So many reasons I love this forum. I think I get as much understanding of myself as my kids. I have always watched TV when studying even when everything in the world says not too. As a professor, I always watch TV when doing most work (especially grading) unless something is very complex and requires all my thought energy. It is the only way that I can actually sit down and focus. TV is my ultimate anti-procrastination tool. For some reason, music doesn't help me. Homework as a student was so mindless that the only way I would sit down and do it was if I was watching television.