I definitely agree with non-vocal music. (Personally, trance techno keeps me creative, but I've been able to write or code just as entranced with classical and good old Scottish pipes and drums.) Unexpected vocals tend to break me out of the creative mode as effectively as if my I kicked the power cord on my computer.
Do you have any suggestions on how to get a spouse to realize that when you're creating, any distraction (even good ones) are generally bad? I would have to be *very* tactful, because she interrupts me to fill emotional needs that I unwittingly made her very comfortable with.
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