Why the world is now addicted to “background TV”

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Psychologists have explored how having the TV on in the background really impacts our brains and our concentration. And the results may surprise you...

. They’re all shows dealing with low-stakes drama, so I never get too engrossed – and they are set in such beautiful places, too. Which is always nice, especially when you’re working from a grubby London flat with no view.”Grace McMahon, life coach at, says background TV offers a form of “auditory stimulation” that, somewhat surprisingly, actually comes hand-in-hand with many benefits.

“For others, it can keep the realisation of monotony at bay, or make them feel less lonely, or offer comfort. And it can even serve as a way to occupy our minds, even when we’re not really paying any attention to what is happening on screen.” McMahon continues: “We like this ambient noise because it’s the best way to mask the more disturbing sounds of traffic, or our neighbours, or the sounds of our own houses; the creak of a boiler, the pipes jangling in the walls, the roar of an electric fan.

To keep it from becoming too much of an additional stimulus, though, McMahon advises that we opt for TV shows that are “light-hearted and easy on the ear, because we’re less likely to get sucked into them and forget about everything else we’re trying to get done.”

 

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