A funny meme about sensory input!
It's called turning down distractions. That's totally normal AFAIK.
this post was submitted on 24 Apr 2025
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I do not know, why they mock this. I literately make the same move when i read something. Its called concentrating and focusing.
Also if you do hit or scrape something, you are aware of it faster. It's how you minimize damage if it happens. Or you can scrape the whole side of the car because you don't hear metal scratching over your fave music.
Cognitive load is a thing. I do that sometimes.
Sometimes my brain is just at peak capacity trying to decipher a situation and turning down whatever i'm listening to will free up some mental processing to better understand XD
it makes sense when you're maxing out on sense
The worst is that battle between my desire to turn the A/C off because it's loud and I can't think and my need to put it on full blast because it's 100 degrees outside.
Keep the AC on, just turn the fan down.
Excuse me I couldn't hear what you said, let me put my glasses on...
I really do turn up the lights to taste things better