I have the opposite problem: any words I hear spoken in the vicinity directly interrupt my brain's language processor (which is single-threaded) and breaks any chain of thought or writing attempt.
And heaven forbid I try to speak a word or two while typing. Very often I type what I meant to say, and vice versa.
When I used to play the piano, making music would occupy the language processor. If you asked me a question while I was playing, I would have to stop in order to reply; I couldn't form any words otherwise.
I wonder if Franz Liszt could've replied in a number of languages without breaking stride...